Directory of Field Guides
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Look for Field Guides about:
General Topics
- Construction of NAR's New DC Headquarters
- Directory of Real Estate Research Centers (8/10)
- History of the National Association of REALTORS® (7/08)
- NAR Membership Statistics, 1908 - Present (1/11)
- Quick Real Estate Statistics (11/11)
- Real Estate Organizations (7/10)
Real Estate Brokerage Topics
- Compensation Plans for Real Estate Agents (11/11)
- Family Firms (9/11)
- Franchises vs. Independents (11/11)
- Greening Your Office (5/11)
- Mentoring (6/11)
- Office Policy Manuals (6/11)
- Opening a Real Estate Brokerage (9/11)
- Partnerships & Teams (8/11)
- Personal Assistants (4/11)
- Real Estate Office Mergers (9/11)
- REALTOR® Income (1/12)
- Recruiting & Retaining Salespeople (8/11)
- Sales Meetings (5/11)
- Women in Real Estate (5/11)
Sales & Marketing Topics
- Augmented Reality (1/12)
- Balancing Work & Family Life (4/09)
- Buying & Selling During the Holidays (12/11)
- Creating Effective Classified Ads (3/11)
- Determining Asking Price (6/11)
- Effective Online Marketing (7/11)
- Farming & Prospecting (12/11)
- Direct Mail (6/10)
- Marketing Tips for REALTORS® (5/11)
- Marketing to the 50+ Population (9/11)
- Marketing to the Hispanic Community (5/10)
- Money-Saving Tips for You and Your Business (2/11)
- New Year, New You (9/10)
- Open Houses (8/11)
- REALTOR® Safety (10/11)
- Sales Closings (3/09)
- Sales Techniques (9/11)
- Single-Property Websites (3/11)
- Surviving & Thriving in a Slow Market (11/11)
- Tips for New REALTORS® (5/11)
- Time Management for REALTORS® (9/11)
- Women Homebuyers (12/11)
- Working with Difficult Customers (5/11)
- Working with First-Time Homebuyers (8/11)
- Working with FSBOs (11/11)
- Working with Single Home Buyers (12/11)
Residential Real Estate
- American Home Week (3/11)
- Best Places to Live (3/11)
- Buying vs. Renting (5/10)
- Commuting & The Home Buying Decision (8/09)
- Construction Materials Theft (10/11)
- Deconstructing Buildings and Material Reuse (9/11)
- Employer-Assisted Housing (10/10)
- Energy Audits (5/10)
- Feng Shui (3/11)
- Foreclosures (3/11)
- Fractional Interest Ownership (8/11)
- Getting a Mortgage (5/10)
- Green Homes & Green Mortgages (1/10)
- Greening Your Neighborhood (5/10)
- Historic Properties (5/11)
- Home Inspections (2/11)
- Home Owners Associations (HOAs) (10/11)
- Housing Trust Funds (6/11)
- Listing & Selling Luxury Properties (7/11)
- Marijuana Grow Houses (3/10)
- Meth Labs (7/10)
- Mortgage Fraud (10/11)
- Mortgage Interest Deduction (8/11)
- New Urbanism (8/11)
- Preparing & Staging a House for Sale (2/11)
- Private Transfer Fees (10/11)
- QR Codes (1/11)
- Remodeling (2/11)
- Researching a Home's History (6/11)
- Reverse Mortgages (9/09)
- Schools & the Homebuying Decision (8/11)
- Seller Financing (11/11)
- Selling New Homes (11/11)
- Short Sales (4/11)
- Small House Movement (8/11)
- Social Benefits of Homeownership (8/10)
- Starting a Community Garden (7/11)
- The Condominium Market (7/10)
Commercial-Investment Real Estate
- 1031 Exchanges (7/10)
- Auctions (4/10)
- Breaking into Commercial Sales (1/12)
- Commercial Broker Lien Laws (6/10)
- Commercial Green Buildings (10/11)
- Commercial Property Management (6/11)
- Condo-Hotels (6/10)
- Green Property Management (3/11)
- Ground Leases (11/11)
- Hotel/Motel Properties (11/11)
- Investing in Real Estate (3/11)
- Military Base Closings (4/10)
- Multi-Family Property (1/11)
- Office Property (10/10)
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (6/11)
- Retail Property (9/11)
- Sale-Leasebacks & Synthetic Leases (3/10)
International Real Estate
- Business Etiquette when Working with Other Cultures (1/11)
- China Real Estate (2/12)
- Doing Business with Brazil (4/11)
- Foreign Investment Trends in the U.S. (12/09)
- REALTORS® and the Global Marketplace (8/10)
- Short-Term Rental Restrictions (3/11)
- Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes (3/11)
Appraisal & Property Values
- Appraisal of Real Estate Offices & Selling Your Book of Business (10/11)
- Business Value (10/11)
- Effects of Hazardous Waste on Property Values (3/11)
- Effects of Low-Income Housing on Property Values (3/11)
- Effects of Power Lines on Property Values (11/11)
- Golf Courses (9/10)
- Impacts of Animal Feedlots on Property Values (8/11)
- Impacts of Property Taxes on Real Estate (11/11)
- Places of Worship (10/11)
- Solar and Renewable Energy Features & Tax Credits (6/11)
- Vineyards & Wineries (8/11)
- Wind Farms and their Effect on Property Values (4/11)
Associations & Leadership Topics
- Association Budgets & Reserves (3/11)
- Association Mergers & Partnerships (3/11)
- Association Shared Services (4/10)
- Board Histories and Anniversaries (7/08)
- Communication for Associations (3/11)
- Establishing a Charitable Foundation (3/10)
- Insurance Issues for Associations (4/11)
- Investment Planning for Associations (12/10)
- IRS Form 990 Reporting Rules for Nonprofits (11/11)
- Leadership Development (10/11)
- Professional Standards (3/11)
- Strategic Planning for Associations (6/11)
Legal, Legislative, & Liability Issues
- Agency Disclosure (1/12)
- Antitrust (8/11)
- Chinese Drywall (6/11)
- Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (5/11)
- Credit Scoring (9/11)
- Dealing with Stigmatized Properties (10/11)
- Disaster Insurance (7/11)
- Do-Not-Call, Do-Not-Fax, and Do-Not-E-Mail Laws (5/11)
- Due Diligence for Home Buyers (5/11)
- Errors & Omissions (E&O) Insurance (10/11)
- Escrow Accounts/Earnest Money (5/11)
- Fair Housing (3/11)
- Flood Insurance (10/11)
- Homeowners Insurance (9/11)
- Lead-Based Paint (3/11)
- License Reciprocity & License Recognition (10/11)
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (9/10)
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution (11/11)
- Mold & Health Issues (9/10)
- Property Tax Appeals (4/11)
- Real Estate Transfer Taxes (4/09)
- Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) (11/10)
Land Use Issues
- Agricultural/Farm Land (11/11)
- Development Impact Fees (3/10)
- Downzoning (10/11)
- Inclusionary Zoning (4/11)
- Land Investment (11/11)
- Private Property Rights (9/11)
- Site Selection (11/11)
- Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) (3/11)
- Water Rights & Resource Issues (8/11)
- Zoning Laws & Ordinances (1/11)
Technology Topics
- Choosing & Using a Smartphone (12/11)
- Digital Cameras & Photography (5/11)
- Electronic Signatures (3/11)
- Facebook for REALTORS® (8/11)
- Marketing with Blogs (9/11)
- Podcasting (12/11)
- Real Estate Transaction Standards (RETS) (9/11)
- Redesigning Association Websites (8/11)
- Reducing Spam E-Mail (8/10)
- Social Networking for REALTORS® (9/11)
- Technology Tools for Association Executives (3/11)
- Twitter (10/11)
- Using Digital Video as a Marketing Tool (3/11)
- Using GPS Navigation Systems in Real Estate (8/11)
- Using Privacy & Security Features in Social Media (10/11)
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The inclusion of links on these Field Guides does not imply endorsement by the National Association of REALTORS®. NAR makes no representations about whether the content of any external sites which may be linked to these Field Guides complies with state or federal laws or regulations or with applicable NAR policies. These links are provided for your convenience only and you rely on them at your own risk.
