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 |  Field Guide to Stress ManagementFind out about the negative effects of stress on your body, the impact of stress at work and ideas for coping with stress. |
 | Mr. Internet: Syndicate Your Listings Be savvy in marketing your listings. Use these online tools, many of which are free, that can help you generate maximum visibility for your listings. |
| 6 Realities of Doing Business on the Social Web The reality is that the social Web is changing the profession. While it might not be a good fit for everyone, millions of people are using it to communicate and its popularity shows no signs of fading. How can you maximize your exposure on the Web? |
| Technology: With Every Tweet, Provide a Takeaway Real estate professionals wonder what value Twitter has for their business and need to know what are the rules for doing it right. Find out the value in tweeting along with 7 helpful hints on how to Tweet successfully! |
| Short Sales: Sorting Out Commission Issues A new rule approved by NAR's Board of Directors aims for calm when lenders cut commissions |
| The Basics: Short Sales NAR has put together information on: short sales and their challenges, the government's efforts to address these challenges, and tools to help you navigate the short sale process. |
| Field Guide to Short Sales Learn the basics and benefits of conducting short sales in this market and how to give a short sales seminar. Read tips on working with banks and clients during the complex process. Get the latest information from NAR, articles, books and eBooks. |
| Short Sales: The New Wild West From pushy lenders to aggressive investors, there are many challenges that real estate practitioners must overcome in the new world of distressed sales. |
| Short Sales: 7 Legal Pitfalls In many areas, short sales are the biggest game in town. But you don't want to jump into this niche willy-nilly. |
| REALTOR® Short Sale Guide This guide provides the steps and timeline to completing a short sale. |
| Short Sales: Disclosing Distress When you're representing a seller who's on shaky financial ground, what should you tell prospective buyers? |
| Making an Offer on a Short Sale? What You Need to Know Are you looking to buy a new home? Are you thinking that now's a great time to find bargains? Before you make an offer, it pays to know a little about the seller's situation. |
| Field Guide to Foreclosures This updated Field Guide provides: statistics; links to state laws; tips and a Freddie Mac video to avoid foreclosure; ideas to profit from foreclosures; the latest news on foreclosures and the stimulus plan; and free downloadable foreclosure eBooks. |
| 6 Questions Foreclosure Buyers Should Ask Working foreclosures is almost a necessity in some markets today. Here are some things investors should consider--from choosing the right neighborhood to preparing for hidden costs. |
| Shadow a Master: Foreclosure Specialist Spend a day with foreclosure expert Mary Berry of Oklahoma City to get tips you can use in your market. |
| 3 Tax Breaks to Take in 2009 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act passed last fall, extended several tax benefits for commercial practitioners. |
| Use the First-Time Buyer Tax Credit to Build Business The first-time home buyer tax credit, which Congress in February increased to $8,000 from $7,500 and eliminated the repayment requirement, is an incentive you'd expect consumers to be clamoring about. |
| Field Guide to Money-Saving Tips for You and Your Business Find money-saving ideas for you and your business and learn how to rise above the financial bad news. We've gathered the best tips, websites and e-books to help you out. |
| 7 Recession-Busting Steps to Take Your Business Higher Get your year back on track with expert advice on improving your mindset, identifying growth areas of your market, and shoring up your finances. |
| Guide to Thriving in a Difficult Economy An NAR Field Guide to Surviving & Thriving in a Slowing Market |
| 4 Questions You Need to Answer Today When buyers and sellers ask you tough questions about the market, be ready with these insights from popular industry speaker Steve Harney. |
| Words of Wisdom: Surviving a Downturn After nearly a half century in the business, Phyllis Waters of Michigan City, Ind., is still going strong. Business survival, she says, is about doing whatever it takes--from daily prospecting to scrubbing your own floors. |
| Mr. Internet: Expand Your Reach With Webinars More real estate pros are turning to Web-based seminars, a cost-effective option to land in front of more clients. Here's how you can do it too. |
| Field Guide to Working with First-Time Homebuyers Use the resources, tips and statistics in this Field Guide to help guide your clients through the challenging first-time home buying experience. |
| Field Guide to Preparing and Staging a House for Sale This field guide provides tips and ideas for creating a great first impression and making a house appealing to buyers. |
| Room Makeovers from Staging Pros See how these staging professionals tackled trouble areas in a home and designed rooms that buyers love. |
| Social Networking for Business Quiz Quiz yourself and determine your social networking for business acumen. |
| Master Social Networking for Your Real Estate Business Learn how you can leverage social networking to reach out to clients and land more business. |
| Computing in the Clouds Storing and sharing real estate documents on the Internet translates into higher productivity and better customer service. |
| Field Guide to Marketing to the Hispanic Community Find marketing tips, Spanish-language resources and statistics on marketing to your Hispanic clients. |
| 9 Ways to Beat Negativity Great advice from Jon Gordon, author of The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work (Wiley, 2008) |
| Mr. Internet: Use Facebook to Get Face Time It's no secret that networking is crucial in the real estate business, and Facebook can be a great way to expand your sphere of influence and generate new business. |
| Why You Need an Emergency Fund A financial safety net could help you avoid plunging into debt or robbing from your retirement account when you're short on cash. |
| FHA Talking Points NAR believes that the successful FHA mortgage finance and assisted-housing programs need significant additional resources to encourage homeownership opportunities for all Americans and increase the supply of affordable rental housing nationwide. |
| Field Guide to Creating Effective Classified Advertisements- Research shows 47% of buyers used print newspaper advertisements to find information on homes for sale. This Field Guide offers information on advertising, legal concerns and the relevancy of classified ads in today's market. |
 | NAR's 2009 Member Reference Guide Coming soon by mail is your personalized Guide containing $1,000s of free programs and services provided to NAR members, plus the top 10 benefits of membership to help your business, NOW. |
 | Download Commercial Real Estate News-Free The RCA Report, published quarterly, features nationally-recognized commercial real estate experts, commercial real estate case studies, analysis of the latest commercial trends and reports on the state of market. |
| Take the 2009 Cost vs. Value Survey Remodeling magazine's annual report shows that maintenance-related projects and moderately priced upgrades are providing stable paybacks, even in a slower market. |
| REALTOR® Emeritus NAR's "REALTOR® Emeritus," those with at least 40 consecutive years in the business, talk about how to succeed in any market. The lastest in the series is an interview with L. Harrell Pendleton, Morristown, Tenn. |
| Commercial Real Estate Hurt by Credit Crunch and Weak Economy The general economic downturn, complicated by a severe credit crunch in commercial real estate, is dampening commercial real estate activity. |
| Field Guide to Green Homes and Green Mortgages Today’s home buyers and sellers are more aware and interested in green homes. Find statistics and resources to assist eco-aware clients. |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 The President signed the bill on February 17, 2009. The bill is a $780 billion package, with roughly 35% of the package devoted to tax cuts (mostly for 2009) and the rest to spending intended to occur in 2009 and 2010. |
| 5 Ways to Master Social Networking Get the most benefit from these tools by following these basic rules. |
| How Many Social Networking Sites Can You Keep Up With?! How to efficiently keep up with keep up with changing technology. |
| You Too Can YouTube Join the video revolution. New advances have made it easier than ever to attract business with top-quality video. |
| Field Guide to Using Digital Video as a Marketing Tool REALTORS® are finding how easy and effective it is to create and post homemade virtual tours, neighborhood guides and other videos to help sell real estate. This Field Guide explores why and how to market real estate using videos on the Web. |
| Uncover Leads with a Blog Learn the keys to effective blogging with REALTOR® Magazine's Step-by-Step Blogging Guide. Then get started with a Featured Blog at Realtor.com. |
| Field Guide to Social Networking for REALTORS® Learn how real estate agents have embraced social networking to attract more clients; learn about the variety of social networking websites and much more. |
| Shadow a Master: Second Home Specialist Watch how John Resor of Jackson Hole, Wyo., succeeds in the second-home space with a strategy that combines market knowledge with a laissez-faire approach. Part of REALTOR® magazine's 2009 Masters Series. |
| Field Guide to Fair Housing April is Fair Housing Month - This Field Guide provides information about fair housing in advertising, statistical information and resources for REALTORS® and consumers. |
Featured Topics
FHA Loans | |
| Every REALTOR® who wants to sell more homes will benefit from the FHA Toolkit, and information on FHA loans. We will be adding new resources every month, check back often! | |
Foreclosures | |
| Learn how to take advantage of opportunities offered in the foreclosure market. We will be adding new resources every month, check back often! | |
Homebuyers Tax Credit | |
| The homebuyer tax credit is one of 10 key provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Obama into law on Feb. 17, 2009. | |
Short Sales | |
| Get the latest information on how to maximize short sales strategies in order to convert them into client satisfaction and agent success. We will be adding new resources every month, check back often! | |
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