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General Topics | Real Estate Brokerage Topics | Sales & Marketing Topics | Residential Real Estate | Commercial-Investment Real Estate | Appraisal & Property Values | Associations & Leadership | Legal, Legislative & Liability Issues | Land Use Issues | Technology Topics
General Topics
- History of the National Association of REALTORS® (5/03)
- NAR Membership Statistics, 1908 - Present (1/06)
- Real Estate Organizations (7/07)
- Directory of Real Estate Research Centers (8/06)
- Quick Real Estate Statistics (12/06)
- Construction of NAR's New DC Headquarters
Real Estate Brokerage Topics
- Opening a Real Estate Brokerage (5/08)
- Franchises vs. Independents (8/05)
- REALTOR® Income (6/08)
- Compensation Plans for Real Estate Agents (1/08)
- Recruiting & Retaining Salespeople (9/07)
- Customer Service (10/07)
- Sales Meetings (8/06)
- Mentoring (9/07)
- Women in Real Estate (4/07)
- Fee for Service (3/07)
- Buyer Brokerage (9/06)
- Office Policy Manuals (5/06)
- Real Estate Counseling (1/06)
- Personal Assistants (2/06)
- Family Firms (12/07)
- Stress Management (2/05)
- Partnerships & Teams (3/07)
- Disaster Preparedness & Recovery (10/07)
Sales & Marketing Topics
- Tips for New REALTORS® (2/07)
- REALTOR® Safety (8/07)
- Marketing Tips for REALTORS® (4/07)
- Effective Online Marketing (4/07)
- Farming & Prospecting (9/07)
- Direct Mail (10/07)
- Creating Effective Classified Ads (3/07)
- Open Houses (12/06)
- Time Management for REALTORS® (7/05)
- Working with First-Time Homebuyers (5/07)
- Working with FSBOs (3/07)
- Marketing to the 55+ Population (3/06)
- Women Homebuyers (11/05)
- Working with Empowered Consumers (5/07)
- REALTORS® and the Global Marketplace (8/06)
- Diversity for REALTORS® (4/07)
- Goal Setting for REALTORS® (3/07)
- Productivity for REALTORS® (6/06)
- Sales Closings (11/06)
- Marketing to the Hispanic Community (5/06)
- Family Time (12/07)
- Business Etiquette when Working with Other Cultures (9/06)
- Sales Techniques (1/07)
- Surviving & Thriving in a Slowing Market (9/07)
- Ideas for Success (12/06)
- Career Advice for REALTORS® (8/07)
- Working with Difficult Customers (5/07)
- Balancing Work & Family Life (3/06)
- The Polished Professional (12/06)
- Real Estate on TV (2/07)
- Foreign Investment Trends in the U.S. (2/07)
Residential Real Estate
- Buying vs. Renting (1/08)
- Social Benefits of Homeownership (6/06)
- Preparing & Staging a House for Sale (6/08)
- Selling New Homes (11/07)
- Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes (5/06)
- Listing & Selling Luxury Properties (5/05)
- Schools & the Homebuying Decision (6/08)
- The Condominium Market (7/07)
- Remodeling (12/07)
- Home Inspections (1/07)
- Reverse Mortgages (9/07)
- Green Homes & Green Mortgages (11/07)
- New Urbanism (10/06)
- Feng Shui & Vaastu (6/07)
- Home Safety & Security (11/06)
- Modular Homes (10/07)
- Housing Trust Funds (4/07)
- Getting a Mortgage (2/06)
- Meth Labs (7/06)
- Short-Term Rental Restrictions (12/07)
- High-Tech Homes (4/07)
- Affordable Housing (10/06)
- Foreclosures (1/08)
- Mortgage Fraud (6/07)
- Historic Properties (4/07)
- Home Buying & Commuting (6/07)
- Researching a Home's History (6/07)
- Short Sales (7/07)
- Employer-Assisted Housing (1/08)
- National Homeownership Month & American Home Week (3/08)
Commercial-Investment Real Estate
- Investing in Real Estate (8/07)
- Office Properties (12/07)
- Retail Properties (4/05)
- Multi-Family Properties (12/06)
- Hotel/Motel Properties (1/08)
- 1031 Exchanges (4/06)
- Sale-Leasebacks & Synthetic Leases (1/08)
- Ground Leases (1/07)
- Commercial Property Management (8/07)
- Commercial Green Buildings (12/07)
- Terrorism & Real Estate (2/07)
- Auctions (10/06)
- Commercial Broker Lien Laws (3/07)
- Military Base Closings (1/08)
- Condo-Hotels (6/08)
- Breaking into Commercial Sales (10/07)
Appraisal & Property Values
- Appraisal of Real Estate Offices & Selling Your Book of Business (12/07)
- Business Value (5/04)
- Golf Courses (10/07)
- Impacts of Property Taxes on Real Estate (8/06)
- Effects of Low-Income Housing on Property Values (3/07)
- Effects of Hazardous Waste on Property Values (3/07)
- Effects of Power Lines on Property Values (2/07)
- Churches, Synagogues, & Religious Facilities (12/05)
- Impacts of Animal Feedlots on Property Values (3/07)
- Wind Farms and their Effect on Property Values (4/07)
Associations & Leadership Topics
- Professional Standards (2/07)
- Leadership Development (8/07)
- Strategic Planning for Associations (2/07)
- Human Resources Essentials for Associations (2/07)
- Investment Planning for Associations (2/07)
- Association Budgets & Reserves (2/07)
- Communication for Associations (2/07)
- AE Speaker Sources (2/07)
- Association Mergers & Partnerships (2/07)
- Establishing a Charitable Foundation (2/07)
- Association Management Issues & Trends (2/07)
- Association Shared Services (3/07)
- Diversity for Associations (2/07)
- Insurance Issues for Associations (2/05)
- Technology for Association Executives (4/07)
- Redesigning Association Websites (7/07)
- Board Histories and Anniversaries (7/07)
Legal, Legislative, & Liability Issues
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution (10/07)
- Errors & Omissions (E&O) Insurance (9/06)
- Agency Disclosure (10/07)
- Dealing with Stigmatized Properties (10/07)
- Antitrust (7/07)
- Fair Housing (4/08)
- Credit Scoring (8/07)
- Do-Not-Call, Do-Not-Fax, and Do-Not-E-Mail Laws (9/07)
- License Reciprocity & License Recognition (1/07)
- Commercial Broker Lien Laws (12/05)
- Mold & Health Issues (10/06)
- Lead-Based Paint (3/07)
- After-the-Fact Referrals & Affinity Relationships (10/06)
- Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) (9/05)
- Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (3/06)
- Real Estate Transfer Taxes (4/07)
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (12/06)
- Federal Banking Regulator Preemption Rules (9/06)
- Escrow Accounts/Earnest Money (5/07)
Land Use Issues
- Smart Growth & Growth Management (7/06)
- Private Property Rights (3/07)
- Zoning Laws & Ordinances (5/06)
- Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) (3/07)
- Development Impact Fees (11/04)
- Inclusionary Zoning (3/07)
- Downzoning (2/07)
- Water Rights & Resource Issues (9/06)
- Site Selection (10/04)
- Land Investment (12/07)
- Agricultural/Farm Land (12/07)
Technology Topics
- Internet Basics for REALTORS® (2/04)
- Digital Cameras & Photography (6/07)
- Redesigning Association Websites (6/05)
- Home Offices (6/07)
- Technology for Association Executives (4/07)
- Choosing & Using a PDA (4/07)
- Reducing Spam E-Mail (9/07)
- Identity Theft (6/06)
- Marketing with Blogs (6/08)
- Using GPS Navigation Systems in Real Estate (2/07)
- Using Digital Video as a Marketing Tool (6/08)
- Podcasting (2/07)
- Real Estate Transaction Standards (RETS) (3/07)
- Web 2.0 (4/07)
- Social Networking (5/07)
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