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By Nicholas Storie
The real estate industry is cautiously expecting more favorable conditions in 2010, with help from the recently-extended tax credit for home buyers.

According to the National Association of Realtors, up to 2.4 million Americans will end up buying a home in 2009, with 47 percent of home sales over the past year attributed to first-time buyers. That figure stood at 36 percent in 2006, when housing prices were closer to their previous peaks.

In 2010, the organization expects 54… Continue

Nationally recognized real estate consultant shares knowledge with Realtors

By Lee Grace

Classified Writer

Jonathan Nicholas, Virtual CEO, real estate sales strategist and consultant, was the speaker at the July membership luncheon of the Wichita Falls Association of Realtors held Wednesday, July 22, at the Wichita Falls Country Club.

His topic was “Social Networking: Driving Dollars to Your Bottom Line.”

President of The Company CEO, a virtual consulting firm headquartered in Dallas… Continue

By Mandelman - Last updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - Save & Share - Leave a Comment

The Treasury Department announced today, that it has discovered a glitch in the department’s accounting system that has been dramatically underreporting the condition of our nation’s financial institutions.



The error was discovered when a mid-level government employee questioned the number of zeros on a stress test report, one thing led to another, and within hours Lehman Bros. was back in business, Mer… Continue

Even though I took this class when obtaining my CRS, I have had the opportunity to sit through it twice since, and always come away with new ideas to use in my listing presentations, pre-listing package, and marketing my listings.

The collective wisdom and sharing of ideas among class members that can easily be implemented is one of the biggest benefits .

One of the big take-a-ways from the class last Friday was a list of marketing strategies - some focused on our services or finding buyers, o… Continue

Trump condo-hotel in Fort Lauderdale might not open, developers say
Investors are told that future of beach project depends on them closing on the unit sales

By Doreen Hemlock | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
7:02 PM EDT, May 14, 2009

The much-touted and long-delayed Trump International Hotel & Tower on Fort Lauderdale Is your Fort Lauderdale restaurant clean? - Click Here. beach might not open.

Developers of the 298-unit condo-hotel informed investors in a May 13 letter that they must close… Continue