| Wannabe Buyers Aren’t Saving Enough | | More than two-thirds of millennial prospective buyers say they don’t even have $1,000 in down-payment savings, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want to buy. |
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| New CE Requirement for CRS Designees | | Beginning with the 2018 membership renewal period, all Council of Residential Specialists designees will be required to take a minimum of two hours of continuing education in each calendar year to maintain their CRS designation status. CRS is the first NAR designation to institute such a requirement. |
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| Firms Help Buyers Purchase But Want Ownership Stake | | A growing number of startups are helping buyers with a down payment in exchange for a percentage of their home’s future equity. |
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| Is ‘Fine’ Just Another Four-Letter Word? | | Customer service expert and business coach Shep Hyken says that if customers are describing your brokerage or agents’ services as “fine,” then you’re not trying hard enough. |
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| 3 Risky Behaviors in Email Communication | | If you're not careful about how you respond to clients in email messages, you could risk losing contracts, damaging your reputation, and even being sued for breach of confidentiality. |
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| Driverless Cars May Open Options for Buyers | | As people’s commutes become easier with the growth of autonomous vehicles, neighborhoods further from the city center may become more attractive to them. |
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| Give Us Your Best Zinger! | | Submit a punch line for our latest exclusive back-page cartoon, which will appear in the July/August 2017 issue of the magazine. If it really tickles our funny bone, you’ll see your name—and quip—in print! Click the image to view a larger version and leave a comment with your caption suggestion. |
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| Protect Yourself Against Copyright Claims | | It’s easier than you might imagine to have a photo on your site that you don’t have rights to. But it’s not hard to lower your risk if you follow a few steps. |
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| How Immigration Policies Can Make or Break Real Estate | | Experts watching the international market say anti-globalism attitudes could have serious consequences for foreign investment in the U.S. |
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