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Crimes against real estate and leasing agents are on the rise, experts report. The news headlines are often atrocious and yet job duties require agents to continue to pound the pavement with zeal and rarely shift from the current process.…

RISMEDIA, February 11, 2011—In today’s challenging real estate environment, where brokers increasingly compete for a larger piece of a shrinking pie, inclusion among the industry’s upper echelon of real estate firms in RISMedia’s 23rd Annual Power Broker Report &…

RISMEDIA, December 31, 2010—We have all had the experience of throwing a stone in a pond and watching the waves ripple across the surface in ever expanding, concentric circles. Just as a ripple hits the shoreline, your reputation for the…

RISMEDIA, July 30, 2010—(MCT)—Government cash didn’t help John Foley and Cindy Case sell their Minneapolis house before the federal home buyer’s tax credit expired at the end of April, so the couple decided to take matters into their own hands.

They hosted a backyard party with food and an open bar, invited the neighbors and professional contractors—in case potential buyers had questions about remodeling. To top it off, they’re offering their own ,000 rebate on the 5,000 home.

Three…

RISMEDIA, July 12, 2010—(MCT)—Timm Freeman’s Santa Monica apartment has 17-foot ceilings, granite countertops and collector guitars hanging on the wall. He’s got a built-in microwave, dishwasher and central air conditioning.

All in 350 square feet.

Freeman’s coffee table is also his dining table. His desk is three steps from his sitting room and three paces from his stove. “Everything is within three steps of the next thing,” said Freeman, a graphic designer.

Southern California, meet the Manhattan-sized mini-apartment.…