by Shannon O'Brien | May 19, 2014 | Agent Spotlight
Retirement doesn’t come easy to some. After a lifetime of working as an administrative assistant, in direct sales and then in the real estate industry, Debbie King, of King Realty, assumed she’d retire by age 55. That momentous date has come and gone and she’s still...
by Shannon O'Brien | May 8, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
When the editors at Business Insider wanted to determine which jobs were the most fulfilling, they commissioned a study through CareerBliss.com. Lo and behold, “Realtor®” came in third on their list of “The 20 Happiest Jobs in America.” This didn’t surprise us one...
by Shannon O'Brien | May 5, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
As a student at Brandeis University, the one thing that Mark Slade never imagined was that one day he would be unemployed, broke and receiving public assistance. After graduating from the respected private university with dual majors in economics and fine arts, Slade...
by Shannon O'Brien | Apr 30, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
Hold on to your hats, real estate industry professionals, the caca is about to hit the fan. A new study, to be published in the Journal of Real Estate Research later this year, says that staging a home has no impact on the sales price. The academic study, “The Impact...
by Shannon O'Brien | Apr 28, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
What would you do if you had a client in your car who suddenly complained of chest pains? Suppose you were showing him rural property with no doctor and no hospitals nearby? Yes, it’s a scary thought and it’s something that actually happened to agent Scott Hum with...