by Shannon O'Brien | Oct 14, 2013 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
Poster girl for the baby boomer generation, Coleen Brennan took up surfing when she was 50. She runs 6 miles every morning and skis or surfs on her breaks from work. Brennan grew up north of Boston but left home shortly after getting married. The couple ended up in...
by Shannon O'Brien | Oct 10, 2013 | Real Estate Discussion
We are a nation of fixer-uppers. For an active real estate agent, this isn’t news. With so many foreclosures that sat vacant and unattended for far too long, and inventories tight, much of the scant housing stock available has problems. A fixer is always a good...
by Shannon O'Brien | Oct 7, 2013 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
Real estate sales may be your career, but it’s also your business, and nobody gets this concept more than Lori Ballen with Keller Williams in Las Vegas. Business wasn’t always her passion, though. “I grew up in Las Vegas – have been here since I was five,” she said....
by Shannon O'Brien | Oct 3, 2013 | Real Estate Discussion
If you think you have to be the world’s biggest shyster to lose your real estate license, think again. An innocently placed word in a property marketing piece, a bit of carelessness with money, or an unintentional omission of a material fact about a listing could land...
by Shannon O'Brien | Sep 28, 2013 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
Katrina Benton – who works for Keller Williams Realty, Alaska Group – was recently in Texas, and somebody told her she has an “Alaskan accent.” “I was like, ‘What the heck is that?’” she said, laughing. I have to admit, it’s a bit disconcerting to conduct...