by Shannon O'Brien | Apr 7, 2014 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
Real estate agents typically don’t start their working lives in the industry, but rather hail from a broad array of businesses. For some, like Nancy Braun, Showcase Realty Charlotte’s broker/owner, real estate may be a third or even fourth career. Braun was born in...
by Shannon O'Brien | Mar 24, 2014 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
If it’s true that people with a lot of interests are interesting people, then you’ll be fascinated by Rick Hogue, an agent in Louisville, Ky. We certainly are, and we’d love to share what we’ve learned about him and his growing real estate practice with Keller...
by Shannon O'Brien | Mar 17, 2014 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
Cathy Daniel, an agent in Brentwood, Calif., had a childhood dream of becoming Party Barbie. With both parents in the real estate industry, however, her destiny ran more to Real Estate Barbie, or so said her first broker. “I studied for my license in 1979 and got my...
by Shannon O'Brien | Feb 17, 2014 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
It’s no secret that the state of Texas’ economy is the envy of most other states in the U.S. The real estate market, especially, is trending ahead of national figures. From January 2013 to January 2014, for instance, San Antonio median home prices increased 15...
by Shannon O'Brien | Feb 10, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
Next time a boom car drives by your house, shattering the town’s noise ordinance, rattling the china in your cabinet and bending your plate glass windows, wag your forefinger at Pablo Lopez, real estate agent with Century 21 in Pine Brook, N.J. In fact, Lopez brags...
by Shannon O'Brien | Feb 6, 2014 | Real Estate Discussion
Gone are the days when real estate professionals considered themselves salespeople. Sure, they sell houses, land and commercial opportunities. But more and more, agents are learning that their industry is centered on relationships, and that the key to success is the...