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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Don’t talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.”—Wilson Mizner, American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE After a June gain, the Pending Home Sales Index of signed contracts on existing homes slipped in July. But first-time buyers are returning to the market, as pending sales of […]

HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE YOUR EMAIL INBOX Set aside time for checking emails. Make it once a day if you can. If you need to check twice a day, do it late morning and late afternoon. Give yourself a time limit, 15 or 20 minutes at most. Turn off notifications and close the email program […]

BUSINESS TIPS       3 STEPS TO GET BUSINESS IN ANY MARKET   Have you ever noticed there are some people in our industry who do relatively well every year, despite what the market conditions are? Some top producers even perform at a similar level regardless of what’s happening with the economy or with […]

RENT VS. BUY—DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD EQUITY     You may have seen reports that now it’s more affordable to rent than to buy a home. This can be true if you only look at the typical monthly payments in each case. But that comparison does not take into account the home equity […]

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.”—Robert Benchley, American humorist   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE Pending Home Sales surprised to the upside in June, moving ahead nearly 5% over May. This measure of signed contracts on existing homes gained for the […]

BUSINESS TIPS       HOW TO PUT TOGETHER A BUSINESS PLAN   You may think of yourself as an individual professional, but you’re also the head of your own business. And if you want that business to achieve all the success it can, you need a business plan, just like every successful business operates […]

 HOW TO BE AT YOUR BEST IN ONLINE MEETINGS Online meetings now play a central role in business communications. Zoom and other online meeting platforms continue to be used regularly in a wide range of businesses. People have come to realize that many face-to-face meetings aren’t really necessary, as technology now makes it possible to […]

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