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The 4 Cornerstones of Agent Recruiting & Retention

By Darryl Davis

RISMEDIA, May 13, 2008-As with any business, it costs more to acquire a new customer than to keep making additional sales to an established one. Many real estate companies believe they offer great opportunities Full Story

• Today’s News at a Glance
• How to Use Gadgets to Make Your Website More Competitive
• 10 Myths about Working with Multicultural Real Estate Clients
• Real Estate Leadership - A Fish Rots from the Head Down
• More than a Matter of Convenience - The Importance of Home Warranties
• The Top 25 Books Corporate America is Reading
• 4 Must-Know Mortgage Guideline Changes
• Amazing Places to Live the Rest of Your Life
• Container Shortage Impacts International Shipments
• Tony Anton Named Director General of First American Title’s Mexico Operations

• Orlando Real Estate - Decrease in Median Price Increases Affordability
• Apartment Markets Show Signs of Stability
• Nashville Real Estate - Home Prices Rise, Sales Decline
• Philadelphia Real Estate - Pending Home Sales Decrease
• Soon, Renters Could be Choosers: Apartment Owners to Offer Perks

• How to Use Gadgets to Make Your Website More Competitive
• MLS Data Exchange Moves Forward
• Online Buyer Activity for Local Market Areas Now Available Through Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors
• Making a Machine - Ways to Use Free Software to Build Your Website
• Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions’ DocCentral Receives Award for Technology Excellence

• More than a Matter of Convenience - The Importance of Home Warranties
• Container Shortage Impacts International Shipments
• Solid Earth to Offer ListHub
• Paperless Solutions - Partners Deliver Professional-grade Services
• SentriLock Enters New Agreements to Install Lockbox Technology

• What President Bush Has in Store to Save Homeowners From Foreclosure
• Mayors Put Urban Issues Front and Center In Presidential Campaign
• NAR Calls to Stabilize Mortgage Market by Increasing Conforming Loan Limits Permanently
• More than 600 Foreclosure Counselors to Be Trained in Foreclosure Intervention
• Buyers with Spotty Credit Could Benefit from FHA Loan

• Tony Anton Named Director General of First American Title’s Mexico Operations
• RE/MAX Named Top 10 Military Spouse Employer
• LuxuryRealEstate.com to Debut 13 New Awards at Fall Conference
• Home is Where the Purse Is - Kaira Sturdivant Rouda to Speak at Marketing to Women Conference
• Pepple Awarded International Real Estate Federation Medal

• 10 Myths about Working with Multicultural Real Estate Clients
• Real Estate Leadership - A Fish Rots from the Head Down
• Assist-2-Sell Commits to the SearchHomesOnTV.com FSBO Hire-a-Pro Program
• Want to Save a Tree?
• Move Offers Targeted Way for Real Estate Advertisers to Reach Consumers

• The 4 Cornerstones of Agent Recruiting & Retention
• How to Move Forward after a Staff Change
• Stop Being a Slave to Your Cell Phone and Beeper
• Good People See the Problem; Great People Figure It Out - 5 Essential Life Concepts
• How Parents Can Seek a Better Career-Life Balance

• New Web-Based Tool Minimizes Cost in Home Selling Process
• Top 10 Best Cities for Recent College Grads
• Oakwood Worldwide’s Total Solution Launch Provides Real Choice and Real Value
• New Office Utilizes Energy-saving Technologies as Part of Conservation Initiative
• Webinar to Offer Insights into Cultural Differences, Do’s and Don’ts for Doing Business in Russia

• 4 Must-Know Mortgage Guideline Changes
• Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
• Housing Bubble Popped by Spike in Fuel Costs, New Analysis Shows
• Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Nudge Higher
• Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

• Realtor Lifestyles - A League of Their Own
• RE: Real Estate–100 Years in Celebration of the American Dream
• Letters to the Editor: May 2008
• NAR Power Broker Roundtable: Recruiting in Today’s Market
• Publisher’s Desk: Surviving the Market