6 Ways to Go the Extra Mile
All too often, real estate pros dismiss customer-service requests as an administrative burden rather than embracing them as an opportunity to distinguish themselves from the rest of the field.

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Police Arrest 2 Men in Ohio Open House Thefts
A reminder to real estate professionals who hold open houses: Urge your clients to lock up all valuables, particularly prescription drugs, electronics, and jewelry.

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Are the Holidays a Good Time to Sell?
Should you put a home on the market during the holidays or wait until the new year? A new Realtor.com survey aims to find out.

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Good Samaritans Step Up to Stop Foreclosures
A 103-year-old woman and her 83-year-old daughter were to supposed to be evicted from their Atlanta home last week, but sheriffs and a moving company stepped in to block the foreclosure.

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First-time Home Buyers Scared Off?
“The obstacles facing first-time buyers are big, and it’s changing the way they look at home ownership,” says one researcher.

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Study: Women Get Worse Mortgage Rates Than Men
But it’s not because of gender discrimination, a new study suggests.

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