As regular readers of my articles may know, I’ve run a nearly 100 percent Sphere of Influence business throughout my real estate career. Literally from day one, almost all of my business has come either from the people I know or the people I meet socially; I do very little prospecting to strangers.
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Larry Stone, Silicon Valley’s tax assessor , is warning homeowners to beware of companies seeking cash to help homeowners lower their property tax.
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In the late 1800s, an Italian economist named Vilfredo Pareto observed that, in Italy, a small group of people held nearly all the power, influence, and money, which they used to create a significant advantage over the rest of the population. He theorized that, in most countries, about 80 percent of the wealth and power [...]

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Congress still hasn’t produced its long-awaited foreclosure relief bill, but there is some modest progress to report.
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The newspaper industry may be having trouble making their online divisions work, but one home magazine company says it would like the industry to look at its company a little differently. Blair Schmidt-Fellner, CEO of Homes & Land Affiliates, LLC says his company’s success is all about direct contact and relationships with real estate agents [...]

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Americans’ appetite for environmentally friendly technologies and consumer products is grossly underserved, with a potential $104 billion in sales this year, according to the 2007 National Technology Readiness Survey (NTRS).
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