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Monday, Dec. 31, 2007

TODAY'S TOP STORY

The Broker Challenge Series: Recruiting from your Back Office
By Lorne Wallace

RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2007--In my 20 years of traveling around to real estate brokerages, one of the areas that most everyone struggles with is recruiting. What I’d like to explore this month is how your back office operation can help you with this process. The most important thing to realize is that it is a process. This means that it’s not something we do once and forget about, it’s something that we must continuously work on and fine tune. Continued >

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TODAY'S FEATURED STORIES

		Chicago Realtor Associations Sign Settlement Agreement, Aim to Create 'One MLS'

RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2007--The 10 Realtor® association owners of MLSNI, Inc., the Lisle-based operator of a multiple listing service used by most Chicago Realtors, announced yesterday that they Continued >

		Realtors Can Gift Themselves to Dinner and a Movie as They Look toward a Glad New Year

RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2007--With the real estate landscape changing almost daily, one thing seems reasonably clear. Sales are trending upward as we head into 2008, according to the National Continued >



		IRES First MLS in the Country to Offer RapidSketch

RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2007--Information and Real Estate Services, LLC, the MLS for Northern Colorado, became the first MLS in the country to incorporate RapidSketch as a part of its system offerings Continued >



		How to Create Your Most Successful 2008 Business Plan: Part Three

By Rich Levin RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2007-There are two quotes I use when I talk about planning. One is from Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and one of the world’s richest Continued >



		Why It’s No Longer Enough to Think Locally in Real Estate

Commentary by John N. Vatistas RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2007--Depending on where you live and work, they have already arrived. You might not see them but they’re there. The international buyer. Continued >



		10 Ways to Utilize Winter Downtime, Create a Profitable 2008

By Liane Luckett RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2007--As the holidays and long winter months quickly approach, December brings many real estate professionals extra Continued >

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TODAY'S HOME SPUN WISDOM

Top New Year's Resolutions Attainable in America's Greatest Cities

RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2007--Sticking to New Year's resolutions is simple when visiting any of the urban destinations that are part of America's Greatest Cities (AGC) -- a marketing collaborative that includes Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle. Continued >

MORE NEWS STORIES

Slower, but Steady Hiring Expected for the New Year: CareerBuilder.com Job Forecast

Wells Fargo Economists: Economy Continues to Slow, Recession Unlikely in '08

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