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New market demands new client service tactics

Jeffrey Bastress, president of Startpoint Realty in Massachusetts, discusses the slowdown in sales in his market and how his company has made changes to better work with buyers and sellers. Many agents in his company are becoming mortgage brokers so they can better educate buyers on the loan side.

Helping Buyers in Today’s Tough Credit Market

John Reinhardt, president and CEO of Fillmore Real Estate in New York, joins InmanTV to discuss how changes in the credit landscape are impacting home buyers and how real estate brokers are helping buyers find financing.

High-Priced Property Needs Global Marketing Approach

Shari Chase, founder, president and CEO of Chase International, joins InmanTV to discuss market conditions in her area of Lake Tahoe, Northern California and how agents are dealing with sellers who aren’t pricing to current conditions. more...

‘Real You Incorporated’: Getting real with brands

Kaira Sturdivant Rouda, president of Real Living, joins InmanTV to discuss her new book, “Real You Incorporated,” which explores essentials for women entrepreneurs and the pursuit of building a genuine, personal brand in business. more...

The ‘Switzerland of Open Houses’

Ben Phillips is vice president and managing director of Realogy’s OpenHouse.com, which recently began accepting open house listings from all brokers, including those not affiliated with Realogy’s brands. Phillips talks about whether open houses actually help sell homes and why Realogy decided to open the site to everyone.

Competitive advice from Corcoran CEO

Pam Liebman, CEO of the Corcoran Group based in Manhattan, gives a glimpse at how New York City real estate is doing, how the Wall Street bonuses trickled into city apartments early this year and how agents can remain competitive in increasingly difficult markets in other parts of the country.

Paperless progress: Arizona deal expected to push adoption

The Arizona Association of Realtors in January announced a partnership with Stewart Transaction Solutions that aims to get more than 54,000 Realtors statewide trained and using paperless transaction management technology to close real estate deals. more...

Where are we in this housing down cycle?

Barry Ritholtz, CEO and Director of Equity Research at FusionIQ and creator of the Big Picture blog, discusses his view of where we are in this housing downturn. Ritholtz is bearish on current market conditions and expects a few more years of zero to flat price growth in housing markets. He also discusses how those in the industry can work through this mess.

How the Foreclosure Crisis Could Be Fixed

Two million homeowners are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure this year. John H. Vogel, a professor of real estate at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, explains who these people are and why we need to help. Vogel also gives a glimpse at possible solutions to the foreclosure crisis.

Are We Already In a Recession?

Professor Nouriel Roubini definitely thinks so. He explains to InmanTV what’s behind the current financial crisis and how it will likely impact the housing market and the real estate industry. Watch and find out how to prepare for the fallout, when the bottom might be reached and what the effect of a US recession will be on the rest of the world.

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