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Don’t Miss Your Chance to Nominate RISMedia’s 2025 Rookie of the Year

Don’t miss your chance to honor a real estate rookie! RISMedia’s popular Real Estate Rookie of the Year contest is accepting nominations for 2025, so get yours in today! The deadline to nominate is tomorrow May 8, 2025.  Nominate a Rookie! The 2025 Rookie of the Year award, designed to honor real estate professionals who… […]

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@properties Christie’s International Real Estate Marks 25 Year Anniversary

@properties Christie’s International Real Estate has announced it is turning 25 this month, and is celebrating its anniversary throughout the year with a series of events and initiatives honoring the agents, staff, clients and communities that have contributed to its success. The company was established in April 2000 by Thad Wong and Mike Golden, according… […]

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Nominations Open for RISMedia’s 2025 Rookie of the Year

Attention new agents and fans of new agents! RISMedia’s popular Real Estate Rookie of the Year contest is now accepting nominations for 2025. The deadline to nominate a deserving candidate is May 8, 2025.  Nominate a Rookie! The 2025 Rookie of the Year award, designed to honor real estate professionals who are new to the… […]

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Darryl Davis: Leading the Year of the Skilled Agent in 2025

Above: A force in real estate for over 40 years, Davis is on a mission to elevate an entire industry.  When Darryl Davis steps into the spotlight—whether on a conference stage for a client event, on one of his Monday Motivation coaching calls, or hosting his free Wednesday training sessions that are open to all… […]

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5 Tips for Reaching out to New Clients in the New Year

An easy New Year’s resolution for any agent is to find more clients or close more sales in 2025 than they did in 2024. But how do you turn this goal into action, and then, results? Reaching out to past clients is often a good idea, but be careful that this strategy doesn’t become a… […]

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John Finn Named Civic Leader of the Year by the Richmond Association of REALTORS®

Above, John Finn The Richmond Association of REALTORS® has announced John S. Finn Jr., senior managing broker of United Real Estate Richmond, as the recipient of the 2024 Civic Leader of the Year Award. The prestigious honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to their community, a release noted. The Civic Leader of the… […]

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RISMedia’s 2024 Real Estate Rookie of the Year Revealed at Annual Power Broker Gala

Above, from left, John Featherston, Tina Lapp, Heather Stenson and Brian Joyner During its 28th Annual Power Broker Reception & Dinner held at the Renaissance Boston Seaport Hotel Friday night, RISMedia announced its 2024 Real Estate Rookie of the Year winner, Heather Stenson, a REALTORⓇ with Connect Realty in The Woodlands, Texas. Designed to honor… […]

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Lender Data Shows Refinance Offers Have Increased 42% Nationwide Over the Last Year

Remember the days of 3% mortgage rates? As a relieved nation emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, along with it came those historically low average mortgage rates below 5.00%, 4.00% or even sub-3.00%. But as inflation began to increase so too did mortgage rates, rising to nearly 8.00% in 2023 and 2024, their highest… […]

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Meet the Western Region 2024 Rookie of the Year Finalists

Above, from left, Courtney Bullock, Victor Gutierrez, Shirley Kimmel, Kaitlin VanRoosendaal and Yankun Zhen.  RISMedia recently announced the Top 25 regional Rookie of the Year finalists for 2024. The third annual Rookie of the Year program, sponsored by Colibri Real Estate, is designed to honor real estate agents who are new to the business, yet… […]

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What Does It Mean to Be Named RISMedia’s Real Estate Rookie of the Year?

RISMedia’s third-annual 2024 Real Estate Rookie of the Year contest is accepting nominations, honoring the industry’s top agents who are new to the business, yet achieving extraordinary results.  Now is the time to nominate a 2024 Real Estate Rookie of the Year!  Nominations may be submitted here. Deadline ends 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5.… […]

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