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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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Rookie of the Year Regional Winner Shares 3 Secrets to His Success

Hands-on training with mentors, authenticity on social media and honest conversations with clients may sound like simple tips for success in real estate, but for Floridia real estate agent Hudson “Mitch” Willis, of LPT Realty, these were a part of system of tools that catapulted his first year in real estate to extraordinary success.  “The… […]

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Fed Chair Powell Affirms Rate Cuts Are Coming This Year as U.S. Moves Closer to 2% Inflation Goal

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday signaled that rate cuts are coming this year, sticking to the Fed’s cautious script about slashing rates too quickly before it has a sustained handle on inflation. “In our pursuit of our dual mandate, the Federal Reserve remains steadfast in promoting maximum employment and stable prices for the… […]

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Mike Pappas to Lead Panel on How to Generate Inventory at RISMedia’s 2024 Real Estate’s Rocking in the New Year

RISMedia is excited to announce that Mike Pappas, CEO of the Keyes Company, will be heading up an industry-leading panel of real estate experts at the 2024 Real Estate’s Rocking in the New Year, the company’s fourth-annual all-virtual conference to be broadcast live on Jan. 11, 2024.  Click here to register!  Pappas’s panel, “How to… […]

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VIDEO: Midwest Regional Rookie of the Year on First-Year Success in a Challenging Market

Since jumping into real estate, Heather McColaugh has taken the industry by storm. After years of managing her career in pharmaceutical sales and caring for her three adopted children, McColaugh realized that something needed to change. “I had absolutely no control over my day, and no bandwidth,” says McColaugh, the 2023 Midwest Regional Rookie of… […]

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Candace Adams to Lead Panel on Luxury and Upscale Marketing in 2024 at RISMedia’s Real Estate’s Rocking in the New Year

RISMedia is excited to announce that Candace Adams—president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England, New York and Hudson Valley Properties—will be heading up an industry-leading panel of real estate experts at the company’s 2024 Real Estate’s Rocking in the New Year virtual event on Thurs., Jan. 11, 2024.  Click here to register!  Adams’… […]

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Millions Priced Out of Homeownership This Year, Researchers Find

Cost burdens and affordability have become two of the most acute, most urgent issues to emerge from the last three turbulent years in the housing sector, according to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS), which released its “State of the Nation’s Housing” annual report this week, estimating that over 2 million renter households have… […]

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Deadline Extended to Nominate a 2023 Rookie of the Year

If you missed the Monday deadline to submit a candidate for RISMedia’s second-annual 2023 Rookie of the Year, you have a little more time to get those nominations in. Nominations may be submitted here through midnight on Monday, June 12.  This year’s Rookie of the Year contest will include honors for five regional winners, which… […]

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RISMedia Now Accepting Nominations for 2023 Real Estate Rookie of the Year Award

In an effort to honor real estate agents who are new to the business yet achieving extraordinary results, RISMedia has opened nominations for its second annual Real Estate Rookie of the Year award, sponsored by industry education leader, Colibri Real Estate. The deadline to nominate an agent to become the 2023 Real Estate Rookie of… […]

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