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RISMEDIA, March 3, 2009-"As we move forward, and the Internet evolves into the 2.0 world, we are no longer providing information to the client. Instead, we are involving the client and collaborating with them," says Greg Manship, CEO of Boise, Idaho's Intermountain MLS. Having worked in the MLS i...

RISMEDIA, March 3, 2009-No! But, one of the lessons often forgotten when economic news gets this gloomy is that these are also times of great opportunity for some. As a matter of fact, sucking the prosperity out of America has already been very lucrative for a few, such as Halliburton and Exxon M...

RISMEDIA, February 26, 2009-Now that President Barack Obama's $787 Billion Economic Stimulus Bill has been signed into law and will take effect on March 4, many American homeowners are anxiously wondering how this bill may affect the housing market. Despite primarily focusing on bolstering the ec...

RISMEDIA, February 26, 2009-The Economic Stimulus Bill signed recently by President Obama expands the opportunity to benefit from a reverse mortgage to even more American seniors. The new bill will raise the HECM loan limits to 150% of the Freddie Mac loan limit. Currently, that would create a HE...

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By Marylyn B. Schwartz RISMEDIA, March 31, 2008-If you were Rick Sharga, VP of Marketing, RealtyTrac, Inc. you would find yourself smack in the middle of the foreclosure toxic soup. You'd be working to help sort out the truth from the hyperbole, the factual data from the "sell-papers" exaggerati...

By Marylyn B. Schwartz, CSP RISMEDIA, February 2, 2009-It is a veritable alphabet soup of language out there relative to distressed sellers' properties. There are foreign-sounding terms, made-up jargon, rules, policies, procedures; blah, blah, blah. No matter who you might happen to speak with, ...

By Bob Lamendola RISMEDIA, February 5, 2009-(MCT)-Consumers must remain vigilant about tossing salmonella-tainted peanut products found during a recent outbreak, food safety experts said. A few more people get sick every week. More than 400 products have been recalled, and more products are recal...

Commentary by Dan Steward RISMEDIA, February 5, 2009-In today's real estate market, sellers need additional advice on how to cost-effectively prepare their homes in order to sell quickly. With an abundance of homes on the market, waiting several months to sell a home could leave many recession-pl...

     RISMEDIA, February 4, 2009-The hype surrounding Valentine's Day has long influenced American consumers to dig deep into their pockets for the traditional roses, chocolates, and jewelry. According to a 2008 report from the National Retail Federation, consumers expected to spend $122 on Valent...