Tag: women
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Safety Tips for Real Estate Agents
Since 2003, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has recognized the month of September as REALTOR® Safety Month, dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers real estate agents face on the job and informing the industry on important safety tips to practice during day-to-day operations.
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Are You Prepared? September is REALTOR® Safety Month
Please see below a commentary by EXIT Realty Corp. International’s CEO, Tami Bonnell, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police. Introduction A female REALTOR® was assaulted during a showing at a vacant property. It was revealed later that her assailant targeted her based on the “glamour shot” appearance of her photo. He knew the property…
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Female Veterans’ Transition to Civilian Life
A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau studies female veterans’ transition from military to civilian life. Utilizing three different age snapshots—early-career (ages 18 to 34), mid-career (ages 35 to 44) and late-career (ages 45 to 64)—the report found that early-career female veterans were more likely than female nonveterans of the same age to be…
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NAWRB Signs MOU with the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce at the 2017 4th Annual NAWRB Nexus Conference
July 18, 2017 – The National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB) is proud to announce our signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce (CHCC). The MOU signing took place during the Power Lunch: Women’s Trade Associations, Collaboration for the Future at the 2017 4th Annual…
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2017 NAWRB Women in the Housing Ecosystem Report Being Released at the NAWRB Conference
Data – Projections – Solutions In July 2017, the National Association of Women in Real Estate Business (NAWRB), a leading voice for women in the housing ecosystem, will release the first installment of the NAWRB Women in the Housing Ecosystem Report.
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Attracting Millennials into the Housing Ecosystem
Millennials have this enigmatic aura around them. Older generations scratch their heads trying to make sense of them as if they are extraterrestrials with green-and-white colored coffee cups in one hand and smartphones in the other, who bond by laughing together over memes on Instagram. Millennials comprise individuals between 18 to 34 years old, and,…
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Leadership Lessons on Women in the Real Estate Businesses
Women influence much of the business world today, and this is increasingly true when it comes to the business of real estate. In fact, the 2016 NAR Member Profile reveals that 62 percent of all REALTORS® are women. In my role as president of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, I have had the…
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Is the Mortgage Industry Painting with too Broad a Brush?
Becoming a homeowner helps safeguard a person’s professional achievements and can pull them out of poverty. However, current mortgage lending trends show that a significant portion of Americans are being all but excluded from homeownership by stringent credit-assessing practices leading to mortgage rejections. The Great Recession, which saw nearly 8 million American homes fall into…
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Women’s Homeownership Series: Hope
Hope and her husband, with their two daughters, moved into a beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in Boulder, Colorado two-and-a-half years ago. Previously living in a smaller 2 bedroom condominium a few miles away, the family enjoyed the comfort and convenience of a larger space. Their daughters, Rose and Isabelle, were happy to have…
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The Changing Landscape of Single-Family Rental Homes
The Single-Family Rental (SFR) industry is growing fast, attracting families, millennials and baby boomers alike, who are drawn to the flexibility of renting. Our residents are America’s teachers, police officers and military families looking to rent homes in good neighborhoods with good schools. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), the percentage…