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Day Two - Realtor Mid-Year

Yes, I am tardy with my report for Day 2. There was not much going on from an interesting meeting standpoint so I visited the tradeshow floor. For anyone that has not been to a Realtor tradeshow, it is certainly an experience. Flashing buttons, contests, people throwing free things at you. [...]

Day One - Realtor Mid-Year

I just attended my first meeting at the NAR Mid-Year. It was the MLS Association Executives Committee Meeting. There were three presenters to the group and I will provide some highlights of their presentations.
Laurie Janik, NAR General Counsel
Laurie indicated that claims against MLS under the NAR EO Insurance Policy have for the first time [...]

Russ at Realtor World

Sounds like a Chevy Chase movie. Actually, I am in Washington DC this week attending the NAR Mid-Year Meetings and Tradeshow. I will post a blog each day with (hopefully) some interesting things to report.
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Agent? Broker? Realtor? What’s the Difference?

The Motley Fool has a nice article explaining the different between a real estate agent, real estate broker and a realtor:
Ever wonder whether a real estate broker and a Realtor are the same thing? Well, they’re not. Not exactly, at least. Someone with a real estate license is a licensed real estate professional, or [...]