Jul 11th 2012 5:00PM
By Samuel Weigley The services of real estate agents can be invaluable, but it seems that most sellers know how to sell their homes. And when it comes to home improvements before putting their houses on the market, agents and sellers mostly agree on what is the best course of action, according to a recent survey conducted... Continue Reading »
Aug 12th 2010 3:16PM
Homeowners aren't the only ones getting hit by the real estate recession. RE/MAX Partners, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla. franchise of real estate company RE/MAX L.L.C., is closing its doors after five years of deteriorating home sales. The largest RE/MAX brokerage in Florida, it experienced a 29 percent drop in business after... Continue Reading »
Jul 16th 2010 3:10PM
Wilma Horner said no to blue. And it paid off. Horner, a broker for RE/MAX in Bridge City, Texas, had a client with a blue-colored facade. "I said we need to make a change because that's not going to attract people," Horner recalls of her exterior painting suggestion. Her clients agreed to go with a more neutral color.... Continue Reading »
Jan 29th 2010 10:45AM
Buying a house has gotten a lot cheaper in recent months, but cheap enough to buy at the local supermarket? The folks at RE/MAX of New England apparently think so. The real estate brokerage franchiser just rolled out a five-year deal with Stop & Shop, one of the region's largest supermarket chains, to open mini... Continue Reading »
Jan 11th 2010 12:00PM
Dumb move by a YouTube-addicted Gen Y-er, or cool marketing by a tech-savvy realtor? Jeff Thibodeau, a Re/Max realtor in Brantford, Ontario, video-blogs as he drives between his countryside home and appointments in the nearby suburbs. He believes talking to a digital camera suction-cupped to his windshield is effective... Continue Reading »
