Top Field Guides for December

The list of the 10 most used Information Central Field Guides for December 2009 was released today. They are:
1. Field Guide to Short Sales
2. Field Guide to Preparing & Staging a House for Sale
3. Field Guide to Quick Real Estate Statistics
4. Field Guide to Opening a Real Estate Brokerage
5. Field Guide to Errors & Omissions Insurance
6. Field Guide to 1031 Exchanges
7. Field Guide to Buying and Selling During the Holidays
8. Field Guide to Do-Not-Call, Do-Not-Fax, and Do-Not-E-Mail Laws
9. Field Guide to Real Estate Office Policy Manuals
10. Field Guide to Real Estate Transfer Taxes
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Podcasting Field Guide Updated

Podcasts were the flavor of the moment a few years ago, a place now occupied by Facebook and Twitter. While the white heat is off podcasting, it still is a powerful and popular method of distributing both audio and video content. A podcast is an audio or video file that users can subscribe to through an RSS feed. As new content is available it is downloaded to your device. While you’ve all been able to download these files to the desktop for years, what makes podcasting unique is that you are no longer tethered to the computer to listen to it. You can download a file to your iPod or MP3 player, carry the file with you, and listen to it when and where you like. Similarly, YouTube and other video-sharing sites provide a convenient platform for subscribers not only to hear you, but also to see you. Find out how REALTORS® are using this technology to market their services to customers in this updated Field Guide.

Buying and Selling During the Holidays

The holiday season is here. Your buyers and sellers are asking if this is a good time to buy or sell a house. Look over our Field Guide to Buying and Selling During the Holidays to find out the pros and cons, how to stage a home during this time of year and whether to decorate or not.

Top Field Guides for November

The list of the 10 most used Information Central Field Guides for November 2009 was released today. They are:
1. Field Guide to Short Sales
2. Field Guide to Preparing & Staging a House for Sale
3. Field Guide to Opening a Real Estate Brokerage
4. Field Guide to Quick Real Estate Statistics
5. Field Guide to Errors & Omissions Insurance
6. Field Guide to 1031 Exchanges
7. Field Guide to Do-Not-Call, Do-Not-Fax, and Do-Not-E-Mail Laws
8. Field Guide to Buying vs. Renting
9. Field Guide to Social Networking for REALTORS®
10. Field Guide to Real Estate Transfer Taxes

Top Field Guides for September

The list of the 10 most used Information Central Field Guides for September 2009 was released today. They are:
1. Field Guide to Short Sales
2. Field Guide to Preparing & Staging a House for Sale
5. Field Guide to Quick Real Estate Statistics
6. Field Guide to Do-Not-Call, Do-Not-Fax, and Do-Not-E-Mail Laws
3. Field Guide to Opening a Real Estate Brokerage
4. Field Guide to 1031 Exchanges
7. Field Guide to Errors & Omissions Insurance
9. Field Guide to Buying vs. Renting
8. Field Guide to Foreclosures
10. Field Guide to REALTOR® Safety

Field Guide to Social Networking for REALTORS®

Everyone seems to have a Facebook page. As of September 2009, Facebook reports over 300 million monthly active users around the world. And it’s just not for the college set anymore. Earlier this year the website Inside Facebook announced that the fastest growing demographic group on Facebook is women over 55 and that 45% of Facebook’s US audience is now 26 years old or older.

But there’s more to social networking than Facebook. There’s LinkedIn for networking and Active Rain for those in the industry. So how are you using social networking? Check out our updated Field Guide to Social Networking for REALTORS® to learn about social networking, to see how other real estate agents have embraced it to increase their presence on the Internet to attract more clients, and to learn about the variety of social networking websites you might want to join.

Field Guide to Choosing & Using a Smart Phone

For most REALTORS® the question isn’t do I need a smart phone, but rather it’s “which one?” In today’s fast-paced, quick turnaround world, getting by with a standard mobile phone probably won’t cut it. Modern smart phones combine a phone with a camera, mobile web access, an organizer, on the fly email, and GPS so you can find that listing. Some phones allow you do add applications to pull specialized real estate content such as comps, nearby houses for sale and market trends.

But what features do you need? What brand should you choose? Do you really need all the latest bells and whistles? What do other real estate professionals use their smart phones for? Whether you’re looking to get your first smart phone or just are thinking about an upgrade, find out the answers to these questions and much more in our updated Field Guide to Choosing and Using a Smart Phone.

Quick Real Estate Statistics

Looking for quick statistics for your sales meeting or a customer brochure? Need a quick fact to make your point? Information Central has compiled some of the most requested statistics for quick and easy access in its newly updated Field Guide to Quick Real Estate Statistics. Find the information that you need, as well as its source, including member stats, FSBOs, Home Buyer info, and technology.

Field Guide to Twitter

Twitter is a way of sending short bits of information to your subscribers. The messages are limited to 140 character at a time, called a Tweet. Let your clients know what you are doing for them, post short descriptions of new listings, keep your team on schedule. Learn more at our newly updated Field Guide to Twitter (and be sure to follow NAR Info Central on Twitter!).

Field Guide to REALTOR® Safety

You meet lots of people in the real estate business – some nice and some not so nice. It’s REALTOR® Safety Week (Sept. 13 – 19, 2009) and it is more important than ever to protect yourself. Learn how to protect yourself at open houses and in the car in our timely Field Guide to REALTOR® Safety. Get safety tips, handouts and posters from The National Association of REALTORS® and REALTOR® Associations.

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