Real Estate News Now: April 19, 2018

Business, News, Real Estate
Take a look at our latest roundup of real estate news from our Real Estate News Now Blog Series! Don't forget that there's something for everyone to read, so whether you click to increase your awareness of the real estate innovations, trends and news article making waves around our country or simply want to share with your circle of influence, make sure to share what articles resonated with you the most in the comments at Champions School of Real Estate's Facebook and Twitter pages! This Startup Could Finally Bring Real Estate Into The Blockchain Era // BLOCKCHAIN & REAL ESTATE "Real estate transactions move at a snail's pace in the U.S., with ownership tracked on pieces of paper. But crypto startup Harbor thinks it has found a way to turn…
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Real Estate News Now: April 11, 2018

Business, Champions, Real Estate News
Take a look at our latest roundup of real estate news from our Real Estate News Now Blog Series! Don’t forget that there’s something for everyone to read, so whether you click to increase your awareness of the real estate innovations, trends and news article making waves around our country or simply want to share with your circle of influence, make sure to share what articles resonated with you the most in the comments at Champions School of Real Estate’s Facebook and Twitter pages! Why Real Estate May Be A Big Winner In The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act // TAXES "On the surface, it may look like the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is bad for real estate. But after digging through the fine print, the outcome is that…
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Rita’s Blog  |  Fear of Success

Rita’s Blog | Fear of Success

Business, Motivation
Fear of Success By Rita Santamaria, Small Business Today Magazine May 2015 Signs of self-sabotaging your relationships and your business and personal goals are demonstrating your fears of success. Why do we have fear? We feel vulnerable to new environments, situations and people. Getting to the point of success can expose our weaknesses and make us come face-to-face with our flaws; therefore, we maneuver around what could be successful opportunities. The fear of success is very real and often happens when you are moving forward in your life. The future is what we are talking about and we are all heading in that direction. We just don’t know how to work on the future. Sometimes we fear success as much as we fear failure. We may openly express our fear…
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Six Keys to Unlocking Opportunities with Today’s Home Buyers

Business, Marketing, Real Estate
6 Key Trends that Search Reveals Don't you love Google?  Well the smart minds over at Think with Google have crunched the data taken from their search results and turned out some incredibly interesting home search trends that are valuable pieces of information for real estate professionals. Well Champions, according to Google, "home buyers are dealing with a lot of change, and their shopping habits and brand loyalties will likely shift dramatically. It’s an opportunity for brands in real estate, CPG, luxury, financial services and more to strongly influence their purchasing decisions."   Since the key is knowing where consumers are and what they’re looking for in order to come up with an appropriate response,  here are six trends to remember: Every year, searches for real estate-related terms peak in July—a sign that…
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Words from Rita |  Who are the Next Marketers?

Words from Rita | Who are the Next Marketers?

Business, Technology
  They are called "Digital Natives", a term coined in 2001 by researcher Marc Prensky to describe people born after 1980 when social digital technologies such as Usenet and bulletin board systems came online. Digital Natives are characterized as having access to networked digital technologies and the skills to use those technologies. Major parts of their lives and daily activities are mediated by digital technologies: social interaction, friendships, civic activities and hobbies. A Digital Native has never known any other way of life and they are marketing products and serviceslike none of us have ever done before! Digital Natives are primarily Generation Y and Z and to some extent Generation X. These generations who have grown up with the latest technologies use the tools and principles learned from them to market…
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