Realtor News

Former Realtor From Grand Prairie Helps Take Down Violent Mexican Drug Cartel

By Joanna England / January 7, 2016 /

After making several trips from Mexico to the U.S., shuttling cash and methamphetamines for the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel, Nicolas Salinas was nabbed by federal agents at the Laredo border crossing with nine kilograms of meth stashed in his vehicle. That was in 2012, but news just broke that the former Realtor of more than…

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From the Archives: 6 Ways Millennials Are Changing Real Estate Business

By Leah Shafer / December 23, 2015 /

For years, millennials have largely been thought of as renters, not buyers, but that has changed. Millennials, born from the early 1980s to the early 2000s, now represent the largest group of homebuyers in the U.S. at 32 percent, taking over from Generation X, according to the 2015 National Association of Realtors (NAR) Home Buyer…

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Rogers Healy Realtors Alex Prins and Ryan Schwartz Combined Fashion, Real Estate, And Animal Rescue For a Good Cause

By Joanna England / August 24, 2015 /

The Eberhard hosted an unlikely combination of causes and brands that turned out just right. It was where Rogers Healy Realtors Alex Prins and Ryan Schwartz hosted a fashion show for designer Stephen Goudeau, all benefiting no-kill shelter Operation Kindness. And it was a raging success.

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Online Reputation Management for Realtors In a (Sometimes) Hostile World

By Leah Shafer / August 21, 2015 /

Imagine yourself in this situation: You’re a Realtor with many years of experience, even more satisfied clients, and by and large, a happy career. Upon the urging of your brokerage, you’ve established a Google Business page, and encouraged people to leave reviews about their experiences with you on Yelp. Then one afternoon, you see a new…

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Ashley Madison Hack to Make our Market even Tighter!

By Jon Anderson / August 19, 2015 /

The illicit affair website Ashley Madison was hacked last month which exposed the personal information, credit cards and email addresses of many of its 39 million users. The hackers said they wouldn’t release the data if Ashley Madison shut down. It didn’t, so they did. Lawyers around the country are reporting an uptick in divorce-related…

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