by Robert Wilson | Sep 9, 2016 | Member News
Each month, the FORCE features some of its new members in its newsletter. Here are some of the agents we’ve recently welcomed to our network: Dru Ellender Coldwell Banker Gallerie Realty I am a broker/ owner of Gallerie Realty in Sulphur, Louisiana, graduated from McNeese State University in 1977 and began my real estate career [...]
by Robert Wilson | Sep 9, 2016 | Member News
In today’s competitive real estate market, it’s more important than ever to hire quality employees. However, this is usually easier said than done. Hiring the right person for your team can sometimes seem like a “luck of the draw situation”. A study by Forbes shows that a startling 48 percent of employees fail within their [...]
by Robert Wilson | Sep 6, 2016 | Member News
As FORCE agents, we’re called upon to manage the sales process from one end to the other seamlessly. Once we are (apparently) finished with purchase negotiations, we are faced with the home inspection component. If not handled correctly, all the work from the purchase phase will disappear... and so will the deal. Buyer or [...]
by Robert Wilson | Aug 25, 2016 | Member News
We polled our members to see what questions they have for asset managers. A few of our members want to know: Why isn’t title cleared before listing a property? Also, why aren’t tax, title, and lien searched before listing? Clay Lehman, principal at Resolute Asset Management explains: Title is one of the more interesting aspects [...]
by Robert Wilson | Aug 25, 2016 | Member News
Over the past year, United States Real Estate Services, Inc. (USRES) has nearly doubled its client base for origination services, with partial thanks going to the services offered by its subsidiary company, RES.NET. Through a recent partnership with Mercury Network, the company now offers a fully integrated system to manage vendor workflow processes in compliance [...]
by Robert Wilson | Aug 19, 2016 | Member News
Aerial Photography Takes Off in Real Estate with the Help of Personal Drones As drones become increasingly common and more affordable, some real estate agents are using these aircraft to help market properties, and experts expect the trend to grow. Aerial photographs are increasingly common in real estate marketing. These images are ideal for [...]