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REALTORS: What real estate agents and brokers should be doing about WannaCry

The ransomware attack exploited a vulnerability that had been patched for two months -- but not everyone updated their systemsKey Takeaways WannaCry (also known by other names) is a piece of ransomware that exploited an operating system vulnerability to lock up files and hold them hostage. Use business-grade equipment, update your software, back up your data and work with partners who take security seriously.Are you running any business softwar

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MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL - Mothers list your property for $1. TODAY ONLY!

iPro will list all the mother's properties for $1. Today only! Click here to claim your deal.

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Welcome to the Team Mila Aguirre out of Los Angeles

Mila Aguirre & Steven Corser are incorporating music with selling real estate similar to iPro. With that, they've started a mission:Soles Of Passion founders Steven and Myla have created a nonprofit organization, the Freedom Assistance Foundation (FAF), in part to help victims of America’s foreclosure banksters. We call this FAF initiative the "FORECLOSURE ALERT FORCE". Through it, they hope to raise awareness with their music and lyrics,

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Welcome to the Team Steven Corser out of Los Angeles

Steven is incorporating music with selling real estate similar to iPro. With that, they've started a mission:Soles Of Passion founders Steven and Myla have created a nonprofit organization, the Freedom Assistance Foundation (FAF), in part to help victims of America’s foreclosure banksters. We call this FAF initiative the "FORECLOSURE ALERT FORCE". Through it, they hope to raise awareness with their music and lyrics, and raise money to help fore

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10 Sneaky Tricks to Make Your Living Room Look Expensive

vicnt/iStockNext to the kitchen, the living room is arguably the most important room in the home. True to its name, it's where life happens. It's where guests gather, where you spend lazy evenings by the fire (or basking in the soft glow of Netflix—no judgment here), and, in most floor plans, one of the first spaces you see upon entering your home.Don't you want it to look luxurious? We thought so. Fortunately, you don't have to spend busload

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REALTORS: How to Beat the Fear of Rejection

Fear is a good thing to have. If you’re afraid, you’re likely on the right path, pushing your boundaries to learn, improve, and reach goals. But some new agents let fear get the best of them, and they end up leaving the business.Hearing the word “no” from clients or prospects often leads to fear, but it’s a word agents must learn to deal with and work through. Make no mistake, agents will fail, says sales strategist Shari Levitin, found

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Housing Affordability Makes Slight Gains

Home prices are beginning to moderate, and national wages recently increased, helping to offset rising mortgage rates and buoy housing affordability in the first quarter of 2017, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.Sixty percent of new and existing homes sold between the beginning of January and the end of March were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $68,000, accordin

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Mortgage Rates Stuck in Holding Pattern

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage continues to hover around 4 percent for the fourth consecutive week.“Mixed economic reports over the last week have anchored the 30-year mortgage rate around the 4 percent mark,” says Sean Becketti, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.Freddie Mac reports the following national averages for the week ending May 11: 30-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 4.05 percent, with an average 0.5 point, rising from last week

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Foreclosures Plunge to Lowest Level Since 2005

Foreclosure filings—which include default notices, scheduled auctions, and bank repossessions—are down 23 percent from a year ago and have hit their lowest level since November 2005, according to the April 2017 U.S. Foreclosure Market report, released Thursday by ATTOM Data Solutions.“Foreclosure activity continued to search for a new post-recession floor in April thanks in large part to the performance of mortgages originated in the past s

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Agents Seeing Higher Income, Sales Volume

REALTORS® saw their median gross income increase 8 percent in 2016 year-over-year, as the average member also reported closing their highest number of transactions in recent years, according to the National Association of REALTORS® 2017 Member Profile, based on a survey of more than 165,000 members.REALTORS® saw transactions grow to 12 per agent, the highest since 2014. Median incomes rose from $39,200 in 2015 to $42,500 in 2016. The median gr

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