Guides & Articles on Real Estate
Real Estate Virtual Tours
Real estate virtual tour software enhances your marketing efforts and helps find buyers
By LaRita Heet
The open house is no longer the only way to show property. With the invention of real estate virtual tours, potential buyers can see every room of a house or commercial property without ever leaving their computer. Virtual tour software has become one of the hottest marketing tools in the real estate industry, helping sellers design eye-catching and visually appealing tours. Here a...
Real Estate Agent and Broker Marketing Supplies
Get your real estate business moving with the best real estate supplies and marketing tools
By Frances Sharpe
Real estate marketing products can give real estate agents and brokers an advantage in an increasingly competitive industry. With the right real estate marketing materials and supplies, you can generate more leads and ultimately close more deals. Indeed, for any real estate agent, marketing is more important than ever before. Realtor supplies include basic tools, such as signs and ...
Renters Insurance
How to make sure your possessions are safe with renters insurance
By Lesley Graybeal
Renters insurance is very similar to homeowners insurance except that it applies to possessions on rental properties. Renters insurance also applies to businesses that rent their office or retail space and the products or materials housed in their rental space.Often, if you have any type of existing insurance, such as car insurance, your existing provider can extend your cove...
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Diversify your investment portfolio using Real Estate Investment Trusts
By A.S. White
Real estate is always a popular investment choice. After all, you are investing in an actual entity when you invest in real estate. It's not a bond that only exists on paper or a stock that is dependent on someone else running a business. One of the more interesting investment vehicles available are real estate investment trusts. A real estate investment trust, or REIT, is ...
Real Estate Finance Software
How to choose the right real estate financial software for your company
By Kelly Paynter
When projecting profits for current or future real estate holdings, having the proper real estate finance software is essential. Such programs are complex and involve numerous inputs; if you enter poor data, your results may not be to your liking.Despite the potential for error, most commercial real estate companies could not function without real estate financing software. When pu...
Health Care REITs
Invest in medical properties without owning them with health care REITs
By Doug Dannon
A good way to make money off the health care sector is by investing in health care real estate investment trusts, also called health care REITs. Health care REITs are companies which buy, sell, manage and develop properties. A health care REIT can be bought or sold on the New York Stock Exchange or through any equity brokerage.On the National Association of Real Estate Investment T...
Residential Real Estate Investment Trusts
Invest in other people's homes with residential real estate investment trusts
By Doug Dannon
The single-largest investment most people make is in real estate, with the investment in the home they live in. But what about investing in the home someone else lives in? A good way to play the market is with apartment investments and other residential investments through residential real estate investment trusts.There are two types of residential real estate investment trusts, ca...
Real Estate and Construction Database Software
Find the right real estate and construction database software to boost your profit margin
By A.S. White
Whether you're looking to keep track of your clients, your service providers, your properties or your listings, you need database software for real estate professionals that will help you keep yourself organized. Looking at real estate databases doesn't seem that important, but it really can make the difference. When you use a quality real estate or construction database, y...
Urban Planning
Familiarity with city planning can help get your project off the ground
By Wesley Ratko
The city planning department or city planning commission serves two main functions: to write and enforce municipal codes like zoning, subdivision and land development, and to prepare comprehensive plans. Code enforcement is executed primarily through the approval of development plans. If elements of your plan conflict with the community's stated code or don't conform to the...
Real Estate Applications and Forms
Real estate applications and forms keep your business running smoothly
By Amy Jo Garner
Real estate forms are used in all real estate transactions, whether you're a real estate professional or an individual. Both residential and commercial real estate transactions require real estate legal forms, and the legality and enforceability of any contract depends on the accuracy of the forms used. Each state has its own laws governing real estate, so you should always be ...
Retail and Shopping Center Developers
Mall developers maximize land use and profits for retail tenants and property owners
By Marianne Moro
If you own land and want to build a shopping mall on it, or if you have a store and want to maximize profits with a better location, mall developers are in the business of purchasing and/or developing land and adding stores and restaurants to malls under construction. A mall can range from a 5-store strip mall to a huge shopping kingdom like the Mall of America. Whatever you envisi...
Commercial Real Estate in Nevada
Purchase Nevada commercial property for a lucrative long-term business investment
By Kristen McClung
Commercial real estate in Nevada can be a financially advantageous investment option. Commercial real estate properties have the potential to make considerably more income than residential properties. However, before investing in Nevada commercial property for sale, take the time to conduct a thorough commercial property analysis.If you are new to the commercial real estate industr...
Urban Planning Jobs
Develop the space you live in with jobs in urban planning
By Shannon Tani
You don't have to live in a big city in order to get city planning jobs. Almost all types of living areas, from the smallest town to the largest metropolis offer some time of city planning employment.Those who have urban planning careers help to make a city run smoothly. This means taking aesthetics, safety, and more recently, environmental concerns into account whenever buildi...
Colorado Applications and Forms
Find Colorado real estate forms, applications and contracts
By Jennifer Ehlenfeldt
Colorado real estate contract forms, applications and more are available through several online resources. Make the process of drafting legally binding contracts easier with the help of pre-written forms that you use as part of your every day business life. Find the Colorado applications and forms you need online, and compare your options carefully before choosing the right templat...
Hawaii Applications and Forms
Find state of Hawaii real estate forms, applications and contracts online
By Jennifer Ehlenfeldt
Real estate forms for Hawaii are available through several online resources. Make the process of drafting legally binding contracts easier with the help of pre-written forms that you use as part of your every day business life. Find the Hawaii applications and forms you need online, and compare your options carefully before choosing the right templates for your business dealings.Wh...
Florida Multiple Listing Services
Florida MLS maximizes exposure of properties and provides a convenient home buying tool
By Kristen McClung
Florida Multiple Listing Services (MLS) are powerful marketing tools providing home data to a wide network of Realtors. The Florida real estate MLS features a sophisticated database sharing information about properties for sale by Realtors throughout Florida. The Florida MLS offers timely, effective and efficient distribution of information about current homes for sale. Any real es...
California Multiple Listing Services
California MLS maximizes exposure of properties and provides a convenient home buying tool
By Kristen McClung
California Multiple Listing Services (MLS) are powerful marketing tools providing home data to a wide network of Realtors. The California real estate MLS features a sophisticated database sharing information about properties for sale by Realtors throughout California. The California MLS offers timely, effective and efficient distribution of information about residential property li...
State Housing Agencies and Authorities
Work with state housing agencies and authorities for increased real estate sales
By Patti Richards
A state real estate agency is there when potential buyers need an extra boost getting into a home. First-time home buyers often need special assistance with financing and qualifying for interest rates that make their dream of home ownership a reality.The housing finance authority in your state helps low income families and people without credit get loans who, in many cases, couldn&...
Maryland Real Estate Agents
Find quality real estate companies in Maryland
By Jennifer Ehlenfeldt
A Maryland real estate agency is the best place to start when you're buying or selling a property. Look for an agent with experience with the type of property you're selling or buying, whether it is a home, business or land. Look for Md real estate brokers that have offices close to you, but extend your search for an agent beyond the local area if you need help with a speci...
Arizona Real Estate Agents
Find Realtors in Arizona for selling or buying commercial or residential property
By Jennifer Ehlenfeldt
A Realtor in Arizona is the best place to start when you're buying or selling a home or piece of Arizona commercial real estate. Find an agent that's experienced with the type of property you're interested in buying or selling. Look for AZ real estate brokers that have offices close to you, but extend your search for an agent beyond the local area if you need help with ...
California Real Estate Agents
Find quality real estate agents in California when buying or selling property
By Jennifer Ehlenfeldt
Real estate agencies in California are the best place to start when you're buying or selling a home or piece of California commercial real estate. Find an agent that's experienced with the type of property you're interested in buying or selling. Look for CA real estate brokers that have offices close to you, but extend your search for an agent beyond the local area if y...
Residential Real Estate Information Resources
Sell more homes with residential real estate market research
By Shannon Tani
Residential real estate information resources are important for all of those who work in the real estate industry. With the right residential real estate market research, you can help customers to buy or sell homes.In any economy, it's important to know how to price a home that's for sale. Setting the price too high could lose potential buyers, while setting the price too l...
Real Estate Property Lease Audit Consultants
Real estate property lease audit consultants save you money while improving your business
By Angela Roe
Research the ways in which real estate property lease audit consultants can save your business money. Lease auditing helps you avoid overspending errors, whether in the form of simple math errors or lease misinterpretations. Whether your lease is based on percentages or you're dealing with sub-tenant billings, lease audits are likely to reveal savings for your business.Leas...
Real Estate Closing Services
Real estate closing services can make or break your real estate agency
By Angela Roe
If you want your real estate business to succeed, choose experienced real estate closing service providers who can help every party involved in the real estate transaction understand the paperwork and details involved. Ask how much time is allotted for the closing process and make sure there is enough time for each party to peruse the paperwork and gain a clear understanding of...
Caribbean Residential Real Estate
Build a successful Caribbean residential real estate business
By Angela Roe
If you're getting started on a real esate career in the Caribbean, develop a working relationship with Carribean property developers. That way, you'll know what developments are being planned and in what price points. Help guide your clients through the confusion of residential real estate prices so they can find and afford the Caribbean real estate of their dreams.Educ...
