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Leadership Conference

By Intero Real Estate | September 11th, 2009 0 Comments

Blefari speaks at RisMedia Conference

Intero CEO Gino Blefari spoke this week at RISMedia’s Top 5 in Real Estate Network Leadership Conference in New York. On this video blog, Sara Bonert, director of broker services at Zillow, discusses what Blefari and others said during the conference.

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Real Estate Conference

By Intero Real Estate | August 20th, 2009 0 Comments

Blefari to be featured speaker at RISMedia Conference

Gino Blefari will be among the featured speakers during the opening session of RISMedia’s Top 5 in Real Estate Network Leadership Conference.

The conference will be held Sept. 9-10 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The opening session, Preparing for Tomorrow…Today – “The Perspective of Industry Leaders,” will be held from 2:30-5 p.m. Sept. 9.

Other panelists speaking with Belfari include Tami Bonnell, U.S. President of EXIT Realty Corp., Carter Murdoch, senior vice president of Bank of America, and Sherry Chris, President and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate.

They will discuss the breakdown of market opportunities today and next year, banks, REOs, and credit challenges.

Other panels during the two-day conference will address social networking, tips and tricks for listing listing presentations, and the luxury market in recessionary times.

For a full schedule, click here.

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More Tips for Success

By Intero Real Estate | January 15th, 2009 0 Comments

Articles offer tips for business success, afternoon slumps

Network more, reconnect with clients, and get involved in the community.

Those are just a few of the “business-builders’ that Margaret Kelly, CEO of RE/MAX International suggests in a recent article on RISMedia.com.

Here are a few other ideas from Kelley: Work with a real estate trainer or coach, update your marketing plan and try a social media site.

Kelly’s full list of ideas for 2009 can be found here.

Meanwhile, Liz Reyer of Reyer Coaching & Consulting offers some advice on how to recharge and become productive if you tend to get “fuzzy” in the afternoon. A short break to get your momentum back is all it takes, she says.

She advises that when a slump hits in the afternoon you should take a walk or stretch, drink some water and have a small snack. Other ideas she proposes: do a few lines of a crossword puzzle to get your brain fired up, chat with a co-worker, or just close your eyes.

For the full article, click here, at RISMedia.com, or here. 

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Economic Rescue

By Intero Real Estate | October 26th, 2008 0 Comments

Blefari offers his thoughts about the bailout bill

Intero Real Estate Services Founder, President and CEO Gino Blefari says the bailout bill President Bush recently signed into law was needed but it will take time for consumer confidence to build up again in the real estate market.

Blefari made his statements to RISMedia, which recently asked several experts in the real estate industry to comment for its series, “The Bailout-Looking Ahead,” about The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

In a Q&A with RISMedia, Blefari says people aren’t purchasing homes now because they are waiting to see what will happen with their jobs and with the economy.

“We have a lot of instability and uncertainty in this country right now,” Blefari said. “We’ll have to wait and see how the country reacts to the bailout once things start to happen and the election is over.”

However, he told RISMedia that now is a great time to invest in real estate because prices are down. He also said there are plenty of great deals from foreclosures.

For the full article, please click here.

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REALTORS® Conference & Expo

By Intero Real Estate | October 16th, 2008 0 Comments

Blefari among RisMedia’s Power Broker Forum panelists

Intero President and CEO Gino Blefari will be among the panelists at RISMedia’s Power Broker Forum next month during the REALTORS® Conference and Expo in Orlando.

Blefari will participate in a forum called “The Power Broker Perspective: Restoring Real Estate Confidence.” It will be held from 12:30-2 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Orange County Convention Center.

The discussion is expected to focus on today’s market and the economic crisis, as well as provide insight for working with the media and tips on how to work with the “psyche of today’s real estate consumer.”

For more information on the forum, contact Stephanie Andre at Stephanie@rismedia.com

The REALTORS® Conference & Expo, sponsored by the National Association of Realtors® is being held Nov. 7-10. It will include programs for sales agents, brokers, property managers and IT professionals. More than 500 exhibitors will be at the conference.

Cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will give the conference’s General Session presentation on Nov. 8.

More information can be found here.

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Entry-Level Home Affordability

By Intero Real Estate | August 21st, 2008 0 Comments

C.A.R. says affordability of starter homes doubles

A new report from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS@ says the percentage of households that could afford an entry-level home in California doubled in the second quarter of 2008 compared with the same time the previous year.

The association says the percentage of households that could afford a starter home was 48 percent, compared with 24 percent from the same period a year ago.

“The minimum housing income needed to purchase an entry-level home at $329,120 in California in the second quarter of 2008 was $62,870, based on an adjustable interest rate of 5.69 percent and assuming a 10 percent down payment,” C.A.R. reports this week.

C.A.R. says first-time buyers usually buy a house “equal to 85 percent of the prevailing median price. The monthly payment including taxes and insurance was $2,100 for the second quarter of 2008.”

Click here for the full report.

In other news, Tom Tognoli, Intero’s chief operating officer, will be speaking at RISMedia’s annual Leadership Conference next month. RISMedia says the two-day conference “focuses on building stronger real estate and relocation businesses and the future of our industry.” The conference will take place Sept. 3-4 at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York.

Click here for more information.

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