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Getting a Loan May Be Easier than You Think: Part 1 Choosing a Loan

Lending is a lot tighter than it used to be. During the height of the housing bubble mortgage loans were large and plentiful, but the new lending market is a lot more discerning. Don’t let that scare you, though. Part of the description of the lending market as tough is in comparison to how very [...]Read More →

3 reasons to start your career with RealEstateExpress.com

So many people are struggling to find a career that they can feel secure in during these tough economic times. One surprising front-runner that is expected to see a lot of opportunity for employment over the next few years is the real estate industry. The real estate market recovery is not a matter of if [...]Read More →

Taking an Active Role Within Your Association is Easier Than You Think

Brooke Wolford

By Brooke Wolford

I recently had a meeting for the Metro YPN committee of the St. Paul Association of REALTORS®.  Ron Covert, chief executive officer, joined us to see what was going on with our newly-revamped YPN.

One of the questions he asked us was, “How do we get the younger generation involved with the association?”  Seems like a relatively easy task from my ...

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There Are Givers and There Are Takers: Taking an Active Role in Your Profession

Brett Caviness

By Brett Caviness

From the first year I got my license as a college student, I knew I wanted to be involved in the real estate business as much as possible.  I started by attending the Iowa REALTORS® Legislative Bus-in where I quickly realized the power we as individuals have to take part in the political landscape that is our real estate industry. Real ...

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Duty’s Calling, YPN

Nobu Hata

By Nobu Hata

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that we’re living and working in a tenuously linked society right now.  Hyper-political-mumbo-jumbo is being thrown around to a jaded audience, and we are more polarized and fractured than ever before.

That same thing could be said for the real estate industry.

Data, IDX, syndication, broker-centric, agent-centric, consumer-centric, lead-generation, third parties, anti-property owner legislation, technological ...

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YPN Rocked 2011

Brooke Wolford

By Brooke Wolford

This year was truly amazing for my fellow YPN’ers.  I don’t think I have ever been so proud to be a part of YPN. The Young Professionals Network has grown so much and our presence has become very well known. Nobody can deny the fact that we are leaders in the real estate world.

I remember when I first got involved with YPN ...

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