Our Reason Why
Walking back from this morning’s State Presidents session, I encountered this line which snaked along for several blocks. I chatted with several people in line who had cheerfully been there…
Stories by Raphael Barta
The Science and Industry of Partying
Okay, true confession, it’s not all meetings, presentations, committee work, seminars, and continuing ed classes. Just like all those activities are done to the highest standard here at the REALTORS®…
The Candidates Forum
The Candidates Forum for Vice President of the National Association of REALTORS® was moderated by Past President of NAR, Mr. Chris Polychron. The packed room was full of very attentive,…
Real Results realtor.com®
I’m hearing quite often these days, “So I saw your listing on realtor.com®, and I’m calling you for more information about it.” I stopped by to see what other cool…
Two Stars Get Five Stars
One of the highlights of the conference is the presentation by Dr. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of REALTORS®, and no matter how many times Dr. Yun…
Commercial Committee
At this year’s Commerical Committee we had round tables with real issues that affect us right now and got great feedback from expert practitioners. Taking the ALERT report chapter by…
The Solutions Pool: Dive In!!!
There are only 50 state presidents (and three from US territories), and I happen to be one of them. That’s a manageable number of contacts. The state with the most…
How to Be in Two Places at the Same Time
Dear fellow REALTORS® Conference attendees, as I reviewed the program with so many interesting topics and expert speakers, I was freaking out about FOMO. I have Commercial Committee and State…
The Big Event
In my real estate market, autumn is a great up-cycle of activity. The summer procrastinator buyers are more motivated and October/November is one the strongest periods for closings. No one…
