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ADVERTISEMENT ATTENTION BROKERS: CUT COSTS when you stop wasting money on ads that don't work. 87% of buyers look for homes online, so lock them up as active prospects for your agents. SEE HOW WITH REALTYGENERATOR TODAY'S TOP STORIES = Premium Member News - Join Now » Monday, February 22, 2010 'Gentleman cowboy' a master schmoozer By MARY UMBERGER Jim Austin is a cowboys fan. That's cowboys with a little C. Austin is a commercial real estate broker and Texas transplant who a few years ago stumbled across an apparent fact of African-American history -- that among those who settled the West were significant numbers of blacks. And that few people today are aware of it. More » Poll: MLSs undecided on RPR Size of multiple listing service not a factor in desire to participate Interactive floor plans going mobile From Future of Real Estate Marketing Dual-agency disclosure makes no sense Letter to the Editor ARM loans: a risk worth taking? Part 1: Mortgage selection in post-crisis market READER COMMENT "Let's leverage new cloud computing technologies and re-engineer a real National MLS with common data, interfaces and exchanges. We can do this. Why aren't we?" --Barrett Powell SPECIAL REPORTS To Be a Broker A Real Estate Crystal Ball Social, mobile, local real estate More Special Reports »	ADVERTISEMENT Find the Hidden Buyers in Your Marketplace: Profitably seize the opportunity waiting for agents in this distressed market. These "must-buy" buyers, who can and will buy right now and won't keep waiting for lower prices or better times, require different …Continued OTHER TOP STORIES Light at end of foreclosure tunnel? Fed acts for appearance's sake Home-price declines ease in December Technology will never replace agents A triple whammy for townhouse buyer Latest News »
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