
May 24, 2013 | by David Charron
I have never met Teresa Boardman. I know her virtually – we communicated a few years ago via email, but if I wanted to buy or sell a home, I would want to have someone like Teresa to help me. She seems like a really smart person and posts her thoughts (I am sure) only after careful thought. My guess... Continue Reading

May 24, 2013 | by Ellen
Mansion—the luxury real estate section of the Wall Street Journal—published a full-length piece on how the high-end real estate scene in DC and its suburbs has not only weathered the recession but come out swinging. MRIS and RBI were able to provide a few of the statistics for the article and CMO John Heithaus spent an afternoon with one of... Continue Reading

May 23, 2013 | by Jess
New Keystone is coming, and we have a new tutorial to help you get ready! Take a few minutes to watch the video below to learn about what new features are in store for you: Remember: All available Keystone Help resources are on MRIS.com/KeystoneHelp including class registrations, quick tip sheets, tutorial videos and more.

May 22, 2013 | by Ellen
Real estate agents have often found success by specializing in certain submarkets such as specific neighborhoods or people buying a home for the first time but what about the unique set of skills required to work with sellers who are also going through a divorce? The New York Times reports on what it takes to manage two people who aren’t... Continue Reading

May 21, 2013 | by Jess
Check out this short slideshow on the Mortgage Interest Deduction: The Short Version of What Every REALTOR® Needs to Know about Housing Tax Incentives. The Mortgage Interest Deduction from Nar Res There are a number of SlideShares available that may be of interest to you, such as: Overview of Recent National Association of REALTORS® Research Reports Challenges & Opportunities in... Continue Reading

May 20, 2013 | by RISMedia
Combine our technology-driven world and today’s evolving real estate market and you have a good recipe for one overwhelmed real estate professional. In addition to the daily challenges of listing and selling properties, you now have the added must-do’s of keeping your website up to date, blogging, creating and posting to your social media pages and sending mailers. What are... Continue Reading

May 17, 2013 | by Ellen
After the monthly RBI stats were released last week, the local blog Urban Turf decided to dig a little deeper to look at exactly which neighborhoods were seeing the most activity. Corey Hart at RBI did some in-depth data mining to find out which zip codes in and around Washington have the shortest days on market and, surprisingly, Logan Circle... Continue Reading

May 16, 2013 | by Jess
Earlier this week, MRIS Chief Marketing Officer John L. Heithaus sat down with NewsChannel8′s Bruce DePuyt to talk about the state of the DC market. Watch the full interview here.

May 15, 2013 | by Jess
While we are gearing up for the release of New Keystone, we’d like to take a moment to point out one of the lesser known features already available that you can start using right now! When you use Media Connect to upload your listing photos into Keystone, you are able to edit these photos while working in Keystone, too! It’s... Continue Reading

May 14, 2013 | by Celeste
Editor’s Note: This guest post was written by Celeste Starchild, VP, Sales and Marketing of ListHub. ListHub is the industry’s leading agent/broker syndication tool for managing the complexities of marketing your listings online. ListHub’s syndication marketing service is available to all MRIS customers for free. Learn more about ListHub on MRIS.com or at ListHub.com. Accurate online listing information has been a sore point for the... Continue Reading