Realty Check

Web sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and ActiveRain present a golden opportunity to connect with friends, colleagues, and clients.
April 2009
You hear a lot about social media today, and rightly so.
Get the most benefit from these tools by following these basic rules:
Be authentic. Your profile is the first thing people will see when they visit your [...]

The new year is a new opportunity to upgrade, integrate, and streamline your operations. Learn more about the technologies that can make you a more effective professional.
By Michael Antoniak | January 2010
With each new year comes an opportunity to rethink the products and services that empower your real estate career. As 2010 dawns, the desire [...]

Joseph Ferrara of TheClozing.com, a real estate news aggregator site, predicts increased reliance on technology in the property industry in the coming year.
He expects more brokerages to go mobile or virtual to lower costs in a weak market; and he believes agents will take advantage of mobile video text-messaging to send virtual tours and [...]

KINGSTON (JIS):
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
“We have listened and we have heard,” was Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s response to public criticism of the tax package announced in the House of Representatives, last week Thursday.

In a national broadcast Wednesday night (December 23), Mr. Golding said, “the response from the people of Jamaica has been loud and profound.”

Jamaica Gleaner News – A Christmas miracle – Lead Stories – Thursday | December 24, 2009.

With Every Tweet, Provide a Takeaway
By Katherine Tarbox | September 2009
By now you’ve heard plenty of talk about the free microblogging service Twitter. The way it works is simple: Once you’re signed up, you can broadcast short (140 characters or fewer) text messages and links to your “followers” and receive updates from the people you [...]

With Cherryl Hanson-Simpson
Thursday, July 09, 2009
In challenging times there are always tremendous opportunities for smart investors to make profit. Despite the fact that we are in the middle of a reported recession, there are several ways to earn good returns from investing in Jamaica.
Right now, money market instruments are yielding attractive interest rates; government global [...]