Commercial Real Estate Technology

Commercial professionals like you have access to a number of business tools and organizations that support your success as part of your NAR membership.

CommercialSearch™ and Xceligent®

NAR’s REALTOR Benefits® Program partner, Xceligent® provides a suite of commercial real estate information services and preferred pricing exclusively for NAR members at CommercialSearch.com. This national listing platform offers a basic broker loaded and research platform, as well as a premium service.
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Poor families spend $600 more on prom than wealthier ones

Poor families plan to spend more than 5% of their income on prom this year, according to a new survey.

Facebook Scrapbooks lets you tag kids, pets

Photos of kids, cats and babies are all over Facebook. A new feature called Scrapbooks gives proud parents a way organize all those images by giving each beloved kid or animal their own tag.

6 Awesome MailChimp Automation Hacks – Lead Scored Emails, Pre-Filled Forms & More!

For the last couple of years, I have been running marketing automation campaigns for large corporations and multinational brands that want to take their marketing strategy to the next level. The work involves advanced clustering and segmentation, automated email flows, social media integration, lead management, and other push and pull mechanisms for personalizing the brand’s […]

Americans just aren't spending

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How Onnit Can Use KISSmetrics to Drive Their Growth

Launched in 2010, Onnit is a fast-growing company that sells nutritional supplements, food, and fitness products. Most products Onnit sells are their own private label, while a few are from third-party sellers. Many of Onnit’s products are consumables, meaning that customers need to reorder on a regular basis. Therefore, the key to Onnit’s success and […]

Robin Williams' wife, kids fight over his estate

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Boom! The Dow is surging 250+ points

Remember all those worries about earnings and the economy that caused a big slump on Wall Street last week?

This man bet $100K that there's a startup bubble

One man is betting $100,000 that there is -- in fact -- a tech bubble. But he's hardly an adamant bubble theorist.

JetBlue blues: System outage briefly grounds flights

Ugh, Monday morning! A system outage at JetBlue Airways briefly grounded its flights early Monday.

Apple's Tim Cook: Anti-gay laws are 'dangerous'

Apple CEO Tim Cook has spoken out against anti-LGBT legislation in the U.S., saying the new laws are "very dangerous" and contrary to America's founding principles.?

'Things will not change' after sex bias verdict without push

The sex bias court case that rocked Silicon Valley for five weeks came to a close on Friday -- but many are hoping the spotlight on gender discrimination won't fade anytime soon.

Driving SaaS Growth With Customer Success

A business cannot survive without loyal customers. SaaS companies depend on recurring customers. Ecommerce companies need repeat purchase customers. Consumer internet companies need visitors to keep coming back on a routine basis. Happy customers are loyal customers. That’s why within many SaaS companies there is a department for customer success. It’s more than a support […]

Angie's List halts Indiana expansion over anti-gay law

Add Angie's List to the roster of companies and business interests taking a stand against Indiana's new anti-gay law.

WrestleMania 31 is coming. Time to buy WWE stock?

Shares of WWE are up more than 30% so far in 2015

Real Property Valuation Forum in DC

Learn about How New Technology is Guiding Valuations on May 12 in Washington, DC at the Real Property Valuation Forum.

Germanwings crash compensation: What we know

Lufthansa and its insurers have begun the grim task of working out how to compensate families of the victims of this week's Germanwings plane crash.

15 Google Analytics Tips to Speed Up Your Website Data Analysis & Optimization

Would you like to achieve more in less time and with less effort? The success of any online business depends on how quickly it can turn insights into action. This is true for data analysis as well. The good news is that you are about to learn 15 actionable tips you can use with Google […]

It's getting harder to afford a home

Home price appreciation has been outpacing wage growth in the last two years , which means it's getting harder to afford buying a home.

It's getting harder to afford a home

A rebound in home prices is good news in the wake of the housing crash -- but there can be too much of a good thing.

This startup could help thwart school bombings

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Distraught Germanwings pilots refuse to fly

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4 reasons to sell your home now

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New Ford car automatically obeys speed limits

Ford says it has the answer for speed demons who can't keep their pedals off the metal: A car that reads speed limit signs and automatically slows down.

What $100,000 in student debt feels like

Loads. Of. Debt.

'Fast & Furious' becomes Universal Studios' newest ride

"Fast & Furious" isn't just a movie anymore. It's a theme park ride.

Aston Martin unveils its future

Aston Martin has been to the brink of bankruptcy more than a few times in its 100-year history.

How to Develop “Strategy” In B2B Content Marketing

If you’re judging by the title, this could be one heck of a scary article to read. Scary, long, and way too complicated. You don’t have time for this, do you? I’m going to go ahead and tell you the point of this article, so you know upfront what I’m trying to accomplish, and why […]

China loves buying European companies

China is on a shopping spree in Europe, snapping up companies on the cheap thanks to the weak euro.

This man helped turn China into an economic power

Lee Kuan Yew, who has died at 91, was one of Asia's greatest economic visionaries and his ideas helped inspire China's rise over the past 40 years.

The best performing investment under Obama is...

Long-term investors know not to get caught up in the daily stock market gyrations. You set a plan and stick to it, with a little rebalancing along the way.

Top 5 CMO Mistakes & How to Avoid Them (The Mistakes, Not the CMOs)

Introducing the 5 most difficult jobs in America, according to Career Overview: Coal Mining President of the United States Alaskan Crab Fishing Mercenary Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Confession: I may have bumped up CMO a few spots. OK, a few hundred spots, but that job is darn hard. (I’m blending CMO and Director of Marketing […]

Look what these homes are hiding

Whether they are for storage, work, security or just plain fun -- home owners are adding secret rooms to their construction plans.

Protect Your Brand: Push Your Product, Not the Promotion

Brand promotion through email marketing is a crucial tool for customer acquisition and engagement. Many businesses waste precious effort and resources because they don’t plan their brand promotion properly. Traditionally, retailers have been able to just post huge signs and distribute flyers making consumers aware of the sale in the back. Their storefronts could remain […]

Tag Heuer to make Google-powered smartwatch

It's the ultimate status symbol for technophiles.

Sony's PlayStation 4 finally goes on sale in China

Here's the good news for Chinese gamers: Sony's PlayStation 4 is finally on sale in the country. The bad news? Only six games are available.

10 Ways to Capture Email Leads Without Disturbing Your Visitors

Your email list is your biggest asset! Michael Hyatt, the “intentional leadership” author has built a multimillion-dollar business on the strength of his email list (115,000 and counting). (Source: His blog.) According to him and other industry experts, list building is the key to a regal online presence. But list building often annoys people. The […]

Gates, Bloomberg join forces to fight big tobacco

Two of America's richest men have teamed up to fight big tobacco.

What an interest rate increase means for real people

Many Americans don't pay much attention to what Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and "the Fed" do, but that could change very soon.

Target hack victims could get up to $10,000

Target is proposing to pay customers who suffered from a 2013 data breach up to $10,000 each in damages.

4 SEO Data Reports You Haven’t Looked at In a While (and Should)

We marketers are drowning in a sea of metrics. We have more numbers, statistics, analytics, percentages, pie charts, line graphs, and data crunching than we know what to do with. Why in the world am I going to tell you to look at four more? Here’s why. Often, we look at the same metrics over […]

Microsoft will let you unlock Windows 10 with your face

With a quick glance at your Windows 10 laptop, you'll be able to unlock it -- without entering a password.

Cheap oil is costing 100,000 jobs

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The Blues Brothers is now a record label too

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Tim Cook: Steve Jobs wasn't a 'greedy, selfish egomaniac'

Steve Jobs might not have been such a bad guy, after all.

How to Multiply App Downloads with One Simple Localization Test

As of last July, there was a combined total of 2.5 million apps in the Google Play App Store and the Apple App Store. The app stores get more and more competitive every year, and app publishers are using every available advantage to increase their downloads. Number of apps in each of the app stores, […]

Low-cost airline plans $15 flight to Europe

Dreaming of a European vacation? It may pay to wait a few years.

Nintendo is finally bringing Mario to your smartphone

Nintendo will soon unleash Mario and Luigi on your smartphone.

McDonald's workers allege unsafe working conditions

Some McDonald's workers claim that they've been hurt on the job due to unsafe working conditions.

Oil plunges to a 6-year low. Is $30 a barrel next?

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101 Ways to Source Content Ideas

As the author of thousands of blog posts, one question I often get is: How do you think of new ideas for blog posts? I have had occasional writer’s block; but for the most part, coming up with ideas has never been an issue. If you pay attention to the world around you and listen […]

Dairy Queen is giving away ice cream

Here's a tasty way to start your week.

Macau's economy slumps 17% after anti-corruption drive

Talk about a bust. Macau's economy shrank by a whopping 17.2% in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to the Chinese territory's statistical agency.

Uber investor: Millennials just don't care about cars

Millennials hate cars and love convenience. And Uber is tapping into both of those trends.

Steve Case: We're at a pivotal point in the Internet's history

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Driving Sustainable Business Growth

Growth is unique challenge. Knowing how and when to grow are just a few of the challenges young companies face. Three panelists at Airbnb recently chatted about these challenges. The panelists were: Annie Chang, who runs product at Homejoy. Sam Schillace, who is VP of Engineering at Box. Gustaf Alströmer is a product manager on […]

McDonald's should take a lesson from Shake Shack

Plenty of people have compared the burgers at Shake Shack, McDonald's and Wendy's. They judge the beef, the bun and the quality of the condiments.

How to Solve the Biggest Pricing Challenge in the SaaS Industry

Don’t kid yourself. SaaS pricing is not easy. I understand. I have made a few mistakes when it comes to pricing. Through trial and error (life’s greatest teachers), I’ve learned how to price a product, how to improve customer LTV, and how to add features that improve sales and don’t cannibalize business resources. I want […]

Surprise! Economy speeds up, pollution stalls

Here's a surprise: The world economy sped up last year but the volume of dirty gases pumped into the air didn't budge.

Cleveland's rents soar ahead of Republican convention

When the politicians move into downtown Cleveland for the 2016 Republican National Convention next summer, many residents will be moving out -- and renting their homes for more than 10 times the normal cost.

Scammer tries to swindle top tax-crime fighter

You know tax scams are getting seriously out of hand when a criminal posing as an IRS agent calls one of the country's top tax-crime fighters, hoping to scare him into sending money.

Asian Investors Lead International Commercial Investment in U.S. and Canada, says NAR Survey

WASHINGTON (March 12, 2015) – International investment in commercial real estate is dominated by Asian interests in both Canada and the U.S., according to a new survey from the Richard J. Rosenthal Center for Real Estate Studies at REALTOR® University and the National Association of Realtors®.

The survey found that 47 percent of Canadian respondents and 41 percent of those in the U.S. indicated that their international clients were from... Read More

The Forbidden Channel: Grow Your SaaS Business Through Direct Email

Some argue that the cold call is dead. However, if my growing business is any proof, the cold email pitch is alive and thriving. And, besides, in a world where spam filters are increasingly sensitive and most cold emails are decidedly unwelcome in a decision-maker’s inbox, then how could anyone be so successful with this […]

Shake Shack gets burned: Stock falls 7%

After a hot public debut last month, Shake Shack's first earnings report left Wall Street cold.