Get no respect? Here’s how to elevate our profession

Broker-owner Butch Leiber offers tips for providing a higher level of service to clients and conveying a higher level of professionalism to the public.

Bored? Distracted? Here’s the real reason you don’t meditate

You know that mindful practices can change how you feel and how you work, but the truth is they're often boring and hard to implement. That's actually the whole point, Aaron Hendon writes.

Cultivate enduring relationships from first contact to lifelong client

Leverage past clients, drum up new business and show your value with these relationship-building strategies from luxury real estate agent Evan Roth.

Slight pickup in homebuyer loan demand may prove short-lived

Applications for purchase mortgages were up 2 percent last week when compared to the week before but down 1 percent from a year ago, according to a weekly survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association.