Tips for Working the Luxury Home Market
According to one luxury home expert: “We’ve rented helicopters to fly prospects into wine tasting events at a luxury home listing. We park a yacht at the listing’s dock and have live music and catered food to make it festive.” Check out more tips and stories from real estate professionals in the luxury home market on how they cater to these high-end clients. Read More

There's an App for That
NAR reports that 60 to 80 percent of consumers work with the first agent who responds to them. So being able to reach and communicate with consumers when they're interested in learning about real estate is essential. Which applications can we use to make this science of staying connected more fun and engaging? Read More

Webinar: Building Brands and Credibility in Real Estate
As a young professional or someone new to real estate, it’s tough to jump in and start making money without a trusted personal brand and years of experience to help you make your case to potential clients. Through this 60-minute webinar, Kaira Sturdivant Rouda, president of Real Living, will show you the steps to create your new brand, helping you gain new clients and overcome challenges that many new pros face. Read More

National Conference: San Diego
Join us in San Diego, November 11-15, for education from top-rated speakers, as well as networking with real estate professionals from across the country. Come and participate in our forums to share your expertise, to make new business contacts and to learn from top thought leaders in the real estate industry. Read More

Leadership Skills Training: San Diego
Women’s Council is offering an exciting day of Leadership Skills Training to provide training, practice and take-away tools in important leadership areas, such as public speaking skills, planning and delivering an effective meeting and conflict management strategies. This event will be held in San Diego in conjunction with the National Conference. Read More

Leadership Academy Highlights
Each year, the Leadership Academy is designed to prepare Women’s Council’s incoming State and Local Chapter Presidents for their year ahead. Hundreds of WCR leaders from across the U.S. attended this year's event, July 31 to August 2, for training on a range of effective chapter leadership topics. A special thanks to all the faculty who volunteered their time to make this event successful. Also, check out our photo slideshow from this and other WCR events.

President's Blog
Check out the latest from Becky Hill's travels as your 2009 National President, as well as meeting snapshots from across the country. Read More

Upcoming Events
Webinars
Check out upcoming live webinars from Women's Council, as well as recorded sessions.

Leadership Skills Training
November 11, 2009
San Diego, CA
Registration now open.

National Conference
November 11-15, 2009
San Diego, CA
Registration now open.

Designation Courses

The Performance Management Network Designation digs deep into the topics that are driving the marketplace and shaping your business. Course Schedule | New Designees

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