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Win a Free Tech Audit
Women's Council is awarding a private consulting session with the incomparable Matthew Ferrara & Company to evaluate the effectiveness of your online presence. Better still, the results of your "tech audit" will appear in a future issue of our eConnect Newsletter, giving you free exposure to more than 12,000 top real estate professionals across the country. Visit our Facebook page and scroll down to our June 23rd update to enter today.

Time to Get Creative with Your SEO
SEO is all the rage today because the few REALTORS® who "get it" in any given market are often able to dominate local real estate results in the search engines – and there's a lot of business being generated by those who know how to convert. Tech expert Dustin Luther explains the three areas on which you can focus to improve your search engine rankings. Read More

Leading Women: Colleen Badagliacco
Colleen Badagliacco has been an influential leader in the real estate industry for decades, first with the California Association of REALTORS® and then NAR. Today, she’s a major donor for RPAC and also works with calREDD, an initiative to pull together all California real property records regardless of status. This month, Colleen shares her tips for success in real estate with eConnect. Read More

Pending Home Sales Drop as Expected
Following a surge driven by the home buyer tax credit, pending home sales fell with the expiration of the deadline for qualified buyers to sign a purchase contract, according to NAR. The Pending Home Sales Index dropped 30.0 percent to 77.6 based on contracts signed in May from a reading of 110.9 in April, and is 15.9 percent below May 2009 when it was 92.3. The fall off comes on the heels of three strong monthly gains as home buyers rushed to take advantage of the tax credit. Read More





National Conference: Registration Now Open
Women's Council conferences are packed with top-notch education for real estate professionals, as well as opportunities to network for referrals with agents from across the country. Registration for Women's Council's National Conference in New Orleans, November 3-7, opens on May 5. Be sure to register early to access WCR's hotel room block at the Marriott Canal Street, our official convention hotel. Read More

Meeting Snapshots
Click here for photo slideshows from recent Women’s Council national meetings and special events.

Leadership Academy Faculty
Each year, Women's Council presents the Leadership Academy, a weekend of premier training for incoming chapter presidents. This year, incoming regional vice presidents will also be included in the exclusive training event. This education, which prepares Women's Council leaders for their year ahead, would not be possible without the dedicated volunteer faculty. We salute the 2010 Academy Faculty for their generous support.

Women's Council's Official Designation
The Performance Management Network Designation is built from the ground up to bring you the real-world skills, the know-how and the tools that will keep your business out front and on top of an evolving market. Click here to find upcoming courses in your area.

Online Events
Check out our free webinars and recorded conference sessions at WCR.org. Read More

Leadership Academy
July 30-August 1
Chicago, IL
Exclusive event for incoming chapter presidents & regional
vice presidents.
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National Conference
November 3-7
New Orleans, LA
Registration now open.
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Leadership Skills Training
November 3, 2010
New Orleans, LA
Registration now open.
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