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From mid-2020 through the start of the current year, home buyers and existing homeowners were able to benefit from competitive mortgage rates. Those signing purchase contracts got more buying power, and those looking to refinance got the option to reap savings on their monthly housing payments. But unfortunately, over the past six months, mortgage rates …

Mortgage Refinance Volume Plunges 80% – but Could You Benefit From a Refinance Today? Read More »

With the rise of InsurTech, insurance is undergoing an unprecedented digital transformation. Websites and apps now rule the sector, and with this shift come both opportunities and challenges. As digital platforms play a bigger role in the industry, user experience (UX) for insurance becomes a more important concern. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 85% of insurance …

4 Reasons – User Experience Should Be Your Agency’s Top Priority in 2022 Read More »

Alternative media has been discussing the dangers of central bank digital currencies or CBDCs, a currency framework similar to blockchain-based products like Bitcoin but directly controlled by central bankers, for several years. It’s good to see the mainstream finally addressing a threat that some analysts, have been writing about for over a decade. CBDs are …

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Fake news today can be written by anyone with a Facebook page or Twitter account, or by someone with too much time on their living in their parent’s basement. These stories run the gamut from the ridiculous to the politically manipulative. The U.S. government is one of the biggest propagators of fake news, often with …

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I will be the first one to say how horrible it must be for the Ukraine people to have been invaded by the Russian army and live with all the death and destruction that is happening all around them. I know that Vladimir Putin has a dark murdering history, can not be trusted, and should …

Why do we blindly support our government in the Russia-Ukraine war? Read More »

The TikTok logo icon is often used to accuse Beijing of tyranny. During the Trump and Biden administrations, TikTok faced U.S. bans or restrictions due to concerns that China could use it to propagandize Americans. In August, Pew Research conducted a survey of American teenagers ages 13 to 17 and found that TikTok has rocketed …

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How It Started In high school, Kari worked for a family friend who was a chiropractor, which just so happened to be in a ReMax building. Her father suggested she should look into real estate. Though Kari was unsure about real estate at the time, with the generational pressure to attend college, she kept having …

KARI ANN KENT – Keller Williams Realty Devon-Wayne – POWER CONNECTOR AWARD Read More »

Wayne is coming up on his tenth anniversary in the real estate business. It all started when he saw a friend from high school in Lancaster County posting about listings and closings. After inquiring further, he began taking courses and started working in February 2013. Building up to this successful career, he worked at a …

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Power Connector award recipient Paul Shumski, Realtor with Keller Williams. Paul had friends encourage him to get into real estate. He referenced, “I had friends and family in real estate for years, and a couple of them said, Paul, if you ever got your license, we could be paying you for the referrals that you’re …

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Ryan Godshall is a third-generation realtor with a wealth of experience in the industry. His mother and father were both realtors and started him off young. Around five or six years old Ryan was assisting with stamps, labels, and other office duties. During his “work shifts,” he always loved listening in on his grandfather’s calls. …

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How It Started Jeff spent 20 years building a career as a hospitality leader for a global hotel company. He ran hotels up and down the East Coast, across the South, and into the Midwest, which caused him to relocate often. Being a client on both the buyer and seller end brought him to becoming …

Jeff Linden Re/Max Services – POWER CONNECTOR AWARD Read More »

How It Started Binnie started in the industry as a real estate investor with her ex-husband, learning the ropes of agreements on their own. She managed those properties. During her divorce, she needed income; she had already worked in real estate before and was interested in taking it to the next level. Further embracing her …

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