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The Best Technology

Gain the high-tech edge! As technology continues to transform the ways in which buyers search for homes and real estate professionals communicate with their clients, Keller Williams Realty’s, agent driven technology development group is on the forefront of advances that continue to sharpen our agents’ competitive edge.
Read about our latest technology initiative, eEdge, the real estate industry’s first and only complete lead-to-close agent business solution, and the winner of the 2011 Inman Innovation Award!
“Keller Williams is determined to stay ahead of the curve to provide the most services and  support in the industry to our entire network – especially in today’s real estate climate."

-Mark Willis, CEO of Keller Williams Realty

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The Best Training and Coaching

Tap into the real estate industry’s brightest minds and top producers! A commitment to training and coaching at every level is at the heart of what sets Keller Williams Realty apart. Keller Williams University provides an industry-leading curriculum addressing every aspect of success in real estate. Multimedia training is offered online, via KWConnect, the real estate industry's most innovative distance learning program. Among the industry’s top tier coaching programs, MAPS Coaching, led by Dianna Kokoszka, is having a profound impact on the careers of thousands of real estate professionals.
Complimenting this powerful trio is a focus on industry trends and data. Based on Gary Keller’s 2012 Vision Speech and the latest trends and data from studies conducted exclusively by KW Research, the KW Market Navigator is an agent’s guide to navigating this every-changing environment. Learn more. 

The Best Wealth-Building Opportunities

Spread the word and create another stream of income
In keeping with the philosophy that agents are partners and stakeholders in the success of the business, Keller Williams Realty has created a distinct profit sharing program in which approximately 50 percent of every market center’s profits every month are returned to those who have contributed to a market center’s growth by attracting productive associates to the office. To date, 14 Keller Williams associates have earned more than $1 million in profit share and fully 23,769 associates are participating in the profit share program.
Read the White Paper on profit share and Read the White Paper on growth share.
Find out how profit share is changing lives.

A Culture of Caring

Become part of something bigger Keller Williams Realty is a company that changes lives. The culture is as diverse as the countless ways in which associates and market centers commit themselves to finding and serving the higher purpose of business, and is united by cohesive understanding of our Mission, Vision, Values, Beliefs and Perspectives.
During our first, annual RED Day, which is now a companywide tradition, 22,000 associates participated in a coordinated effort to give back with their local communities.
At the heart of Keller Williams culture in action is KW Cares, a public charity created to reach out and support each other during times of extreme and unexpected hardship.

Realtor.com® Rentals App’s Most Popular Markets

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Over the past year, we’ve seen a ton of folks download the realtor.com® rental app for either Android or iOS. Once installed, the app has become the hub of on-the-go rental hunts and helped plenty of happy renters find their perfect home.
To celebrate the app’s first anniversary, we looked at where we helped the most consumers connect with the right rentals. The most-searched cities within the app provided an intriguing cross-section of the U.S. rental market.
Following up on those results, we located a choice rental oppurtunity in each of the top 5 cities. If you’re interested in the general rental market, just click the city name for more information. If you find yourself drawn into the pretty picture of a cool rental, just click the photo to learn more.

1. Chicago — Burnham Pointe, rents from $1,776 to $6,628.


2. Las Vegas — Chandler Apartment Homes, rents from $870 to $1,259.




 3. Atlanta — The Residences at Vinings Mountain, rents from $842 to $1,535.




 4. Dallas — Brownstones Townhome Apartments, rents from $1,055 to $1,770.



 5. Orlando, FL — La Palazza at Metrowest, rents from $895 to $1,700

Mortgage Rates Continue to Hover Near Year Lows

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Mortgage rates for most U.S. home loans remained mostly flat again this week, remaining below the levels of this time last year.

The average for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage slipped to 4.12% from 4.13% last week, according to the latest survey from mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. The popular loan averaged 4.39% a year ago.
The 15-year, fixed-rate average also dropped to 3.23%, from 3.26% last week. It averaged 3.43% at this time a year ago.

Averages for hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages were mixed. At 2.99% a week ago, the five-year ARM is now trending at 3.01%. A year ago, it averaged 3.18%. The one-year ARM dipped to 2.38% from 2.39% a week ago. It averaged 2.64% at this time last year.
“Mortgage rates were little changed this week with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate at 4.12%, just a basis point lower from the previous week,” Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist for Freddie Mac, said in a statement.

“Meanwhile, on Wednesday afternoon the yield on the 10-year Treasury surged as data showed gross domestic product for the second quarter at a 4.0% annualized rate, above expectations.”
Mortgage rates are slightly lower than they were at this time last year, having fallen recently after climbing last summer when Federal Reserve announced it would curb its monthly bond purchases.
Looking ahead, experts predict we can see more of the same.

In the latest Mortgage Rate Trend Survey by Bankrate.com, 82% of the analysts polled believe averages will remain unchanged over the next week. Another 18% of analysts polled say rates will rise.

None of the analysts polled predict rates will drop.
“Rates seem to be ignoring all the factors that normally affect them,” said Polyana de Costa, a senior mortgage reporter at Bankrate.com. “They will probably ignore Friday’s jobs report, too.”

Apartments, more single-family homes coming to Joe Pool Lake community

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Developer Hanover Property Co. will build a $43 million apartment community on Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie.

The project is part of the Mira Lagos master-planned community, which Dallas-based Hanover is developing with Alpha-Barnes Real Estate Services.

Work on a new single-family-home community is also underway in Mira Lagos, which is on the peninsula at Joe Pool Lake on Lake Ridge Parkway and has 2,000 houses.
“This addition of luxury apartments in Mira Lagos introduces another high-end product for those who prefer to rent rather than own in a master-planned community,” Dick LeBlanc, president of Hanover Property, said in a prepared statement.

The Enclave at Mira Lagos apartments will have 310 units; 199 will be built in the first phase. Demarest Architecture designed the buildings.

The apartments will also have a clubhouse, a fitness center and a large resort-style pool.
Located south of Interstate 20, the 1,000-acre Mira Lagos will have 171 lots in the next phase of single-family homes. Houses are planned by Grand Homes, Bloomfield Homes and First Texas Homes and will be priced from more than $300,000 to almost $700,000.

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