Hey All,
I'm new to this group, so hello! :-) Quick academic/work b/g on me: Berkeley U/G, Hastings Law; currently working in entertainment as Development Associate but learning that my entrepreneurial endeavors interest me far more than movie-making. On the path to my Broker's License...should have it by mid-November.
OK, now that you know a teensy bit about me, let's get down to topic. I always hear that by the time one reads about a trend in a mainstream news source, it's already too late to get on-board, and in order to stay ahead of the herd trade/biz journals and pubs are where it's at. Do any of you subscribe to trade pubs and if so, do you find this to be true? Do you get great forecasting-type info? Anything to be wary of? And if you do like the biz journals, what are some good ones? Bad ones?
They are so expensive that although I get solicited to pay for some journals/pubs, I'm usually end up balking at the price b/c I have no way of determining whether the info contained will actually be useful.
Thanx so much for time/thoughts. I look forward to this discussion!
-Madhvi
I'm new to this group, so hello! :-) Quick academic/work b/g on me: Berkeley U/G, Hastings Law; currently working in entertainment as Development Associate but learning that my entrepreneurial endeavors interest me far more than movie-making. On the path to my Broker's License...should have it by mid-November.
OK, now that you know a teensy bit about me, let's get down to topic. I always hear that by the time one reads about a trend in a mainstream news source, it's already too late to get on-board, and in order to stay ahead of the herd trade/biz journals and pubs are where it's at. Do any of you subscribe to trade pubs and if so, do you find this to be true? Do you get great forecasting-type info? Anything to be wary of? And if you do like the biz journals, what are some good ones? Bad ones?
They are so expensive that although I get solicited to pay for some journals/pubs, I'm usually end up balking at the price b/c I have no way of determining whether the info contained will actually be useful.
Thanx so much for time/thoughts. I look forward to this discussion!
-Madhvi
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Re: R/E TRADE PUBS - THOUGHTS?
Mon, September 18, 2006 - 12:55 AMHi Godiva - sorry for the delayed response...
Atlanta has the Atlanta Business Chronicle which I love. Throughout the year they put out these top 25 lists or top 10 lists of different businesses, services, etc... and at the end of the year they publish one big compilation book of all the lists - it comes in quite helpful in looking at trends to compare certain lists from year to year. Maybe L.A. has something similar to that?
One real estate-specific online publication I've found is www.BrokerAgentNews.com
I haven't taken the time to subscribe to the printed newsletter but there's a good amount of info. on that website.
Also - participating in face-to-face networking groups and online networking groups is very helpful to me as far as keeping up on what's going on in surrounding counties and neighborhoods. It's always great to hear first-hand from the people that live and work there.
I belong to a free real estate industry networking website called ActiveRain - you can check it out by clicking here:
activerain.com/action/ref...anetpatrick
Hope this has been helpful to you! If you find any other resources along the way, keep us updated! THANKS!
Janet D. Patrick, REALTOR®
Sales Associate
Century 21 - Ann Boggs & Associates, Inc.
3590 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Duluth, Georgia 30096
Direct: (770) 314-2918
FAX: (770) 623-0770
E-mail: janet@annboggs.com
web: www.janetpatrick.c21annboggs.com
