NAR Field Guides

General Topics

• Directory of Real Estate Research Centers (8/03)
• Introduction to the Real Estate Industry(9/00)
• Quick Real Estate Statistics (2/04)
• NAR History (5/03)
• NAR Membership Statistics, 1908 - Present (1/04)

RealEstate Brokerage Topics

• Buyer Brokerage (10/03)
• Compensation Plans for Real Estate Agents (12/03)
• Customer Service & Floor Time (08/03)
• Family Firms (6/03)
• Feefor Service (2/04)
• Franchises vs. Independents (6/03)
• Mentoring (2/03)
• Opening up a Real Estate Brokerage (01/04)
• Organizing Your Office (2/04)
• Personal Assistants (4/04)
• Real Estate Counseling (3/04)
• Real Estate Office Policy Manuals (2/04)
• REALTOR® Income (1/04)
• Recruiting & Retaining Salespeople (6/03)
• Sales Meetings (03/04)
• Stress Management (2/04)
• TheLargest Residential Real Estate Franchises (3/03)
• Women in Real Estate (3/03)

Sales and Marketing Topics

• Balancing Work and Family Life (6/03)
• Career Advice for REALTORS® (6/03)
• Creating Effective Classified Ads (6/02)
• Direct Mail (01/04)
• Diversity for REALTORS® (03/04)
• Farming and Prospecting (10/03)
• Goal Setting for REALTORS® (6/03)
• Ideas for Success (6/03)
• Marketing Tips for REALTORS® (7/03)
• Marketing Your Services on the Internet (7/02)
• Open Houses (5/03)
• Productivity for REALTORS® (6/03)
• REALTORS® and the Global Marketplace (12/03)
• Safety Tips for REALTORS® (11/03)
• Sales Closings (8/03)
• Targeting Over-55 Clients (01/04)
• Time Management for Real Estate Professionals (6/03)
• Tips for New REALTORS® (4/04)
• Women Homebuyers (1/04)
• Working with Difficult Customers (8/03)
• Working with Empowered Consumers (8/03)
• Working with First-Time Homebuyers (10/03)
• Working with FSBOs (06/03)
• Worry-Free Closings (8/03)

Residential Real Estate

• Buying vs. Renting (12/02)
• Condominiums - Leasing, Purchasing & Ownership (9/03)
• Condominium Management (5/02)
• Feng Shui and Vaastu (5/03)
• Getting a Mortgage (8/03)
• Green Homes & Green Mortgages (EEMs) (5/03)
• Home Inspections (01/04)
• Home Safety and Security (9/03)
• Housing Trust Funds (11/03)
• Investing in Real Estate (8/03)
• Listing & Selling Luxury Properties (9/03)
• National Homeownership Month & American Home Week(1/04)
• NewUrbanism (4/04)
• Pets and Property (9/03)
• Preparing and Staging a House for Sale (3/04)
• Remodeling (11/03)
• Reverse Mortgages (6/03)
• Schools & the Homebuying Decision (8/03)
• Selling New Homes (3/04)
• Social Benefits of Homeownership (10/03)
• Vacation Homes (1/03)

Commercial Investment RealEstate

• 1031 Exchanges (12/03)
• Commercial Broker Lien Laws (2/02)
• Commercial Property Management (6/03)
• Green Roofs (6/03)
• Ground Leases (2/04)
• Hotel/Motel Properties (3/04)
• Multi-family Property (7/03)
• Office Property (3/04)
• Retail Property: Development, Leasing, Management (2/04)
• Sale-Leasebacks & Synthetic Leases (2/04)

Appraisals and Property ValueTopics

• Appraisal of Real Estate Offices (2/04)
• Business Value (11/02)
• Churches, Synagogues and Religious Facilities (7/03)
• Dealing with Stigmatized Properties (12/03)
• Effects of Hazardous Waste Sites on Property Values (2/04)
• Effects of Low-Income Housing on Property Values (5/03)
• Effects of Power Lines on Property Values (01/04)
• Golf Courses: Appraisals & Impacts(3/01)
• Impacts of Property Taxes on Real Estate (11/03)

Board and AssociationTopics

• AESpeaker Sources (12/03)
• Association Budgets & Reserves (3/04)
• Association Management Issues & Trends (2/03)
• Association Mergers & Partnerships (7/03)
• Association Shared Services (2/04)
• Communication for Associations (03/04)
• Diversity for Associations (03/04)
• Establishing a Charitable Foundation (10/03)
• HREssentials for Associations (7/03)
• Human Resources Essentials for Associations (7/03)
• Investment Planning for Associations (3/04)
• Leadership Development (8/03)
• Professional Standards (4/04)
• Redesigning Association Websites (1/04)
• Strategic Planning for Associations (1/04)
• Technology for Association Executives (1/04)
• Virtual Office Websites (VOWs) (5/03)

Legal, Legislative and Liability Issues

• Agency Disclosure (2/04)
• After-the-Fact Referrals & Affinity Relationships(4/04)
• Anti-Solicitation Laws: Do-Not-Call, Do-Not-Fax, &Do-Not-E-Mail (2/04)
• Antitrust (3/04)
• Commercial Broker Lien Laws (5/03)
• Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)(3/04)
• Credit Scoring (7/03)
• Dealing with Stigmatized Properties (7/03)
• Errors & Omissions (E&O) Insurance (4/03)
• Fair Housing (03/04)
• Insurance Availability (10/03)
• Lead-Based Paint (1/02)
• License Reciprocity/License Recognition (6/03)
• Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (10/03)
• Mediation and Conflict Resolution (2/04)
• Mold and Health Issues (7/03)
• Real Estate Transfer Taxes (10/02)
• Single Licensing (10/02)
• TheOCC Preemption Rule (2/04)
• The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act(RESPA) (11/00)
• Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) (7/03)

Land UseIssues

• Agricultural/Farm Land (2/04)
• Brownfields (7/03)
• Development Impact Fees (1/03)
• Downzoning (7/03)
• Inclusionary Zoning (2/02)
• Land Investment (1/04)
• Private Property Rights (1/04)
• Site Selection (7/03)
• Smart Growth & Growth Management (4/04)
• Smart Growth & Growth Management in Virginia(10/03)
• Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) (2/04)
• Water Rights & Resource Issues (4/04)
• Zoning Laws & Ordinances (7/03)

Technology Topics

• Choosing and Using a PDA (4/04)
• Digital Cameras & Photography(12/03)
• Home Offices (7/03)
• Identity Theft (4/04)
• Internet Basics for REALTORS®(2/04)
• Marketing Your Services on the Internet(9/03)
• Redesigning Association Websites(1/04)
• Reducing Spam E-Mail (4/04)
• Sales Taxes and the Internet(11/00)
• Technology for Association Executives(1/04)
• Telecommuting (7/03)
• Virtual Office Websites (VOWs)(5/03)