The Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Weekend in One Minute

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By Sean Cawley

I may be a West Coast resident now, but I was born and raised in Omaha, NE.

Home to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. headquarters, Omaha is also home to me and I make it a point to return each year to attend the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting with my brother, Brian Cawley.

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The Curious Case of Seller’s Markets: How First-Time Buyers Can Still Secure Their Dream Home

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By Chuck MacPhee

It was 2005.

I was two years out of college, had a great consulting job, traveled the country, and got married. So what do you think the first thing this financially stable, 20-something newlywed did? Well, he fulfilled the all-American dream and purchased a home, of course.

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Does the Right Office Space Attract the Right People?

 Why Office Design is More Important than Ever

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By Player Murray

It wasn’t too long ago that many of us in the real estate business felt like we were heading toward a completely “mobile” business. Nowadays, we can do practically everything from our phones, tablets and laptops, and going “paperless” has become more and more common. Given how much business we can accomplish on the go, it would stand to reason that the physical office space is becoming less important to our agents, but I propose that just the opposite is true.

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Social Media Marketing: Get Personal to Get Business

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Recently, a status update I posted on Facebook received 66 Likes.

And no, it wasn’t an engagement or a wedding announcement and it wasn’t a post about a new job – I love my job! It was an update about my ever-growing real estate business changing from Jill Griffin Homes to The Carrera Team. Now, 66 Likes may seem a little high for this kind of news but it’s pretty common for my Facebook posts to get a ton of Likes and comments.

Why? The answer is simple:

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