The following article is by Tim Grooms, a partner at Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow in Little Rock and general counsel for the Arkansas Realtors® Association.
I. Introduction
There have been several decisions handed down from the Arkansas Supreme Court in recent years which, along with the Arkansas laws and Real Estate Commission Regulations, every real estate [...]

Choosing the right name for your small real estate business can have a huge impact on its success.
But what about your business phone number? Does it really matter what number you have, as long as it’s printed correctly on your business cards, product literature, Web site, emails and other materials? Actually, it does. The phone [...]

It’s Monday and that means we’ve got another update from Roby Brock over at TalkBusiness.net.
If you’d like to see what’s going on in the wild world of Arkansas business, just click here to download the latest Monday Morning Briefing from TalkBusiness.net.
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An analysis of Oregon Department of Revenue v. Marks, Or. Tax (2009)
Internal Revenue Code Section 1031(a)(1) provides that “[n]o gain or loss shall be recognized on the exchange of property held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment if such property is exchanges solely for property of like-kind to be held [...]

Roby Brock over at Talk Business does a heck of a good job covering business news here in the Natural State.
He emails a Monday Morning Briefing every week to the Arkansas Realtors® Association and it’s about time we started posting those so our readers can enjoy them. To have a look at today’s Monday Morning [...]

Tricia Fredinburg at Arvest Bank in Little Rock is in the habit of sending over information about lending and whatnot to the Arkansas Realtors Association (ARA).
We at the ARA are glad of that because Fredinburg generally has some great information to share. The latest item she sent is no exception.
What did she send over? Why, [...]

Here’s one for the data junkies and numbers geeks out there — a couple of reports from Financial Finesse’s Think Tank about financial issues facing employees.
In real estate, of course, it pays to have some insight into trends developing among people the industry relies on to buy homes.
Click here for the latest analysis of those [...]

Here at the Arkansas Realtors® Association (ARA), we just love, love, love it when people send us electronic newsletters that will interest one group or another in this state.
The University District Partnership is one of those groups kind enough to send newsletters our way so that we can share them with our legion of loyal [...]

Even in the best of cases, the homebuying process often takes up to two months to complete.
A prospective homeowner has to arrange financing, perhaps come up with a down payment, find the home to purchase, negotiate a price, arrange inspections, insurance, set a closing date… the considerations are numerous.
Homebuyers now have a special urgency as [...]

I’ve heard it more than a few times — “So, that tax credit for repeat home buyers only applies to people purchasing more expensive homes, right?”
No, no, no. That’s wrong. Dead wrong. Nope.
There is no such thing as a “move up” tax credit and I’m not entirely sure why I keep hearing about one. The [...]

Mention email marketing to real estate agents and you may find that many are still hesitant to move away from their tried-and-true snail mail methods.
Others, however, are rapidly discovering that email marketing is just about one of the most effective means of generating sales.
Want proof? When Shop.org surveyed retailers for their State of Retailing Online [...]

For a few months now, we at the Arkansas Realtors® Association have stressed the notion that there are a lot of advantages right now for home buyers that will likely be gone soon.
In other words, if you’re thinking about buying a house, you may regret it if you wait rather than start shopping. That line [...]

According to an article by Kim Souza posted today at NWAOnline.com, Coldwell Banker Faucette Real Estate and Harris McHaney Realtors® signed a merger agreement.
The resulting company  — Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette — will be the largest real estate company in northwest Arkansas with 260 agents in six offices in Benton and Washington counties, [...]

The Arkansas Auctioneers Association (AAA) is offering a seminar offering real estate continuing education credits.
The cost to attend the event is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Little Rock Metro Center and costs $75 for AAA members and $95 for non-members.
Want to attend and take care of [...]

Yes, we’ve had plenty of guidance from the IRS about the first-time home buyer tax credit for a couple of years.
However, there’s not been a whole lot of guidance regarding the existing home owner tax credit since it was signed into law back in November. Well, the IRS has plenty of instructions now and we [...]