Here is a link to the presentation I gave during the KAR Mid-Year Meetings in Wichita.  Feel free to download any of the slides. Enjoy! http://bit.ly/KarenFranceKARMidyearPresentationcXRmuW (more)

                                                                                                                                                                Folks ask me all of the time for help in getting... (more)

How many phone calls do you make to other people's cell phones every day?  How many times do youget their voicemail so you have to leave a message?  Does it kill you waiting for the message to stop talking to you so you can leave a message? It does me, as any of you who... (more)

Here is a link to my latest presentation, " Through 2010 and Beyond "  which I presented March 10 to the KAR Vision Team:  http://bit.ly/KFMarchVisionTeamIndustryUpdate  I continue to have lots of requests for my slides from the NAR 2009 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers and they are... (more)

            Have you taken a look at the RPR (REALTORS Property Resource) blog to see what the coolest business tool that NAR and maybe any vendor has ever brought you? If you haven't you need to.  Here is a link to the RPR blog where you can get all of the scoop and see what it's... (more)

Have you ever wanted to be able to put a map of your listings on your website? How about a map of your open houses?  Here is a link to a great blog posted on Active Rain by Pamela Candejas of Lake Havasu City, AZ about using Google Maps tools on your website or blog: http://bit. ly... (more)

         In the last 3-4 months, one of the most frequent questions I get is, "Karen are electronic signatures legal in Kansas?"  I am not sure what is prompting everyone to have this on the radar screen, but I hope it is because NAR... (more)

Happy New Year everyone!  As promised, here is the link to my presentation at the 2010 KAR Legislative Meetings.  Feel free to download any part of it and use it with colleagues and customers! Have a great 2010 and let me know if there is anything I can do to help your business!... (more)

Your 2010 Money Calendar Key dates to bookmark for the year ahead. By Jessica L. Anderson, Associate Editor of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. JANUARY 1  - Parents of college-bound high school... (more)

If you are marketing yourself and/or your listings on Facebook or Twitter or in your blogs, have you ever wondered when you should do it so that you will have the greatest chance of being read? Here is a link to an Active Rain blog post by Rebecca Levinson that gives you great information on... (more)