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Pending Home Sales Rise First Time in 9 Months, Down 7.9% From Year Ago

MishTalk

The Wall Street Journal reports Pending Home Sales Up 3.4% Facts and Figures Pending sales up 3.4% from February Pending sales down 7.9% Below 2001 Level Actual new home sales down 14.5% Facts and Figures Pending sales up 3.4% from February Pending sales down 7.9% from year ago Index 2.6%

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What Sales Teams Should Do to Prepare for the Next Recession

Harvard Business

In the 2001 recession, total sales for the S&P 500 declined by 9% from its pre-recession peak to its trough 18 months later—almost a year after the recession officially ended. Zero-base sales capacity. Too many sales teams use outdated practices in making account and territory assignments. billion vs. $1.2

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Strong Home Sales? Price Mismatch?

MishTalk

Economists are bubbly over home sales, especially existing home sales that came in at the top end of the Bloomberg Consensus range of 5.3 There's plenty of life in the housing sector with existing home sales up a stronger-than-expected 2.0 months at the current sales rate vs 4.9 months at the current sales rate vs 4.9

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Recruiters You Should Meet to Staff for Success

Harmonious Workplaces

Hire a Competent and Ethical Recruiter As I mentioned, since 2001, I have worked with various recruiters, executive search firms, and headhunters. B2C & D2C Organizations hire her firm as a talent partner and trusted advisor to introduce them to influential Leaders at the C-Suite, Executive, Director, and Manager levels.

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Does Effective Leadership Really Matter?

Organizational Talent Consulting

A controlled study involving leaders across different markets found a positive correlation between the leader's effectiveness and employee retention, sales, margin, labor costs, and net profit. Journal of Management, 14(3), 453-464. Journal of Management Research, 1(4), 254. Collins, J. HarperBusiness. Dhar, U., &

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Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales

MishTalk

Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Bloomberg reports REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Annaly Capital Management Inc. financial stability were as misleading as the media frenzy over shark attacks in 2001. (NLY)’s

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Existing Home Sales Down 4.8%, Decline More Than Expected; "Still Healthy and Trending Higher" Says Bloomberg - Let's Investigate

MishTalk

Existing Home Sales Decline More Than Expected Existing home sales in August dipped 4.8% Though slowing in August, existing home sales are still healthy and trending higher. Though slowing in August, existing home sales are still healthy and trending higher. Existing home sales came in at a lower-than-expected 5.31

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