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    (L to R) Co-Owners/Partners Rick Whipple, Debbie Wong and Steve Belluomini
    Debbie Wong, Rick Whipple and Steve Belluomini all followed different paths in real estate, but landed at the same destination: Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate JF Finnegan REALTORS®. After developing rich careers at the brokerage as sales associates and then managers, the trio became owners when founder John Finnegan retired three years ago. In that short time, they’ve expanded the firm’s reach to cov
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    The U.S. currently has a student debt load of over $1.4 trillion, which accounts for 10 percent of all outstanding debt and 35 percent of non-housing debt. The magnitude of the debt continues to grow in size and share of the overall debt in the economy. While this amount of debt has risen, the homeownership rate has fallen, and fallen more steeply among younger generations. To evaluate those trends, SALT® and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) teamed up to conduct a survey of st
  • Travis Baron: A Hands-On Approach to Growth

    Vitals: RE/MAX Premier RealtyYears in Business: 40Size: 3 offices, 128 agentsRegions Served: Orange County, Calif., and all surrounding counties2017 Sales Volume: $628 million2017 Transactions: 1,418www.premier-realty.com
    Travis Baron has been around the real estate game his entire life.
    “I earned my real estate license in 1999 and my broker’s license in 2000,” explains Baron, who began working for his dad before purchasing the business outright in 2005. Today, he serves as pre

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