Job seekers may get some reprieve in the new year, according to a study released by a job search company Tuesday.

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After surging 10% in October, sales of existing homes jumped again in November, growing 7.4% compared with October to an annualized rate of 6.54 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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Further evidence that manufacturers are helping the U.S. economy slowly recover emerged Tuesday in a report that industrial production rose a better-than-expected 0.8 percent in November. Click here to read the story.

Kathy Menighan, in Prudential Rubloff’s 2301 N Clark office, was quoted in Crain’s Chicago Business regarding holiday traditions in today’s economy. To read the story click here.

Prudential Rubloff is thrilled to announce that our new website, Rubloff.com and our new intranet, Rubloff.com/PruAndYou, will launch on Monday, December 21^st.

The new Rubloff.com merges the best features of PruPref.com and the former Rubloff.com. It is designed with the consumer in mind, including all of the tools they need to find their next home conveniently located on our new home page.

FEATURING:

• Intuitive navigation with complete search functionality available on the home page.

• Enhanced property details display with larger photos.

• Custom email alerts through Home Search Alerts.

• Draw-your-own search area with neighborhood amenities.

• Easy access to important information such as property description, room dimensions, location, mortgage calculator, market charts and neighborhood overview.

• Premier Market Watch with heightened visibility giving consumers greater access and awareness of this ground-breaking marketing program.

• Enhanced Search Engine Optimization with blog posts and real estate news articles on the home page. Our SEO strategy enhances our presence on the web so that our agents get more business.

• Unifies the Prudential Rubloff brand on one website platform with the look and feel of Rubloff’s well recognized brand.

Also launching Monday is our new intranet website PruAndYou, which also merges the best features of MyRubloff and the former PruAndYou. The branding is Rubloff and the functionality follows the original PruAndYou intranet website.

We invite you to visit the new Rubloff.com and PruAndYou on Monday!

Michael Pierson, President & Chairman of Prudential Rubloff, was featured in a full page article in the December issue of RIS Media’s Real Estate Magazine.

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To view the digital version of the magazine, click here.