Intense competition makes intelligent state of the art real estate office management the key not only to success but to survival. <I>The Real Estate Brokerage Council</i> produced the first edition of <I>Real Estate Office Management</i> for brokers' classes taught by the <I>Realtor's National Marketing Institute</i> where it is still required reading. <P>&nbsp;<P>Highlights of this book include: <P>* Leadership, planning, organizing and communicating. <P>* Recruiting, agency types, and training. <P>* Retaining, motivating, and terminating employees. <P>* Record keeping and financial systems. <P>* Marketing and utilizing statistical records. <P>* Analyzing Real Estate growth patterns. <P>* Mergers and acquisitions.