Giggles N’ Hugs (OTCQB: GIGL) is an award-winning, health-oriented, family restaurant company based in Los Angeles. Aside from serving healthier options to both children and adults, the company’s restaurants offer play areas for kids, meaning that adults can sit back and relax while children play games, join in with activities, and so on. So far, GIGL has been voted the “Number 1 Party Place” and was given the award for “Best Pizza in Los Angeles” by Nickelodeon. It was also awarded “Best Indoor Playspace” by Red Tricycle and was listed “Best Family & Indoor Kid-Friendly Restaurant” by CitySearch & GoCityKids.

As it stands, Giggles N’ Hugs has two locations in the top premier malls in Los Angeles. Not only this, four of the largest mall owners in the U.S. have offered GIGL up to 75% discount on rent as well as up to three quarters of a million dollars of cash upfront for each location in order to get GIGL into their malls across the country. The major mall operators interested in the relationship include: Westfield Group (OTC: WEFIF), which owns 55 properties across the country; Macerich Group (NYSE: MAC), which owns 62; General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP), which owns 135; and Simon Properties (NYSE: SPG), which owns over 300. Mall owners are offering these opportunities because GIGL has proven to help turn malls into family destinations and increase traffic from this market.

In addition to the above developments, GIGL recently announced its engagement of Kiddos, Inc. and Michelle Steinberg of dOMAIN Integrated in order to elevate its marketing and PR strategies. Both organizations are highly trained and have a number of success stories in marketing, PR and investor relations, as well as the restaurant industry and merchandising. dOMAIN and Steinberg will help GIGL at a base level to expand and build partnerships on a nationwide scale.

There is also a growing demand for Giggles N’ Hugs franchise opportunities from both large multi-unit franchise operators and individuals. This has led to the opportunity to further expand on a global level. So far, the company has received interest from potential franchisees in Canada and nearly every major city in the U.S. Other operators have come from as far as Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East – all key international markets.

Last but not least, Giggles N’ Hugs has been offered huge licensing and merchandising opportunities to provide the company with additional forms of revenue. dOMAIN Integrated offers expertise in extending IP into licensed products, bringing in celebrities, encouraging new forms of income, publishing relations, and reaching out to new target markets. The company has therefore decided to encourage Giggles N’ Hugs to expand into branded products for a fuller customer experience. These products will be sold in stores and at a variety of retail outlets. Some merchandise opportunities include: organic food products, children’s clothing and accessories, drink and snack ware, coloring books and stickers, and vitamin water for kids.

Learn more by visiting www.gigglesnhugs.com

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In late May, Singlepoint, Inc. (OTC: SING) acquired an interest in DraftFury, a daily fantasy sports (DFS) company that’s widely recognized as the first cash flow positive enterprise in the DFS space. With this transaction, Singlepoint immediately grabbed a foothold in an industry that’s been on fire in recent years. According to data from the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (http://nnw.fm/TpI8p), roughly 57.4 million players will participate in fantasy sports in 2016, with DFS activities accounting for the lion’s share of spending. As recently as 2012, DFS accounted for just over six percent of fantasy sports spending. Its rapid emergence and subsequent overtaking of traditional fantasy sports contests have created opportunities for fast-moving companies operating in the space. Singlepoint’s decision to acquire an interest in the DFS sector demonstrated its flexibility to capitalize on market opportunities by leaning on the experience of its management team.

With this in mind, it came as little surprise when, earlier this week, Singlepoint turned its sights toward the latest trend to take the country by storm – Pokémon Go. On Tuesday, the company announced that its board of directors has approved an initiative to build a mobile app that caters to bringing like-minded Pokémon Go players together and offering reward-backed communication opportunities. Singlepoint has already initiated discussions with programmers under contract to develop this app, which will reportedly reward users for performing a variety of geo-targeted actions while playing Niantic’s immensely popular mobile game.

Since its release on July 6, Pokémon Go has effectively rewritten the mobile record books. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently reported that the game was downloaded more times during its first week than any other app in the history of the App Store. User data supports these statistics. As of July 18, Pokémon Go had an active user base of 21 million people spanning 35 countries. Despite adhering to a free-to-play model, the app has also been extremely successful in generating revenue. According to analysts from Needham and Company, Pokémon Go’s ratio of paid users to total users is roughly 10 times that of Candy Crush, the smash hit from Activision Blizzard’s (NASDAQ: ATVI) King Digital Entertainment that raked in more than $1 billion in revenue for two consecutive years from 2013 to 2014. Even Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY), which released a statement confirming that the income it will receive from Pokémon Go is expected to be “limited,” saw its share price nearly double in the days following the game’s release.

Alongside the popularity of Pokémon Go, a number of developers have demonstrated the viability of companion apps that improve its play experience. GoChat, for example, is currently available for both iOS and Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android mobile operating system. Because Pokémon Go lacks an in-game chat feature, GoChat has proven extremely successful in riding in the game’s wake. Jonathan Zarra, a first-time developer and creator of GoChat, told The Verge that, within five days of launch, his free app was approaching one million users and hitting servers with 600 requests per second. Still, GoChat is just one of many available companion apps for Pokémon Go players. The Verge estimates that about 10 percent of the individuals who have downloaded the game have also downloaded at least one third-party chat app to go along with it (http://nnw.fm/mM82M).

The early successes of companion apps reiterate the viability of Singlepoint’s plan to capitalize on the growing Pokémon Go craze. By integrating message boards with additional features that enhance the play experience, the company’s upcoming app could help it establish a sustainable foothold in the next big wave in digital entertainment. Greg Lambrecht, chief executive officer of Singlepoint, confirmed this vision in a recent news release.

“We are perfectly aligned in the mobile app space to take advantage of the current phenomenon that is Pokémon Go, along with similar scenarios in the gaming world across the board moving forward,” he stated. “We are to the point where technology has demonstrated the ability for gaming to bring players to the outdoors: engaging, exploring and with a camaraderie among players like never before. We intend to capitalize on this in a big way.”

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Singlepoint.com

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Star Mountain Resources, Inc. (OTC: SMRS) is a minerals exploration company focused on acquiring and consolidating mining claims, mineral leases, producing mines and historic mines with future growth potential. In November 2015, the company leveraged this strategy when it acquired Northern Zinc and Balmat Holding Corporation, including St. Lawrence Zinc Company, LLC and its mining operations in the Balmat mining district of St. Lawrence County, New York. Notably, the Balmat mining complex includes a permitted and equipped zinc mine, a 5,000 ton per day floatation mill, an office complex and all of the necessary infrastructure to commence operation of the mine.

Earlier this year, Star Mountain gave prospective shareholders some additional insight into the potential of the Balmat mine property when it released results from its Industry Guide 7 Mineral Reserve Report. In addition to supporting the company’s initial reserve estimates and reflecting 585,000 tons of proven and probable reserves with 9.2 percent grade zinc – a haul that could generate roughly $80.8 million in revenue over an initial 2.5-year mine plan – the report also suggests that the Balmat property could contain the reserves needed to support a larger, 8.5-year mine plan moving forward. Upon release of these findings, Mark Osterberg, president and chief operating officer of Star Mountain, noted that the company’s management was “very encouraged” and looking forward to “developing a strategy to move forward in a timely, cost effective and profitable manner.”

In large part, the recommencement of mining operations at the Balmat property depends on the zinc market. Despite ongoing market turbulence affecting commodity values, predominantly oil and natural gas, indicators for base metals have been promising in recent weeks. July saw a surge in the values of nickel, copper and zinc as a result of rising Chinese demand, monetary stimulus and supply cuts. Zinc prices, in particular, have risen nearly 45 percent since the beginning of 2016, climbing to a 14-month high of more than $1.02 per pound to close out the month. These gains follow a series of mine shutdowns and closures in China, Australia and Peru.

Andrew Michelmore, CEO of Australian-Chinese global resources firm MMG, reiterated the bullish conditions of the zinc market in an investor conference call last Thursday (http://nnw.fm/5Y3wI). “There’s so little zinc around,” he told attendees of the call. “We are very positive about the zinc industry and we’re keen to be involved with more of it.” However, despite favorable conditions, the zinc market has remained relatively quiet in terms of new projects, a fact that can be attributed to a serious lack of viable production projects on the global stage.

For Star Mountain Resources, the acquisition of the Balmat mining project opens the door for a promising transition from a junior exploration firm to full-fledged production in the coming months. With zinc running in deficit since at least 2012, according to Credit Suisse, and the base metal’s market value climbing, the time to capitalize on the foresight of the company’s management team appears to have arrived.

For more information, visit www.starmountainresources.com

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Earlier today, eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI) announced that eXp Realty, its real estate brokerage division, has surpassed 1,500 agents across all of its operating markets in the United States and Canada. This growth milestone continues to build on an impressive start to 2016 for the company, with overall agent count expanding by more than 57 percent since January 1, when EXPI reported 864 agents.

“eXp Realty continues to attract Increasing numbers of top agents who are entrepreneurial in their approach to the business and who recognize agent ownership as a fundamental shift in the way in which real estate professionals are valued as partners,” Glenn Sanford, founder and chief executive officer of EXPI, stated in today’s news release. “The Company is excited about its current growth trajectory and is continually looking to attract high quality professionals to the brokerage.”

eXp Realty’s growth is particularly compelling when studying the company’s recent history. Originally launched in October 2009, the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage™ introduced an aggressive revenue sharing program that offers agents a percentage of the gross commission income earned by professionals they recruit to the company. While this idea represented an innovative take on the traditional real estate brokerage business model, EXPI uncovered a formula for accelerated growth and retention in 2014. After listing as a public company in 2013, EXPI instituted an equity-sharing initiative with its agents and brokers that has helped it establish a sizable foothold in major real estate markets across North America.

In late June, the benefits of eXp Realty’s high-engagement, low overhead business model were on display when Sally and Stephen Koss, founders of Greater Boston’s Landmark Group, decided to join the eXp team after more than three decades within the RE/MAX (NYSE: RMAX) system. When interviewed about the change, Sally Koss pointed toward EXPI’s ownership opportunities as a real game changer in the real estate industry.

“With eXp we have access to ground-breaking real estate technology to better serve our agents and clients,” she stated in a news release. “Most importantly though, we are able to thank our agents by providing them with the very same opportunities that we have — ownership as fellow shareholders able to build organizations within and across markets. While there are other companies in the industry that are publicly held, the driving force behind eXp’s public company status is to give direct ownership to its agents and brokers.”

In recent weeks, EXPI has continued to build on its success in growing the eXp Realty brand. The company added brokerage operations in both Utah and New Jersey in mid-July, expanding its national network to include 43 states, in addition to the District of Columbia. EXPI also recently announced the additions of Rick Miller and Randall Miles as independent members of its board of directors, and industry veteran Russ Cofano was introduced as the company’s chief strategy officer and general counsel. All three of these individuals are expected to play key roles in EXPI’s continued development, both within the public financial markets and as a rapidly-growing organization.

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://investors.exprealty.com

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The World Pet Association’s version of E3 started this week at Las Vegas’s Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, giving companies in the pet industry the chance to get their brands in front of over 15,000 of the sector’s most influential buyers. As one of the pet industry’s biggest trade shows, SuperZoo 2016, opens its doors, it makes sense to look back at the success OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) had at the show last year. Winning “Best New Cat Product” at the 2015 SuperZoo for its OurPets® Catty Whack® helped see OurPet’s Company to record Q4 and FY15 financial results. This ingenious little platform, with a scratch pad on top and six holes around the perimeter from which a fast-moving feather wand randomly darts out, also features the company’s patented Electronic RealMouse® sound, brilliantly simulating the hunt, and feeding/satisfying the cat’s natural instincts.

The instant rapport with consumers established by this and other similarly well-designed products has endeared the company to “pet parent” consumers, allowing OurPet’s Company direct access to premium consumer demographics within the sector. A firm legal grasp on its growing portfolio of over 160 issued or pending patents and the ability to captivate consumers with elegant, high-quality, extremely clever designs, spanning everything from feeders and waterers to waste disposal solutions and toys, has cemented the company’s retail brand presence and the positioning of its ever-evolving array of products. This proven ability by OPCO to lock-in brand positioning with tightly-held IP and designs is a big part of the valuation story for the company moving forward.

Given its success last year, it is little wonder that the company is doubling down at this year’s SuperZoo with the rollout of its OurPets® Switchgrass Natural Cat Litter™ with BioChar, an all-natural and fully biodegradable litter that speaks directly to the core of the high-end consumer’s consciousness. As was pointed out late last year by Netherlands-based Innova Market Insights (http://nnw.fm/wVA1Q), consumers want simple products with increased ingredient transparency and a back-to-basics approach that is focused on key positioning targets like organic and GMO-free. This is especially true when it comes to luxury and premium consumers who buy OurPet’s Company brand high-end feeder bowls and other offerings, like its new Intelligent Pet Care™ line of smart products, which have the ability to monitor pet behavior via the IntelligentPetLink™ smartphone app.

Years of product R&D went into this new cat litter and the superbly effective/sustainable combination of pine wood chips, which have undergone thermochemical decomposition (pyrolysis) to produce activated, non-marking carbon (biochar), with North American switchgrass speaks volumes about how well OPCO understands its target demos. Not only does the biochar process sequester CO2 while utilizing produced gasses as a clean-burning fuel, the biochar has proven to be extremely effective at soaking up moisture and odor. By this same token, switchgrass is a non-feedstock biomass typically used for applications like flood control, making it another ultra-green ingredient choice that both delivers performance and speaks directly to savvy high-end consumers about the product’s sustainability, and the company’s forward vectors.

Investors should keep an ear to the ground for news out about OurPet’s Company coming out of SuperZoo 2016, because if the latest product rollout is any indication, this could be another banner year for OPCO.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ourpets.com

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eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB:EXPI) is the holding company for eXp Realty LLC, the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage™. The company is a cloud-based real estate brokerage service for residential homing in North America. With this cloud platform, agents and brokers build their businesses from the comforts of their own homes. As a result, they can work, attend classes, strategize, and innovate, no matter where they are in the world.

With recent advances in technology, the 21st century consumer is even more equipped to make an informed decision when buying a home. Through EXPI’s cloud environment, prospective buyers can see more images, read more information on properties, and have more overall context, while still enjoying the ongoing support of a professional real estate team.

The month of July proved especially successful for EXPI. The company recently announced the appointment of three new, key members of the team. These include Russ Cofano, who has been appointed as chief strategy officer and general counsel, along with Rick Miller and Randall Miles, who have joined the company as part of the board of directors. Between them, these new members bring over 75 years of experience and expertise in the fields of real estate, brokerage, sales, leadership, finance, financial technology, and much more.

Aside from new appointments to the management and directors teams, EXPI will now operate in both New Jersey and Utah. The two new expansions will be led by Jeanne Borgers and Rick Southwick, two recognized leaders in the areas. As a result of this, EXPI is now operational in 43 States, as well as Alberta, Canada, and the District of Columbia, and is featured in more than 105 different Multiple Listing Services.

To top off the good news for July, eXp Realty has officially reached more than 1,400 real estate professionals, a number that grew by 67 between the 1st and 15th of July, and one that has grown from 862 since the beginning of 2016. In addition, at the beginning of the month, EXPI had a revamp of the eXp World cloud environment, enabling the company to leverage systems and tools that allow them to continue to provide consumers with efficient and quality services without the added expenses and burdens of brick and mortar facilities.

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://investors.exprealty.com

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Zinc prices have been exploding in recent months, up nearly 45% since the beginning of 2016 (http://nnw.fm/BlPv5), following what is seen by many as a classic example of shrinking supply and growing demand. In a recent article on the tightening zinc market in the UK (http://nnw.fm/h30pP), Reuters columnist Andy Home points out that “The International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG), for instance, estimates that mine output outside of China contracted by 9.5 percent in the first quarter”, and “Investors have been drawn in by a narrative of mine closures and a resulting tightening of the raw materials supply chain.”

On the demand side, emerging economies, as well as the associated need for cars and trucks, continue to support the need for zinc. Zinc is the fourth most widely-consumed metal in the world, and it is an important alloy used in the production of automobiles and related products, as well as for zinc undercoating. A recent article on manufacturing in the Indian state of West Bengal, for example, emphasized the increasing government focus on growing the region’s automobile manufacturing (http://nnw.fm/4OuXX).

For Star Mountain Resources, Inc. (OTC: SMRS), a micro-cap mining company focused on acquiring mineral properties and turning them into producing mines, the timing couldn’t be better. The company is currently engaged in restarting its Balmat zinc mining operation in St. Lawrence County, New York, which it acquired from HudBay Minerals in late 2015. It’s a move designed to propel Star Mountain from a junior explorer to an active producer, with a revenue stream expected in the latter part of 2016.

The Balmat/St. Lawrence Zinc Mine has a long and successful record, producing in excess of 30 million tons of ore with a grading of 8.6% zinc. It’s also fully permitted, complying with all current Federal and State mining regulations, and in line with Star Mountain’s stated dedication to the health and safety of employees, as well as local communities, and associated environmental responsibilities.

For more information, visit www.starmountainresources.com

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Before the opening bell, Singlepoint, Inc. (OTC: SING) announced plans to cash in on the Pokémon Go craze by developing a mobile app designed to bring like-minded players together. The company has already initiated discussions with programmers under contract to create a new app that will reward users for performing a number of geo-targeted actions while playing Pokémon Go. Additionally, Singlepoint’s companion app will look to increase the social interactions among gamers by introducing a comprehensive messaging platform that enables communication through global, team and friend-based channels. By combining these complementary features, Singlepoint aims to take advantage of the current mobile spectacle while spurring sustainable financial growth in the coming months.

“We are perfectly aligned in the mobile app space to take advantage of the current phenomenon that is Pokémon Go, along with similar scenarios in the gaming world across the board moving forward,” Greg Lambrecht, chief executive officer of Singlepoint, stated in a news release. “We are to the point where technology has demonstrated the ability for gaming to bring players to the outdoors: engaging, exploring and with a camaraderie among players like never before. We intend to capitalize on this in a big way.”

Since its launch in early July, Niantic’s Pokémon Go has blazed new trails in the mobile space. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) confirmed that the app was downloaded more times during its first week on the App Store than any other app in history, and, as of July 18, it boasted an active user base of roughly 21 million in the United States alone. From a revenue standpoint, Pokémon Go currently generates roughly $1.6 million in daily revenue from the App Store, and similar results are to be expected from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Play. The game has also proven extremely successful in converting free users into paid users. According to a report by Needham and Company, Pokémon Go’s ratio of paid users to total users is roughly 10 times that of Candy Crush, the record-setting title from Activision Blizzard’s (NASDAQ: ATVI) King Digital, which generated more than $1 billion in revenue during both 2013 and 2014.

Pokémon Go has also flexed its digital muscle in the investment community. Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) stock more than doubled in the wake of the game’s monumental release, despite the fact that the gaming giant didn’t make Pokémon Go and has somewhat limited upside from its success.

For Singlepoint, attempting to capitalize on the success of Pokémon Go is the next step in the company’s ongoing rollup acquisition initiative. Singlepoint leveraged this strategy in May when it acquired an interest in DraftFury, which is widely recognized as the first cash flow positive daily fantasy sports enterprise. Look for the company to build on the momentum offered by this acquisition in the coming weeks as it targets promising firms in the mobile app space, particularly those relating to the massive popularity of Pokémon Go.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Singlepoint.com

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Moxian, Inc. (OTCQB: MOXC) is one of China’s leading O2O platforms, helping companies connect with their customers and prospects at deeper levels than ever before. Moxian, Inc.’s interactive social media platform uses perfectly tailored features to help merchants advertise their services and products to the right target audiences. In turn, clients can play games, find friends, join groups, collect points, and redeem them in Moxian’s own online mall. Moxian, Inc. uses a combination of fun, modern strategies, and characteristics to connect prospects with companies they want to do business with.

Geolocation is not a new feature; it first surfaced in 2008 at the beginning of the smartphone revolution. However, Moxian, Inc. has integrated geolocation with its Moxian+ User App to allow users to connect with peers and businesses in their area. On the other hand, companies using the Moxian+ Business App use the geolocation feature to promote their products and services to the right markets.

MOXC also offers businesses the opportunity to use the Moxian+ Business App as a Social Customer Relation Management platform. Companies can use Moxian’s database to enforce their branding strategies and target the right audience. This allows them to build customer loyalty, bring in more business, and build a brand by targeting users that are more likely to be interested in their services. This is also achieved through Moxian’s personalized user experience, which gathers information from the Moxian+ User App. Together it creates a personalized shopping, gaming, and social networking experience for prospects, and presents them with products and services they are more likely to purchase.

A personalized user experience also means targeted ad campaigns. With this, businesses can efficiently show ads to users that are more likely to purchase their services. MOXC creates a personalized user experience, and this in turn builds the relationship between companies and prospects before they even enter the sales funnel.

Lastly, the Moxian+ User App provides user gamification to enhance customer experience and help businesses learn more about their markets. Users can choose from an array of games to play on their devices, and they can win gifts from Moxian merchants. Merchants have the opportunity to run personalized marketing campaigns, which boost qualified traffic. Moxian+ combines all of these features with offline interaction. The gifts and prizes are redeemable at merchant’s brick and mortar locations. This drives more qualified leads to both digital channels and physical locations, creating a dynamic toolkit to convert prospects into customers.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Moxian.com

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At the dawn of the sixteenth century, who in Europe would have thought that another continent existed? Not many, it seemed. The Florentine explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, after whom the continent is named, coined the term Mundus Novus (New World) in a letter to a scion of the Medici family. In that missive, Vespucci set out his supposition that the lands encountered to the west were not the eastern bounds of Asia but an unknown continent. His revelations, when published, stirred Europe with an energy and excitement not seen since the Crusades.

Today, there is a similar buzz in the wanderlust industry. This time, the undiscovered continent is the vast expanse of private properties that have the potential to enter the alternative lodging rentals market, and with the well-positioned portfolio of online travel agencies (OTAs) offered by Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI), the modern explorer can explore this new world and globetrot to his or her heart’s content.

Great things have small beginnings. According to this feature (http://nnw.fm/TCs3f), the seed of the alternative lodging rentals market in the U.S. was planted when David and Lynn Clouse founded VRBO (Vacation Rentals By Owner) in 1996. The difficulties the couple encountered in trying to rent out their ski condo in Colorado made them realize that others would be experiencing similar challenges. VRBO was a huge success. In 10 years, it was listing about 65,000 vacation properties. Its sparkle of success caught the eye of HomeAway.com, which snapped it up in 2006. In turn, last year, HomeAway.com was acquired by Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) for $3.9 billion.

This trend of big fishes eating smaller fishes is a sure sign that the alternative lodging rentals sea is spreading. Predictions of its growth are truly astonishing. A recent report from Research and Markets (RAM), titled ‘Global Vacation Rental Market 2015-2019’ (http://nnw.fm/0SMzI), estimates that the market ‘will reach $169.7 billion by 2019’. At present, the global industry has a market size of about $100 billion, with the U.S. accounting for approximately one-quarter of that. That means the industry is expected to grow by almost 70 percent over the next four years.

Growth is likely to be greatest in Europe and North America, since these regions harbor widespread awareness of the vacation rental concept. The RAM report cites a number of factors for the upcoming boom:

“The entry of new technologically oriented start-ups and higher interest in vacation rentals among travelers is one of the reasons for market growth. Travelers are more inclined to using business intelligence software and data mining tools to harness their data to improve their decision-making. Also, price optimization by utilizing revenue management software is gaining popularity in the market.”

Monaker Group and its subsidiaries have amassed vacation home inventory with the aim of becoming one of the world’s largest online marketplaces for the alternative lodging rental industry. Its flagship online marketplace, NextTrip.com, offers over one million listings in Europe, Asia, South America and the United States with links to 115 websites in 16 languages. The NextTrip platform earns fees in two ways. Fees may be paid by property owners and managers as subscription amounts for an annual period. In addition, fees may be paid on a performance basis. Under such an arrangement, properties are listed without initial charge and a commission is paid when the property is booked.

At present, about 100,000 listings are subscription-based. Monaker is currently encouraging owners and managers to convert to the performance-based format. The company believes this format offers greater transparency and reduces the risk incurred by owners and managers. Monaker will also benefit from the performance-based arrangement since ‘no-charge’ listings should increase total inventory. In addition, commission charges will undoubtedly reflect the added benefit of reduced risk provided to property owners.

For more information, visit www.monakergroup.com

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