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  • Corcoran jumps back into the “Tank”

    February 08, 2011 11:33AM

    The millionaires are back for a new season of “Shark Tank,” a reality show featuring Barbara Corcoran, founder of the Corcoran Group, and other tycoons, as they face entrepreneurs looking for capital. In a preview trailer from Entertainment Weekly, Corcoran appears to be a mediator among the other sharks, as they fight over investment opportunities with robots and other gadgets. The team is joined by comedian Jeff Foxworthy and eccentric businessman Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks. Click here to see the trailer.

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  • Corcoran checks out $350,000 homes

    January 28, 2011 04:00PM

    Barbara Corcoran, founder of the Corcoran Group, talks about U.S. homes on the market for $350,000 or less on the “Today” show (see video above). The homes she looks at are in Orchard Park, NY, as well as towns in Texas, Tennessee and New Mexico.
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  • Barbara Corcoran popped over to Staten Island for a tour of what is arguably the borough’s most famous home in a “Today” show segment this morning. The $2.9 million mansion, which hit the market last month, was used as the residence belonging to the Corleone family in “The Godfather” films, but belongs to the Norton family in reality. They’re offering up relics from the movies “for the right price,” they told the Corcoran Group founder-turned-television personality.

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  • Corcoran on maximizing curb appeal

    January 10, 2011 05:57PM

    Wondering how to up a home’s curb appeal? Barbara Corcoran, founder of the Corcoran Group, has some advice. In this video from the Today show, Corcoran weighs in on when it makes sense to landscape a fixer-upper and how sellers can spruce up less appealing parts of their property.

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  • Barbara Corcoran bargain hunts

    November 12, 2010 12:30PM

    Looking for homes homes across the country for under $300,000? Barbara Corcoran, founder of the Corcoran Group, has some suggestions. In this “Today” show video, the real estate maven shares her favorite picks for affordable homes nationwide.

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  • Upgrade your home to make a bla

    November 08, 2010 03:00PM

    Barbara Corcoran is back — and this time the Corcoran Group founder has tips for easy home improvement projects that can help move a property. Among the quick-to-do and easy-to-pay-for upgrades are thoughtful landscaping, window shutters and a fresh coat of paint, Corcoran says in this Today show video.

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  • Upgrading to sell: Barbara Corcoran

    November 08, 2010 03:00PM

    Barbara Corcoran is back — and this time the Corcoran Group founder has tips for easy home improvement projects that can help move a property. Among the quick-to-do and easy-to-pay-for upgrades are thoughtful landscaping, window shutters and a fresh coat of paint, Corcoran says in this “Today” show video.

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  • Barbara Corcoran, who is currently off taping the second season of ABC’s “Shark Tank” in Los Angeles, was almost passed over for the gig in its debut year, before she wrote a strongly worded letter to creator Mark Burnett that shifted the tides in her favor, the Post reported. The Corcoran Group founder-turned-media personality now appears on the show as a panelist helping to discover young entrepreneurs. ABC executives announced in August that they would bring back “Shark Tank” for another eight episodes — after Corcoran submitted a 340-page pitch arguing for its renewal. “Wordy causes have really paid off,” Corcoran’s publicist said. [Post]

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  • Barbara Corcoran names her new book

    October 08, 2010 05:50PM

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    Barbara Corcoran, founder of the Corcoran Group, has revealed the name of her new book: “Shark Tales — How I turned $1,000 Into a Billion Dollar Business,” after receiving 1,731 suggestions. Since three people suggested the same title, Corcoran said on Twitter: “I’m taking the $1,000 reward and splitting it three ways — $333.33 to each person (keeping the extra penny for myself!).” The book will be released in January 2011, the same time as the airing of new season of the weekly ABC reality show “Shark Tank,” on which she appears as a judge. Corcoran called for submissions for the title Sept. 23, asking for one that is “both motivational and inspirational.” The “motivational book [will be her] own rags to riches story of growing up in a house with 10 kids, and the unconventional way I turned $1,000 into my $1 billion real estate business, the Corcoran Group. It’s also the story of finding young entrepreneurs on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank.’” TRD

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  • Barbara Corcoran names her new book

    October 08, 2010 05:50PM

    Barbara Corcoran

    Barbara Corcoran, founder of the Corcoran Group, has revealed the name of her new book: “Shark Tales — How I turned $1,000 Into a Billion Dollar Business,” after receiving 1,731 suggestions. Since three people suggested the same title, Corcoran said on Twitter: “I’m taking the $1,000 reward and splitting it three ways — $333.33 to each person (keeping the extra penny for myself!).” The book will be released in January 2011, the same time as the airing of new season of the weekly ABC reality show “Shark Tank,” on which she appears as a judge. Corcoran called for submissions for the title Sept. 23, asking for one that is “both motivational and inspirational.” The “motivational book [will be her] own rags to riches story of growing up in a house with 10 kids, and the unconventional way I turned $1,000 into my $1 billion real estate business, the Corcoran Group. It’s also the story of finding young entrepreneurs on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank.’” TRD

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