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3 reasons becoming a mentor will make you a better agent

I’m sure you’ve heard this plenty: finding a real estate mentor can be one of the best ways for a less-experienced agent to achieve success early on. For new agents, mentors provide hands-on experience, invaluable lessons from the field, encouragement and living proof that you can truly make it in real estate. What’s in it […]

S&P Dow Jones Indices show average price gains for NYC

The S&P Dow Jones Indices recently released the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, showing continued growth in home prices over the last 12 months. The report showed that U.S. home prices have improved 5 percent year-over-year in April. Although national growth didn’t quite reach March’s 5.1 percent gain, the steady year-over-year increase is supported by six […]

International home sales waver while Chinese buyer interest surges

Although Americans are notoriously insular, the economic upheaval overseas is going to influence the U.S. housing market in one way or another. Between China’s economy and the British exit from the European Union (aka Brexit), there’s a lot happening that will have an effect here. The National Association of Realtors released its annual 2016 Profile […]

Hoodline’s ‘Neighborhood Kits’ add burst of local color to websites

A homebuyer might know she likes the size and layout of a property in San Francisco’s Castro District by looking at the property’s online listing. But would she know that the home is located in a “beacon of diversity” with an equality mural, cycling gym and three green spaces? She would if she was perusing a real estate website augmented with content from Hoodline, a neighborhood news startup covering San […]

DC home prices rose quickly in March

The S&P Dow Jones Indices recently released the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, showing continued growth in home prices over the last 12 months. The report showed that U.S. home prices have improved 5 percent year-over-year in April. Although national growth didn’t quite reach March’s 5.1 percent gain, the steady year-over-year increase is supported by six […]

S&P Dow Jones Indices show average price gains for Miami

The S&P Dow Jones Indices recently released the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, showing continued growth in home prices over the last 12 months. The report showed that U.S. home prices have improved 5 percent year-over-year in April. Although national growth didn’t quite reach March’s 5.1 percent gain, the steady year-over-year increase is supported by six […]

Podcast: The best script for motivated sellers

As we continue our series on price reduction scripts, motivation is a major factor. There are two kinds of sellers: have-to and want-to sellers. So, what is a have-to seller? They sell for: Financial reasons Short sale Probate Divorce And how does this affect price? Motivation plus timeframe equals a better price. A lack of motivation […]

4 reasons agents will never find themselves out of a job

The advent of technology has called into question the need for real estate agents. Not unlike the once-prominent travel agency, online portals are attempting to relegate real estate agents to a thing of the past. However, I am here to tell you that real estate agents are more necessary today than they have ever been. […]

How your agency can target millennial homebuyers

Millennials are on the move. In fact, they are the largest population of homebuyers in the United States representing 32 percent of home purchases in 2015, according to realtor.org. The key to their hearts is user-generated content. For the purposes of real estate, we will call this agent-generated content (AGC). Millennials gravitate to websites that […]

8 homeowner’s insurance tips for first-time buyers

For a first-time buyer, nothing is more important than properly protecting a new investment, and that means purchasing a homeowner’s insurance policy. As the buyer’s agent, you can help build an understanding about the importance of appropriate insurance coverage. Here are just a few tips to share with first-time homebuyers: 1. Factor in home insurance When […]

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