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How to showcase your real estate skills on Facebook Live

In this video, Peter Lorimer of PLG Estates shares why he loves Facebook Live as well as how real estate agents can make it work for them. Facebook Live is a terrific medium. There’s a lot of noise on social media, but if you can gain an audience’s trust through valuable content, you can gain […]

Building a high-performance real estate team

Save My Spot It takes an extensive grasp of tech advances and how they’re transforming the industry, as well as an innate understanding of the generational challenges brokers and agents face to assemble a functional real estate team. Real estate coach Travis Robertson and Chime Technologies have nailed the formula for building a successful, high-performing […]

How a Minneapolis real estate rookie closed over 75 sides in 2016

In real estate, the search for top producers’ “secret sauce” won’t close deals. That’s what Twin Cities-based Amanda Le would tell you.Given her March 2015 entry into the industry, you might call Le a rookie, though her track record says otherwise.In her first 10 months, the Keller Williams Realtor sold 18 houses as part of […]

‘If I cut my commission, will you?’: Dealing with a sticky proposal

Realtor Manny Menezes recently received a tough request from a listing agent: If she chipped in some of her commission to make a deal work, would he do the same?Menezes was hesitant. He knew he was worth at least a 2.5 percent commission, nothing less. But he also knew the deal was stuck — neither his […]

Why working with family in real estate is a strength

As part of her 10 Questions podcast series, F.C. Tucker broker Angela Raab interviews top producer Shelly Walters. Walters’s business is a family affair. She works with her husband, mother and her children in her family-run business. And a lot of her business is about face-to-face. She believes that the best leads are the ones you […]

Fair Housing Act covers LGBT people, federal court rules

In April 2015, landlord Deepika Avanti refused to rent one of her townhouses to the Smith family in the tiny town of Gold Hill, Colorado, in Boulder County.The Smith familyAvanti denied the Smiths, spouses Tonya Smith and Rachel Smith, who is transgender, and their two children, housing because of concerns regarding the children and “noise” as […]

Getting top dollar for your seller: 5 best places to renovate

With the prime spring selling season gearing up, your clients may be wondering which parts of their home can give them the best return on investment if they choose to renovate. Here are the five key renovation strategies that are time-tested, require minimal effort and provide options for every budget. They are designed to get sellers […]

What kinds of marketing agreements can agents and brokers make with lender/title partners?

A new real estate agent just entering the industry is approached by a title partner who wonders if the agent would be interested in sharing marketing costs — creating advertising materials that include both the real estate agent’s and title partner’s name and contact information, also known as co-marketing.Is this OK, or is it a violation of the […]

Daily market update: April 13, 2017

We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Most recent market news: Wednesday, April 12 Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Mortgage applications increased 1.5 percent from one week earlier The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 1.5 percent on a […]

Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate Episode 22: The chase for business

Reposted with permission — show notes and credits available here. Nobody wants to be shamed in the public! Today’s guest, Kevin Tengan, will talk about the time another real estate agent not only publicly harassed him for not signing in at an open house but also chased him out of the house and down the block! […]

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