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Global wealth is on the move — what’s that mean for agents?

I recently attended a meeting at the Coldwell Banker global headquarters in Madison, New Jersey. I came to learn about the new Coldwell Banker Global Luxury program and was very excited to see that our leaders understand that luxury real estate goes beyond the U.S. borders. While I was here, I also experienced a new type of […]

Are you ready to quit your job and become a full-time real estate investor?

When should you quit your job to become a full-time real estate investor? Ian Walsh, director of Hard Money Bankers’ Philadelphia office, joins Jason Balin, director of our main office in Columbia, Maryland, to talk about what to consider before jumping into entrepreneurship in the real estate investing industry. Becoming a business owner is a scary […]

Plenty of leads, no conversions? 5 tools to boost returns

If online lead generation is one of the pillars of your business, then you’re already well-versed in the hustle of online lead conversion.  The national average to convert an online lead to a sale hovers around 2 percent. The internet lead game requires speed-to-lead and persistent follow-up to maximize your return on investment. Competition for online […]

Meager listings prompt pending home sales slip

What goes up must come down, and that’s true for The National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index, which took a dip this month after a string of impressive numbers. March’s PHSI, which is based on contract signings, dipped to 111.4, a 0.8 percentage point drop from February’s 112.3. NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun says […]

How Fannie Mae is quashing school debt

The massive amount of student debt carried by college graduates could become less of an issue for those who want to become homeowners under new policies announced today by Fannie Mae. According to the giant financial institution’s figures, grads carry a total of $1.4 trillion in school debt. While that’s an “astonishingly high” amount, says […]

Californians leaving in droves as home prices surge

In 1966, The Mamas and the Papas were singing “California Dreamin’,” but fast forward 51 years and Californians are belting out a different tune thanks to increasing home prices, unsustainable costs of living and a lack of access to affordable housing. Redfin’s new study on U.S. migration patterns shows that Californians are leaving the Golden […]

Why ‘Hacking Growth’ is a must-read for every entrepreneur

By definition, entrepreneurs take on greater than normal financial risk to make the idea in their head a reality. But why experiment with growth when you could hack it? Just ask the likes of Airbnb, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Facebook and Uber — not to mention IBM, Walmart, and Microsoft — universally recognizable companies whose brands are […]

Stop celebrating numbers, start championing service in real estate

The real estate industry is divided between those agents who focus only on sales volume and those who are dedicated to providing the best customer service. It cannot be ignored that sales are central to the real estate business, and because agents are independent contractors, finding customers is critical to their success. And, of course, […]

3 ways to generate leads through Google AdWords

The internet is a rabbit hole of information. With over one billion websites in the ether, and over half of those active, the process of getting found online is much more complex than launching a website and hoping people will come across it. A solid search engine optimization (SEO) strategy is one way to rank […]

Neighborhood showdown: How 2 teams broke it down for buyers

“I’m looking to buy in your area, and I keep hearing about these two neighborhoods right next to each other — but what’s the difference?” That’s the question that agents in the Phoenix area who service Chandler and Gilbert are constantly hearing. So two real estate teams joined forces to answer it with a website: […]

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