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Scrounging for sales? NAR deal connects Realtors with 100K new-home listings

Real estate agents in inventory-starved markets will soon be able to turn to a database provided by the National Association of Realtors for a source of business: new-construction listings. NAR subsidiary Realtors Property Resource (RPR) has struck a deal with Builders Update, an Austin, Texas-based firm that launched nationally in 2012 hoping to make its online […]

How to help downsizing clients come to terms with their possessions

Bill Risser Bill Risser, the vice president of digital strategy at Fidelity National Title, recently packed up a five-bedroom, three-bathroom home in Phoenix to move to an 1,100-square-foot condo in a Tampa, Florida high-rise. So, he’s intimately familiar with a conundrum that many downsizing movers are facing: getting rid of extra possessions. It’s harder than […]

The Fed hikes and mortgage rates fall — what gives?

Have fun with this one: The Fed hikes, and mortgage rates fall. True. And it’s not the first time! Long-term rates have fallen after each of the three increases in the cost of money since the election. Thirty-year fixed rate mortgages are a closing-cost argument below 4.00 percent, and the 10-year T-note is down to […]

You know you’re a real estate broker when…

Fielding questions, dealing with real estate posers, winging unexpected encounters and answering the phone at all hours of the night — this is the life of a real estate broker…. Source: click here

What is live streaming, and how do we use it?

In this video, Peter Lorimer of PLG Estates discusses live streaming, or what he calls “the phenomenon that has taken the world by storm.” Take advantage of this audience magnet by doing the following: Announce your live stream on other social media networks Make your content interesting Use Facebook as your primary live stream platform Pre-plan what […]

Grow your real estate business with the right outbound prospecting professional

You can build your real estate business with outbound prospecting, but you need to hire the right person for the job. Unfortunately, without some significant time spent prospecting or managing outbound sales agents, selecting the right hire for this type of position can be a challenge. Luckily, recent guests Sam Monreal and Dale Archdekin, both […]

5 things to ask every potential seller (and how to handle their objections)

What are the five things you should use to qualify whether you want a listing or not? What should be at the top of the list? In this clip, Melinda Estridge shares her checklist to help you weed out the listings you would rather do without. “If you get the business and then blow it, […]

Instant Offers indigestion: The industry’s take on Zillow’s new service

Reposted with permission by Greg Fischer. It’s been difficult to ignore the collective freakout by real estate professionals over Zillow’s recent announcement on Instant Offers. Familiar discussions ensued about “what’s right for the homeowner” and “what’s fair to agents and lenders,” and on the shape of things to come. But a critical voice was excluded from […]

5 essential items for your summer prospecting checklist

Reposted with permission from Rachael Hite.  Barbecues, vacations, long days by the pool — summer is upon us. But with all these fun activities, it’s easy to lose sight of your future goals. To help you get through this year’s scorchers, we’ve put together a simple summer prospecting checklist to make sure you don’t come back […]

Dawn Perry, ERA’s SVP of Marketing, on her new to-do list

Dawn Perry, a seasoned marketing leader, has moved into an executive role as Senior Vice President of Marketing for ERA Real Estate (PRNewsfoto/ERA Real Estate) “We are hyper-focused on helping agents improve their productivity,” said Dawn Perry, the new Senior Vice President of Marketing at ERA Real Estate who discussed her priorities and goals for […]

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