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News roundup: Real estate industry hires and promotions

Summer 2017 witnessed an array of real estate industry hires and promotions. Who’s making moves? Which businesses are bringing in new blood, or creating fresh positions? Here’s a rundown of some recent HR news across the board. Tennessee Realtors appoints Angela Shields as CEO Angela Shields Shields is to begin the new gig in early […]

Beyond predictive analytics: Data-powered farming and sphere marketing

How can real estate professionals use data to see into the future and figure out who’s going to sell their house soon, or which person in their database is most likely to transact? Watch Rich Swier of Offrs, Jonathan Spinetto of Remine and Mike Schneider of First discuss how their companies are using predictive analytics to […]

‘Ethics Adventure’ training game uses interactive story to teach

A Realtor named Jed has a buyer who’s interested in a house because it’s right down the road from a pharmacy. After she expresses an intention to put in an offer, Jed finds out that the pharmacy is going to be turned into a deli. Should he inform his buyer or not? That’s the first […]

The end of Facebook’s golden era for real estate?

Over the last five years, Barry Jenkins has used Facebook advertising to grow his real estate business from a solo operation into a 16-agent team. The marketing channel has been “hugely important” for Jenkins, a Virginia Beach, Virginia-based Realtor whose team closed $50 million in sales volume in 2016. “You’re catching leads before they get […]

4 ways to get yourself kicked out of the neighborhood

Farming and working particular neighborhoods are great ways to develop leads and nurture a steady client base. But often times real estate agents shoot themselves in the foot and manage to alienate themselves from those neighborhoods without even realizing it. Here are four ways agents alienate themselves from potential clients in a neighborhood. A mishandled […]

Your friend chose another agent — now what?

As a real estate agent your network of personal relationships is one of your most valuable assets. Working on commission can be a hard road, and you rely heavily on the support of your close friends and relatives. But what happens when one of those close relationships chooses another real estate agent over you? It […]

Glossy lifestyle mag gets your brand on client coffee tables

Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. ReminderMedia prints glossy, customized lifestyle magazines for agents to use in marketing efforts. Platforms: Browser; coffee and end tables; office lobbies Ideal for: Any agent or team looking for a unique form of differentiation Top selling […]

Do clients think of real estate agents as fiduciaries?

Repeat after me: “Real estate is local.” And so it goes in the context of this thing we call a fiduciary. Although it would be great if there were one uniform law of the land to give us a simple definition, no such luck. So when Brad Inman asked “Do you think of yourself as […]

Why hustle is the key to growing your real estate business

How do you keep your motivation in check and make sure you’re always on top of your business? Ryan Stewman explains how to use your hustle to grow your real estate business. In this clip from, Stewman talks about how he learned to make more money from the money he already has. “Sarcasm is a snippet […]

The Real Estate Unlist: People, places and things I’m thankful for

A new grandchild and the tragic events unfolding in Houston have me feeling overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude. Meanwhile I have been re-reading novels by Eve Babitz, one of my favorite writers who in the 1960s and ’70s wrote about the cultural milieu of Los Angeles and touched on the topics of social unrest, wildfires […]

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