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5 tech gadgets every real estate pro will love

Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. Voice-activated internet, big data and chatbots are popular these days, and the stream of new gadgets empowering these concepts isn’t at all ready to be dammed. If you’re like us and love technology, then you’ll dig […]

Feeling burned out? Ask yourself these 4 soul-searching questions

Reposted with permission from Rachael Hite.  For many real estate agents, 2017 has been an incredibly vigorous and fruitful year in closings. Working in direct sales is a challenge. Customers demand clear communication, sufficient attention and extremely kind and pleasant interactions. For even the most seasoned agents being “on” all the time is physically and […]

How can new real estate agents stand out on social media?

Especially as a new real estate agent, it’s critical to capture leads from your sphere of influence through social media. Go after people who have an affinity for social media first. There’s an simple rule of thirds that applies to social media. Split your posting into three groups. One-third of your posts should be: Personal: […]

Real estate daily market update: December 22, 2017

 We’ll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Most recent market news Friday, December 22 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau New Residential Sales in November 2017 Click image for release New home sales Sales of new single-family houses in November […]

11 real estate holiday videos worth watching

The holiday season provides plenty of opportunity for a wide variety of videos, from the scenic to the silly to the uh-what-was-that? Check out some of my favorite finds below. The holiday tour It’s chilly in Chicago, but it’s also festive and gorgeous. Chicago Realtor Brittany Wrenn runs a blog called Beyond the Sale where […]

Homesnap Facebook Ads for Agents

Your potential clients are on Facebook an average of 14 times a day, and you need to be there when they are! Homesnap’s ad creation tool makes it easy to launch a Facebook ad campaign in under 5 minutes. Homesnap Listing Ads will promote your latest listing or sale and include: Your headshot The property’s […]

Sequel will design and build your real estate website

Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. Sequel is a website design and marketing platform for real estate agents. Platforms: Browser; mobile-optimized Ideal for: Brokerages needing a new, modern web presence; boutique firms wanting to stand out; dynamic agent teams Top selling points […]

Congress passes tax reform, mixed blessing for real estate

Republicans have something extra to celebrate this holiday season: both houses of Congress successfully passed the GOP-led tax reform package today, the largest set of changes to the tax code in a generation, changes that stand to have huge impacts on the real estate industry and all of American life.  The “Tax Cuts and Jobs […]

Realtor association leaders: Let’s raise our standards

You can’t hear James Dwiggins’s screams. We all need to hear them. Dwiggins is the head of NextHome, a company that works in over 100 MLS marketplaces. Like so many brokerage companies that span numerous states, NextHome’s brokers and agents need similar data and services everywhere they work. They’ll join as many associations and MLSs […]

Zillow testing ‘Home Tour Highlights’ feature for agents

Spectacular views, dreamy walk-in closets, totally renovated kitchens — and any another elements of a home that make an agent want to shout from the rooftops — deserve their own special section on a property listing, or at least that’s the idea behind Zillow Group’s latest idea called “Home Tour Highlights.” The real estate giant […]

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