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The Real Word: Are you ready to get out of real estate?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Byron and Nicole take the quiz  to find out if they are retirement-ready. Source: click here

Afraid to have the selling options talk with sellers? Try Homebot

Homebot recently unveiled a new feature in its home-equity management app that’s been bothering me. But it might just help you broach a topic you’re afraid to talk to clients about. Source: click here

Talkin’ ’bout my generation: How to market to your client’s stage in life

Marketing to everyone, from mid-20s, first-time homebuyers to elderly homeowners moving into retirement can be challenging because each group has varying values, needs and communication styles. Truly understanding each can make your marketing much more meaningful and effective. Source: click here

Houston Association of Realtors President: 41% of current sellers would consider using an iBuyer

Houston Association of Realtors President Bob Hale and industry experts discussed the iBuyer as a lead generation tool at RISMedia’s 2019 Real Estate CEO Exchange. Source: click here

Don’t be a ‘yes agent’

Are real estate agents selling or counseling? Are they expected to be cheerleaders or shepherds, to paint the “happily ever after” or “be careful” picture? Having almost three decades of appraisal and sales experience allows me to offer the opinion that the number of agents filing the role of “counselor” are few and far between. […]

Here’s what the iconic ‘Friends’ apartment would have looked like through the decades

Would you still recognize Monica and Rachel’s apartment in the groovy decor of the 1960s? What about in the bare bones style common throughout the 1940s? To celebrate the 25th anniversary this weekend of the launch of the iconic show Friends, home services website Angie’s List has put together images of what Monica Geller and […]

With Airbnb IPO, Realtors poised to become big shareholders

Real estate agents could comprise a disproportionately large stake, particularly if Airbnb offers equity to hosts. Source: click here

Nextdoor tries to curb incivility with ‘Kindness Reminders’

Nextdoor, a neighborhood-focused social network that sells ads to real estate agents, has been known to sometimes attract offensive comments — especially racial profiling. But the company has taken steps to combat this problem over the years. And now it’s unveiled yet another: the “Kindness Reminder.” Introduced earlier this week, the feature is designed to […]

WARNING! The new iPhone iOS could expose your clients’ info

If you’ve been waiting to install iOS 13 onto your iPhone, be warned: The new operating system released by Apple on Thursday comes with a major privacy-related flaw. The new update allows hackers who steal a phone to access its contact details without a passcode or Face ID identification, a person familiar with the flaw […]

A third of buyers and sellers don’t want to live in political minority

An estimated 38 percent of American homebuyers and sellers reported reluctance to move to an area where their views would be in the political minority, according to a new survey from Redfin released Friday. In an era of stark partisanship, the number of people unwilling to mix with people with different political views dropped from […]

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