Why you should treat everyone like a client from the moment you meet

Successful real estate agents foster a relationship dynamic in which clients and potential clients start thinking of them like their other service providers, such as their accountants, their dentists and their hair stylists. Continue reading

BREAKING: RE/MAX and Redfin end exclusive partnership after 2 months

RE/MAX and Redfin are ending their nascent referral partnership after Redfin introduced a new platform last week that would allow consumers without buyers’ agents to make offers on Redfin-listed homes in Boston.  Continue reading

Voice-activated home search available through GSAR

Greater Syracuse Association of Realtors partners with VoiceterPro to provide home shoppers with voice search in central New York. Continue reading

New CRM? Copper gets down to brass tacks for teams and agents

Formerly known as ProsperWorks, the software’s latest iteration as Copper not only represents a savvy business turn, but an effective commitment to improving the CRM experience. Continue reading

Zillow Offers is officially live in the Twin Cities, more markets to come

Zillow’s direct-to-consumer home buying and selling platform, Zillow Offers, launched Monday in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, it was announced. Continue reading

President Donald Trump to speak at NAR conference Friday

President Donald Trump will speak at the National Association of Realtors annual legislative meetings and expo on Friday, the association confirmed. Continue reading

Gymtimidation: How I Got Past My Fear of Working Out

Glute raises. Boat pose. In the safety of an empty corner, away from the gym’s dumbbell racks and big silver machines, I focused on the warm-ups I’d learned the week before. Proud of mastering that much — a month earlier, I’d didn’t know my bicep from … Continue reading

Take a Seat at Ruth’s Table in San Francisco

PART OF THE VITALITY ARTS SPECIAL REPORT It’s long and wide, well-worn and sturdy: a wooden table that, for many years, served as a foundation, while conversations about community, the arts and collaboration flowed around it. At that time, the table he… Continue reading

What to Do When You Inherit a House

Recovering boat owners often say a boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money. Much the same could be said for a house you inherit. When a parent or other relative dies and you take possession of his or her house, it can be easy to think you… Continue reading

Employee or independent contractors: Should California brokerages be making contingency plans?

As California employment law changes in response to the emergence of the gig economy, real estate brokers and agents need to stay updated and start thinking about what role they want to play in a legal landscape that’s still in turmoil. Continue reading