Monthly Archives: October 2021

How indie brokers balance flexibility with fear of change

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Independent brokers Stacie Staub and Elmer Morales talk about hiring slow and firing fast and the importance of sticking with a business model. Continue reading →

New marketing suite from Tribus offers features for social, email and print

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In an exclusive Inman announcement, Tribus revealed its new suite of products for digital, print and social marketing for agents, teams and brokerages. Continue reading →

Tour a creepy ‘haunted’ house made by Zillow — if you dare

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The fictional house of horror comes with “a dingy cellar complete with built-in meat locker” and “creaky wooden doors with mysterious witch-crafted claw marks” that you can virtually visit in a 3D tour. Continue reading →

‘We’re transforming the industry’: Side CTO Ed Wu

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Two top technology execs, Ed Wu of Side and Chris Cox of Keller Williams, discussed their respective approaches to the ubiquitous conundrum of how to best serve agents with “self-contained” tech. Continue reading →

$100M sales volume in year 2: How this rookie did it

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Brad Dahler of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida has more than $100 million in closed sales and pending contracts generated for 2021 — and he did it all in just two years. Here’s his plan of action. Continue reading →

Splurge on your staff: Indie brokers share the importance of support

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Independent broker-owners Jena Turner and Serena Lowden share the best way to budget and how investing in staff leads to a gold mine. Continue reading →

3 keys to a successful 2022: Video, consumer education and diversity

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Focusing on video content, educating the community and increasing industry diversity are all integral to success in the new year, speakers at Inman Connect Las Vegas said Thursday. Continue reading →

Realogy’s Social Ad Engine makes social media advertising easy: Tech Review

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The user experience does a good job of recognizing the critical nature of simplicity. That seems obvious, but solutions to the problem of how to help agents create a social presence vary across the industry, and this is one of the better ways to do it. Continue reading →

The 1 thing that keeps team leaders from becoming broker-owners

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Broker-owners Barb Betts and Serina Lowden explained during an Inman Connect Las Vegas session on Thursday how they overcame doubt to start their independent journey. Continue reading →

CoStar CEO likens Zillow to ‘mafia,’ suggest it’s ‘hijacking’ listings

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Andy Florance weighed in on why his company is building a New York City portal and what he thinks of rival Zillow. Continue reading →