Too smart to fall for a real estate scam? Think again

Real estate and rental internet crimes affected 11,300 victims in 2018, according to the new report, and cost them nearly $150 million, up dramatically from 2017, when 9,645 victims were impacted by these types of crimes, and lost a collective $56 mill… Continue reading

Property tech firm PayLease buys smart apartment startup Zego

With the acquisition, Zego’s platform will be integrated into PayLease’s payments, resident billing and utility management platform. Continue reading

Keller Williams agents get ready to pay it forward on RED Day

On Thursday, May 9, Keller Williams agents will be celebrating its annual RED Day event, which stands for Renew, Energize and Donate. Continue reading

Purplebricks is leaving Australia. Is the US next?

Purplebricks announced Tuesday it’s shuttering its operations in Australia two-and-a-half years after launching, adding that it’s conducting a review of operations in the United States. Continue reading

The No. 1 Question Americans Ask About Retirement

(This article previously appeared on MarketWatch.com.) Google recently unveiled the 10 questions Americans ask most about retirement. The question Americans ask the search engine mos: “How much do I need to retire?” Here’s the full list: 10 most-asked … Continue reading

Best Ways to Find a Small Business Mentor

If you’re planning to start your own business for the first time in midlife, you may want to find a small business mentor. Research shows that 70% of mentored small businesses survive past the five -mark — nearly twice the rate of non-mentored business… Continue reading

How to Get Through the Fog of Grief

When my 57-year-old husband, Dale, suddenly died of a massive heart attack on Nov. 20, 2018, two days before Thanksgiving, to say I was in shock was an understatement. More than a month later, I realized just how much my mental capacity was affected by… Continue reading

5 tips for taking your up-and-coming listing from ‘for sale’ to ‘sold’

As the listing agent of a property in an up-and-coming neighborhood, you have so much opportunity to capitalize on a trending location. Here are five tips for moving your listing by tapping into what the buyer is looking for. Continue reading

Do your clients tell their friends about you?

Ideally, your clients should think of you in the same way they think of their regular service providers like their hair stylists, accountants and dentists. Everyone needs a great agent. Here’s what you need to do to shift that mindset in your clients. Continue reading

4 fears agents need to embrace to truly connect with their audience

Creating truly great content requires something we often try to avoid at all costs: vulnerability. Here’s how to embrace that vulnerability and get over your fears to connect with people on a deeper level through your content. Continue reading