My Personal ‘Antiques Roadshow’

A few years back, we moved into a new house in a new state to begin a new phase of our lives. Yet for all that newness, our house was instantly overstuffed with memories. The house is not a historic landmark. Frank Lloyd Wright did not draw up the desi… Continue reading

50 blog post ideas that’ll attract homesellers

The best way to attract seller leads is to create quality information that will help them and position you as the local expert. Here are 50 blog post ideas aimed at attracting sellers. You only need to write them once, but you can repurpose them throug… Continue reading

Forget Zestimates: Use DashCMA on your listing presentations

DashCMA quickly performs robust comparative market analyses for real estate agents. The CMA visualizes data to better communicate home values to clients and uses metrics that many others don’t. Continue reading

Avoiding trouble: 8 digital marketing rules for agents

There is increasing buzz around lawsuits against social media platforms, real estate agents and brokers over “scammy” and “spammy” lead generation activities. Some of these problems come from real estate professionals who don’t fully understand digital… Continue reading

3 ways to actively ensure the longevity of your career

While attending the real estate licensing program, I learned an insane statistic: About 90 percent of real estate agents leave after five years. How do you prevent falling prey to the five-year itch? Actively continue your education through these three… Continue reading

MagicPlan releases new version of its popular room-scanning app

Version 8 of the app, which has 18 million downloads, uses 3D scanning to capture measurements and indicate doors and windows automatically. Continue reading

‘Off the rails’ real estate promo video ‘missed the mark,’ goes viral

A steamy real estate promo video featuring models playfully chasing each other around a luxury pad has drawn ridicule from across the globe on social media. Continue reading

Quicken to allow VRBO short-term rental income for mortgage qualification

Quicken Loans and vacation rental company Vrbo are partnering to allow prospective buyers to use rental income on primary or secondary homes to qualify for a mortgage.  Continue reading

Connect Las Vegas: Top 10 networking tips

As the name suggests, our Inman Connect conference isn’t just about great speakers, sessions and learning — it’s also about building relationships. Continue reading