Being hyperlocal in your community starts with interacting on a grass roots level. Savvy agents provide real value to their sphere of influence in a multitude of ways. Here are a few strategies to help you get started. Continue reading
Columnist Teresa Boardman revisits her 2010 predictions about technology’s impact on the real estate industry. Homebuyers can get 3D tours and look up home histories online, but the mortgage process is still painfully slow. Continue reading
The holidays are the perfect avenue to reconnect with clients. Don’t squander the opportunity. Keep these simple guidelines in mind when reaching out. Continue reading
Commercial real estate firm St. John Properties just surprised its 198 employees with a $10 million holiday bonus at a company party. Continue reading
With less than two weeks until Christmas, we want to hear what you’re planning to give your clients over the holidays. Enter your own gifting plans in this short survey. Continue reading
Hometap is among a growing number of startups that provide an alternative to HELOCs by letting homeowners sell stakes in their homes to investors. Continue reading
A Boston home that infamous mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger once called “The Haunty” and used to store victims’ bodies may finally get torn down. Continue reading
Cruising under the radar, Flyhomes, which offers cash-purchasing power to buyers and price guarantees to homesellers, has been growing rapidly with variants on the iBuyer model. Continue reading
As we’re heading into 2020, let’s take a moment to mentally drift back over the past decade and open up to the possibilities of the next 10 years. Continue reading
In our ongoing quest to find the best handlers, we ask that you take this one-question survey to share your top strategies with the masses in our weekly Tuesday column. This week’s situation: Your clients ask if you’d be willing to cut your commission…. Continue reading