Tales from the field: What’s in your dead files?

Sourced from various real estate pros all over the country, this recurring column features stories of what agents are seeing on the front lines and what others can draw from those experiences. This week, Teresa Boardman laments her dead files, filled w… Continue reading

Lead-gen game changer: How to use the blue ocean strategy to dominate your local market

What’s the best way to look for new lead-generation strategies? Discovering what others are doing that’s working well. In this recurring column, agents and brokers share what they’re doing to change up their lead-gen strategies. Find out how a book tha… Continue reading

The Real Word: What does iBuyer growth mean for agents?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Mike DelPrete and Inman released the State of the Industry Report. In it, DelPrete mentions that the iBuyer segment has doubled every year… Continue reading

Keeping It Real: How to master the art of execution

On this edition of “Keeping It Real,” a recurring podcast series on Inman, Peter Lorimer goes through the vital steps of following through.  Continue reading

From 30 to 100 agents in 2 years: Kris Lindahl on team growth

Kris Lindahl started his company, Kris Lindahl Real Estate, in 2018 with 30 agents, and now, fewer than two years later, he has grown to more than 100 agents with massive market share in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. I recently sat down with Lindahl t… Continue reading

Want your team to feel like a family? Start with the culture

Trying to get that family vibe in your office without the cult and Kool-aid remarks from others? Here are three ways to make the workplace feel more like home. Continue reading

Focus! 6 hacks for curbing daily distractions

You probably can’t eliminate all the noise, but you certainly can reduce it and redirect wasted hours toward tasks that produce income — be that physical dollars in your bank account or deposits into your mental health reserves. 
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Smart-home tech for agents: Arlo’s 3 new home security products

Brandon Doyle and Colton Pratt scoured the Consumer Electronics Show to uncover the best, most exciting products coming down the pike. This week, Arlo, the security camera and doorbell company, introduced a new line of products at CES. Continue reading

Pulse: What’s your biggest fear as financing evolves?

Disruption has long been a buzzword in the industry. As Residential Finance Month comes to a close on Inman, we’re wondering how you’re feeling about the new models emerging and where an agent’s place is in all of this change. Continue reading

Tough repair request negotiation? Follow this FBI negotiator’s advice

Author and FBI lead negotiator for international kidnappings Chris Voss shares the secrets of professional persuasion and explains what real estate agents can do to save deals from falling through in a tough negotiation situation. Continue reading