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What steering is and how to avoid it

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In light of the explosive “Newsday” article, here is a look at what steering is, why it’s critical to fully understand it and how to avoid it both personally and for your brokerage. Continue reading →

The Real Word: Tom Ferry and other quests quiz hosts

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Check out The Real Word’s 100th episode on Inman! To celebrate, viewers and friends of the show make guest appearances — including Tom Ferry and The Broke Agent — to quiz hosts Byron Lazine and Nicole White. Continue reading →

8 ways to lose your real estate license

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Part of success in real estate is being familiar with what’s lawful and what’s not. Here are a few examples of real-life disciplinary actions against real estate agents who strayed in California. Continue reading →

8 ways to lose your real estate license

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Part of success in real estate is being familiar with what’s lawful and what’s not. Here are a few examples of real-life disciplinary actions against real estate agents who strayed in California. Continue reading →

Pulse: How do you handle ‘We won’t list until we find a home’?

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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 potential sellers don’t want to list until they’ve foun… Continue reading →

Smart-home tech for agents: Water sensors

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In this episode of “Smart-home tech for agents,” Brandon Doyle and Colton Pratt compare five sensors available on the market right now to help your clients decide which is best for their home. Continue reading →

The Real Word: Zillow CEO Rich Barton’s ‘trade-in experience’ dream

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Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week: CEO Rich Barton dished on Zillow’s ambitions for what it calls “Real Estate 2.0” on CNBC. Here’s what agents should know. Continue reading →

Lesson Learned: Be ready to evolve

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Each week, we talk to agents across the country about what they’ve learned along the way (and what they wish they had known as new agents). This week, Raleigh, North Carolina’s Shawn Britt has learned to roll with the changes, whether it’s a career cha… Continue reading →

‘Newsday’ investigation shows that fair housing training needs to be relatable

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The “Newsday” investigation shows that we need to do better with fair housing training. Let’s go beyond looking at laws and start building an awareness of what fair housing means in human terms. Continue reading →

Jon Cheplak on how to screen for exceptional talent

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What questions should you ask to screen for uber productive agents? What are the attributes of top producers? Real estate coach Jon Cheplak shares his insights with regular columnist Ryan Rodenbeck. Continue reading →