What new agents should do as the selling season slows

The selling year has its own ebb and flow, and when it slows, new agents should take time for themselves. Here’s what they need to hear. Continue reading

Lesson Learned: Make heartfelt connections

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, Warburg Realty’s Annie Cion Gruenberger shares her passion for going deeper with clients. Continue reading

Finding your tribe: Where women in real estate can go for support

As C.A.R.’s How Women Brokers Are Reinventing Leadership in the 21st Century report notes, there’s a noticeable lack of women in corporate, C-suite and broker-owner positions. C.A.R. and other leaders across the country are looking to change that. Find… Continue reading

The Real Word: Should you be worried about agent-cutting?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Byron and Nicole debate a column by Brad Inman that covers some of the most significant issues in real estate today, including agent-cutti… Continue reading

Keeping It Real: 4 tips for getting a steady diet of mentorship

On this edition of “Keeping It Real,” a recurring podcast series on Inman, Peter Lorimer gives his top tips for finding an exceptional mentor and surrounding yourself with knowledge.  Continue reading

5 newbie marketing tactics that make you seem experienced

Almost everyone starts out their real estate career by reaching out to their sphere of influence, sending a business card and a handwritten note. Here are five strategies that will allow you to make those same contacts while emphasizing what you have d… Continue reading

Pulse: How do you overcome ‘Zillow told us our house is worth more’?

Real estate agents handle countless objections from clients and prospects in their daily course of business. We want to hear yours. Take this one-question survey to share your top objection handler for contending with the Zestimate. Continue reading

5 must-do’s for brand new real estate agents

Here are five essential decisions you must make as you launch your real estate career. If you’re still hanging back on some of these, you might be setting yourself up to become one of the statistics. Continue reading

Smart-home tech for agents: Top 10 automations

In this weekly column, hosts Brandon Doyle and Colton Pratt walk through smart-home products and showcase their capabilities while reviewing pros and cons. This week, automation. Wireless technologies, sensors and voice activation mean that you can con… Continue reading