Using your personal credit cards to pay your business expenses? Stop!

About 80 percent of business owners fall into the trap of using personal credit and financial resources to run their business. Trainer Bernice Ross shares expert strategies for getting your finances in order. Continue reading

Leverage your time by using a qualified bookkeeper

Think about the time and effort you spend doing your own bookkeeping, Maeda Palius and Amy Chorew write, then contrast that with profit potential of using that time for income-generating activities. Continue reading

‘It’s Up to the Women’: The future of real estate is in your hands

With lessons gleaned from Eleanor Roosevelt’s Depression-era book, Rachael Hite offers the pep talk you need to take your future, and the future of the real estate industry, into your own two hands. Continue reading

Run a better real estate business with Formations: Tech Review

Formations helps real estate agents smartly manage their annual tax commitments and monitor long-term financial performance. Continue reading

9 resources that’ll make you look smarter about the economy

Want to get a better grip on the big picture elements that affect your business and personal finances? Here are nine ways to easily stay informed every day. Continue reading

4 fundamental skills agents need to brush up on right now

Are you practicing clear communication? Mastering the art of negotiation? No matter how many years you spend in the business, there are a few essential skills every agent should revisit and polish from time to time. Continue reading

How to get price reductions in a changing market

Feel that chill in the air? It’s not just autumn taking hold. The market, too, is cooling. Now, I’m not predicting a catastrophic slowdown. But we know real estate is cyclical, and I want to help you stay ahead of the curve.
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How to guarantee success in Q4 (as the market changes)

What do you do when you get three agents in the same room who are responsible for more than 650 annual home sales? You pick their brains to learn their secrets to success!
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Don’t wait for another downturn: recession-proof your business today

At our recent Success Summit, I spoke to 6,000 agents about the impending market shift coming to our industry. No one is forecasting a devastating, 2007-2009-type recession, but make no mistake: we’re due for a downturn. Continue reading