Facing a tough co-op board? 4 tips to help your clients get that apartment

Do the boards of co-operative apartment buildings relax their guidelines when the market gets tougher? The answer is no, but that doesn’t mean you can’t help your buyers better their chances of getting approved. Continue reading

5 tips for getting multiple offers in a tough market

A perfect storm of savviness and good planning helped this agent’s listing quickly attract several offers in New York’s difficult market environment. Here are six steps for recreating that situation to get your listing sold faster. Continue reading

6 ways to help hesitant sellers get off the fence and make a deal

While it’s natural for homeowners to reach for that mythical tipping point from which they can sell high and buy low, the market remains unpredictable. Continue reading

How to convince your buyers to stop hesitating

Some buyers move quickly, but others play the waiting game and end up losing out. Here’s what real estate agents should know about this kind of buyer, and how you can help keep them informed and, hopefully, regret-free.  Continue reading

What do new proptech companies have in store for real estate agents?

No amount of machine learning can reproduce the intuitive grasp of market subtleties we offer our clients every day. So what exactly do proptech companies aim to accomplish? Continue reading

5 tips to get your sellers ready in a buyer’s market

Many buyers who retreated to the sidelines in the past couple of years have returned to the market, knowing that their dollar will go further. And they’re right — sellers and their agents need a strategy to get each property sold. Here are a few tips. Continue reading

Anxiety still lingers 10 years after historic financial crisis

A decade ago, the housing market collapsed and Wall Street sputtered. It was the beginning of a decade of deep anxiety that still lingers today. Continue reading