How to bring sellers back to reality as the market cools

After a year of booming home price growth and bidding wars, the market is slowing down. Two leading brokers share how to help sellers deal with the shift. Continue reading

How to strengthen your negotiation chops

Sharpening your negotiation skills will ensure you are equipped to represent clients and provide the best possible service. And just like anything else, you’ll need constant practice. Here are a few tips to help you. Continue reading

How to coach clients through an inventory-depleted market

It’s not easy navigating a market with anemic inventory levels, which is why real estate pros should do what they can to help clients throughout the process. Here are a few key things agents need to do. Continue reading

What agents and their buyers need to know about escalation clauses

An escalation clause can help buyers gain a crucial edge in today’s seller’s market, but these offer addendums need to be handled with care. Continue reading

10 tips for working with picky homebuyer clients

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions of a person’s life. Being a good agent means offering your expertise and honest opinions to your clients. It also means understanding how to deal with tough buyers while maintaining a healthy work… Continue reading

7 strategies for navigating multiple offers

Is this housing market driving you crazy? Multiple offer situations are tough. You need every advantage to win for your clients. Here are seven strategies to reduce your stress, serve your clients, and come out on top! Continue reading

The top 4 tips to improve your negotiation skills

While all agents have to build their mediation skills, a few bring perspectives from professions beyond luxury real estate. We spoke with two such agents about the expertise they rely on during the negotiation process. 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

What do clients need in 2021? 8 skills every agent must nail

Frenetic markets often lead to frenetic decisions. In today’s frenzied markets, agents have to be on top of every aspect of the transaction. Here’s what real estate buyers and sellers should expect from their agents. Continue reading

7 steps for recession-proofing your business

Whether you are a single agent or a broker-owner, your response to the COVID-19 shutdown right now will have ramifications for months and years to come. Here are seven things you need to do right now to take charge of your finances and prepare for what… Continue reading