Teams Spotlight: The Chestler Jacobs Team at Douglas Elliman

Learn how this award-winning team got started, where they’ve been challenged, and what they’d suggest to other teams and team leads just starting out. Continue reading

Is 2025 your year to (finally) join a real estate team?

With the real estate industry constantly changing, coach Verl Workman writes, now might be the ideal opportunity to capitalize on the strength of a team and propel your career forward. Continue reading

6 steps for hitting the reset button on your team culture: Part 2

With the right strategies in place, you can successfully reset your team culture and drive your organization toward success, coach Verl Workman writes. Here’s where to start. Continue reading

How to hit the reset button on your team culture

Resetting and renewing your company’s culture starts with understanding the current state of play so that you can implement targeted and effective improvements, coach Verl Workman writes. Continue reading

What The Opportunity Report says about commission compression

The sequel to the 2015 “DANGER Report” details 20 opportunities in a changing industry. In the first of a 2-part series, Carl Medford applies its findings to agents, teams and brokerages. Continue reading

Huddle up: Team meeting case study for Pardee Properties

Coach Melanie Klein looks at the way this California brokerage conducts its team meetings and the differentiators you can add to your own agenda. Continue reading

7 expense-cutting strategies for real estate teams in 2025

Cutting expenses in 2025 doesn’t mean sacrificing quality, Chris Pollinger writes. By strategically managing your budget, you can maintain profitability and reinvest savings into the areas that truly drive growth. Continue reading

How do team members get paid? A compensation breakdown

Understanding the various team compensation models is crucial for anyone involved in, or considering joining, a real estate team, coach Verl Workman writes. Continue reading

Why real estate teams fail

Your team’s success is just a few strategic steps away, writes coach Verl Workman. Here’s how to build a culture of productivity, engage in the right training and coaching, and watch your team soar to new heights. Continue reading

6 secrets to fostering work-life balance with your real estate team

Encouraging a culture that values balance for agents is an important part of recruiting and retaining top-tier talent, luxury consultant Chris Pollinger writes. Continue reading