Stuck on the sales roller coaster? Kick these 5 bad habits

There is a rush both of excitement and terror that comes from riding roller coasters — but when it comes to your real estate business, you want to make sure that rush stays at the amusement park while your business stays stable and keeps growing. Here’… Continue reading

What agents should know about tech’s next IPO boom

The San Francisco Bay Area could explode with new millionaires this year, as a number of the top Bay Area-based tech companies mull initial public offerings. But will this influx of new cash actually have an appreciable impact on the nation’s most expe… Continue reading

WATCH: Why I went indie

Indie brokers have the unique opportunity to take a stance in the community, stand by their values and attract like-minded agents. Hear the success stories behind Abio Properties and McQuaid & Company Real Estate Services from the brokers who know… Continue reading

Keller Williams-owned company sues Real Estate Webmasters, HomeAway

SmarterAgent, a mobile platform that allows agents and brokers to create websites and customized search apps, is suing HomeAway and Real Estate Webmasters for patent infringement, claiming the two companies are infringing on a patent related to locatio… Continue reading

WATCH: What it takes to successfully build and ship a new product

Learn the pitfalls to avoid when taking a new product from idea to shipped, and get tips on how to execute on your product vision from Keller Williams’ Svetlana Nuernberg, product manager and engineer, and KW’s Adi Pavlovic, director of innovation, ons… Continue reading

WATCH: Making relationships part of your brand proposition

In this industry, you’ll hear over and over again that real estate is a relationship business. In this Inman Connect New York video, you’ll learn how experts are using relationships as their biggest asset. Continue reading

How the Rich Really Play, ‘Who Wants to Be an Ivy Leaguer?’

(This article originally appeared on the ProPublica site and was co-published with The Washington Post.) My 2006 book, The Price of Admission: How America’s Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges — and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates, was intend… Continue reading