Monthly Archives: March 2019

New startup wants to automate lead prospecting with chatbots

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The team behind My Home Agent and Commersh unveiled Briepher, a new automated text messaging bot that allows agents to reach 400 consumers a month. Continue reading →

Meet the agents behind Netflix’s latest TV series ‘Selling Sunset’

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Selling Sunset, a show that follows broker Jason Oppenheim and his agents on celebrity real estate sales, premiered on Netflix Friday. Continue reading →

Gen X: Least Happy at Work, Most Financially Stressed

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Generation X, the often-ignored generation between boomers and millennials, also turns out to be the least happy at work and most financially stressed generation. Those are a few topline findings about Gen X workers — the 53 million who are now age 39 … Continue reading →

‘Living Memorials’ Allow Tributes Before Loved Ones Die

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Linda Singer has been battling ovarian cancer — and beating it — for nine years. In recent months, though, it became clear that the battle finally had been lost. Rather than dwelling on looming death and planning a traditional funeral service, the ever… Continue reading →

10 Years After the National Alzheimer’s Report: Any Progress?

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Navigating the chaos inside our garage this winter, I stumbled on a box brimming with artifacts from my 40-odd years as a Washington journalist. Staring back at me was the cover of one of those blue-ribbon commission reports, the kind that are collecti… Continue reading →

WATCH: Can big data and privacy coexist?

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Take a look into current methods of collecting and using data, the unintended consequences of current practices and what we can expect going forward in this Inman Connect New York panel. Continue reading →

7 simple website tweaks that’ll increase your lead gen

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It’s hard enough to get people to your website in the first place, and you certainly don’t want them leaving without connecting. Make these tweaks to your site, and your lead generation will skyrocket. Continue reading →

3 truths every agent should reveal to buyers

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There are many truths in real estate — not all are universal and many do not pertain to everyone, but it’s still important to share them with your buyers so they don’t walk into a transaction burdened by their own misconceptions. Here are three of thos… Continue reading →

9 basics every agent needs to master from the start

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A major reason that most agents fail is they don’t master the fundamentals — and then build on them throughout their career. Similarly, veterans have dips in their businesses because they lose focus on the basics. If you’re new to the industry or find … Continue reading →