5 key steps for getting 5-star raving reviews on your service

If you want a positive review, writes mega-team leader Carl Medford, you need to earn it by far surpassing clients’ expectations and communicating with them about the review process. Continue reading

What The Opportunity Report says about organized real estate

Carl Medford analyzes the new Opportunity Report to see what it means for organized real estate, state regulatory agencies and key stakeholders in the second part of his series. 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

Troubling times bring tough questions. Be the answer

There’s very little we can control in life — or in business. Team leader Carl Medford writes that ultimately, it’s the choices you make and the way you respond that will determine your future. Continue reading

Ben Kinney’s 10 keys for being an amazing partner

While we often focus on individual accomplishment, Carl Medford writes, don’t sleep on the power and potential of an effective partnership for achieving your goals. Continue reading

My listing isn’t selling: A 12-point checklist for agents 

Baffled by a home that’s languishing on the market? Mega-team leader Carl Medford offers a step-by-step plan for evaluating your listing and getting it sold. Continue reading

16 incentives that may help sellers move their homes this fall

If you have listings left over from the slow spring and summer selling season, today’s lower interest rates may offer a boost. Carl Medford shares strategies to help get those homes sold as autumn arrives. Continue reading

12 key steps for creating confident and effective buyer consultations

With buyer-broker agreements now standard operating procedure, team leader Carl Medford writes, a mandatory buyer consultation should be standard practice for any buyer’s agent. Continue reading

8 tips for optimizing opportunity at your next open house

In the new normal, open houses have once again become one of the most valuable lead sources available, team leader Carl Medford writes. Here’s how to run one the right way and make the most of the opportunity it presents. Continue reading

Here’s how to talk with sellers now about buyers and commissions

The easiest way to stay on the right side of the current legal and regulatory changes is to subscribe to them in both letter and spirit, team leader Carl Medford writes. Continue reading