Four things agents should do if business slows

Social distancing. Consumer fears. Government guidelines. Staying productive during this historic time is one great way to not only keep morale up but also prepare for when restrictions are lifted and normalcy is regained. Continue reading

A great coach is closer than you think

In real estate, you learn by doing. Licensing is the first step, of course, and many agents and brokers pursue continuing education and other formal accreditation programs to further hone their business. Continue reading

How I closed 106 transactions in my first full year in real estate

Quintavius Burdette, or Q as he is known, is well versed with hard work. The former football and track star at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) joined a big four accounting firm after graduation. But he soon found he needed to get out from behi… Continue reading

Which real estate app just surpassed all others?

When it comes time to update apps on your smartphone, you probably don’t think twice about it. Most updates aren’t flashy — they tend to be for minor, unnoticeable enhancements. The all-new Homesnap Pro, however, isn’t your average app update. Continue reading

JP & Associates REALTORS® are now of one of America’s top 10 hottest franchises

One of America’s fastest-growing brokerages has risen to become one of the top 10 hottest franchise businesses in the US (according to Inc.). Considering its franchise services launched in fall of 2018, what exactly is this company offering? Continue reading

Introducing Cash Close by HomeLight: The product every home seller needs

While the past decade in real estate has seen technology innovation around the initial steps in the real estate journey, — such as finding an agent you can trust or having access to thousands of property listings at your fingertips — the mechanics of t… Continue reading

Endpoint gets feedback from the most important person: the consumer

Allen Hsu has purchased three homes, so he knows from experience that there is a lot that goes into the closing process. Closings involve multiple decision-makers, duplicate requests for information, and processes that are often unfamiliar to consumers. Continue reading

30 million reasons to rethink the real estate closing

For decades, real estate lagged behind other industries in technological innovation. But now the industry is making up for lost time. The first wave of technology adoption helped drive consumers’ use of the internet during the home search process to ​m… Continue reading

The RE/MAX Essential Guide to the real estate consumer

There are many non-negotiables that today’s discerning real estate consumers are demanding from their full-service agents. They expect them to operate ethically and, ideally, for them to provide as much of a one-stop-shop service as possible with a wea… Continue reading

Home inspections four decades later: what’s changed?

HouseMaster was the nation’s first home inspection company. This year, the company celebrated its 40th Anniversary. So what’s changed in that time? In the early 1970s, Ken Austincame upon a builder who was trying to get the concept of home inspection o… Continue reading