How to Help Your Grown Child Start a Business

A toxic combination of low entry-level salaries and high student loan debt is forcing many millennials to become more dependent on their parents for financial backing — and for much longer than previous generations. But if your adult child comes asking… Continue reading

Here’s the 411 on Using Instagram

(This story was originally published on Grandycamp).  Yes, social media can be overwhelming. What data should I be worried about? What is the best privacy setting for me? Why would I want to think about one more thing? I always have too many spinning p… Continue reading

These Aren’t Your Parents’ Old Stationary Bikes

(Editor’s note: This post originally was published by Tech50Plus.) Stationary exercise bikes are a noble idea (in the abstract) that often goes sour for buyers in the cold light of day. “I found a great use for mine,” comedian Robert Klein likes to gru… Continue reading

6 marketing trends real estate agents need to pay attention to in 2018

Top producers watch for marketing trends — and hop on them. In this post, learn what’s trending among successful real estate agents and how you can implement these strategies in your own marketing. Continue reading

5 ways to take advantage of fall and make your yearly goals

With Labor Day and fall selling season almost upon us, this is your last chance to make the production goals that you set at the beginning of the year. If you’re ready to end 2018 on a high note, here’s how to do it. Continue reading

Don’t wait for another downturn: recession-proof your business today

At our recent Success Summit, I spoke to 6,000 agents about the impending market shift coming to our industry. No one is forecasting a devastating, 2007-2009-type recession, but make no mistake: we’re due for a downturn. Continue reading

5 essentials for a better work/life balance for agents

Hours turn into days which blur into weeks and then months, and often we’re left blinking into the bewildered eyes in the mirror, no better off today than last year. Continue reading

HUD charges Minnesota homeowners and their Realtor with discrimination

Minnesota homeowners and their Realtor are being charged by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with discrimination. Continue reading