WATCH: The tech trends that’ll define 2019

Seventy-eight percent of U.S. internet consumers have said that a brand that provides them with personalized content will have a much greater chance at winning their business. This is just one of the facts that eXp Realty’s Scott Petronis and CoreLogic… Continue reading

How one indie brokerage built its own fast and nimble tech stack

Daniel Caceres has spent years writing millions of lines of computer code and building a custom software platform from the ground up for MC Homes Realty. Continue reading

‘I don’t like the new ownership’: Contactually clients react to Compass’ blockbuster acquisition

Compass’s acquisition of Contactually has some of the CRM-maker’s 37,000 users wondering if they should find a new customer relationship management platform. Continue reading

Next Avenue Readers Speak Up About Elderspeak

A story based on the power of words and conversations regarding “elderspeak” provoked a robust conversation of its own on Next Avenue’s Facebook page in January. The Negative Effects of Elderspeak generated more than 2,600 reactions (from those who agr… Continue reading

How to Job Hunt if You Haven’t in Years

People looking for jobs in their 50s or 60s who haven’t been job hunters in years — maybe decades — often tell me they find the process frustrating. They apply for posted jobs and never hear back — the “black hole” syndrome. Steve Dalton, program direc… Continue reading

Advice for Long-Distance Caregiving Challenges

After successfully completing cancer treatments, Julie Eaton’s 81-year-old father wanted to resume living on his own at his home in Albuquerque, N.M. The family, scattered around Kentucky, California and New Mexico, enlisted professional services as we… Continue reading

Overcoming emotional attachment: 4 critical seller conversations

The best way to help sellers overcome emotional attachment to their homes is to shift the way they think about their “former” homes. Here are four important conversations that do just that. Each one is a segue to the next, with the ultimate objective o… Continue reading

Why agents need to start getting tactical about tech

In an era of disruption, are you at the company that will allow you to survive and thrive? Each agent, individually or within their teams, needs to quickly go through a business needs analysis and develop a tech-oriented business plan for 2019. Continue reading

Are you ready for the real estate transactions of tomorrow?

Joseph Snyder of Lannister Holdings, one of the first companies to facilitate mortgage loans with blockchain technology, talks about blockchain’s place in real estate today and how agents should prepare for tomorrow. Continue reading