Ready to raise your price point? Here’s your luxury agent playbook

Whether you’re just starting out in real estate or trying to grow your business in a new direction, broker Joseph Santini shares tips for breaking into the luxury niche. Continue reading

Tinka Ellington Group joins Compass after a decade at Elliman

After more than 10 years with Douglas Elliman, Tinka Ellington and The Tinka Ellington Group have made the move to Compass, the brokerage confirmed to Inman. The Tinka Ellington Group, based out of Boca Raton, Florida, specializes in luxury and waterfr… Continue reading

The top 10 characteristics of a great real estate broker

Ready to step into brokerage leadership or step up your game? Broker Joseph Santini shares characteristics of great brokers to enhance your professional development. Continue reading

10 things your broker wishes you’d learned in real estate school

Broker Joseph Santini offers 10 truths about real estate that will put you on the right track and save you some time on your path to success. Continue reading

‘Get creative’: As inventory drops, agents dust off trusted techniques

With sales down and inventory low, agents are combing social media, calling expireds and seeking out people with major life milestones. In other words, they’re meeting the moment with creativity. Continue reading

Florida real estate agent shot dead by recently evicted tenant

Real estate agent Sara Trost was fatally shot near a house she was selling by a disgruntled tenant who may have mistook the agent for his former landlord, neighbors said. Continue reading

The Agency to open first Florida office in November

Beverly Hills-based brokerage, The Agency, has joined forces with respected Douglas Elliman veteran agents, Chris Franciosa and Jared Ringel, to open the brokerage’s first South Florida office in the wealthy enclave of Boca Raton in Palm Beach County. Continue reading