What agents need to know about luxury laundry rooms

A well-designed, organized and cheerful laundry room or “clothing care center,” no matter where it’s located in a home, is definitely a fantastic selling point. Here are a few features agents should learn about. Continue reading

Storytelling: the key to accelerating your close ratio

Storytelling results in ten times the level of engagement and twenty-two times the level of recall compared to the same information packaged and presented less effectively. Continue reading

Best practices from the front lines of affiliate success

Kidhardt ensures new Corcoran affiliates are successful in growing their business. He shared the best practices around getting new affiliates up and running, including recruitment tactics and generating leads. Continue reading

11 time-saving apps that’ll give you leverage

Finding efficiencies wherever you can will help you work smarter, not harder. Here are 11 must-try apps that’ll save you time, put you in control and keep you organized wherever you go. Continue reading

As daily COVID cases surpass 100K, brokerages face tough vax decision

Most brokerages told Inman they can’t force agents, who are mostly independent contractors, to get the vaccine. Lawyers Inman spoke to said otherwise. Continue reading

Homebuilders bolster workforce in July as real estate hiring slows

Real estate employment numbers continued to rise in early July, but some segments of the industry grew faster than others. Continue reading

3 moments that made Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman

From juggling 100 cases a day as an attorney to switching careers and being promoted from agent to manager, Bess Freedman shared with Inman the three moments that paved her path to success. Continue reading

Want to focus on the future? Give back to nature

As real estate professionals, we should be finding ways to be good neighbors to our clients and to the earth that surrounds and sustains us and our businesses. Here’s what you can do to help. Continue reading

The Real Word: Are sellers spying on agents?

In this edition of The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss a growing number of sellers who use spy cams during showings, the slowing down of bidding wars, and Liz Vaynerchuk-Novello’s simple strategy that makes a big difference.
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