5 tools that’ll boost your team’s productivity

There are many factors at play when it comes to making a real estate team more efficient — starting with building a team culture. A close second to that is finding (and using) the proper efficiency tools to help agents stay on track. Here are five tool… Continue reading

3 generations of women lead this Texas real estate empire

Sixty-three percent of Realtors are women, making it one of the most female-dominant industries; however, men dominate leadership roles. This three-generation real estate family bucked statistics 31 years ago by opening a female-owned brokerage. Here’s… Continue reading

Opendoor launches in Salt Lake City

Opendoor, the well-funded and market-leading iBuying startup, announced Tuesday that it has launched operations in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area. Continue reading

Wife can’t perform ‘spousal duties’ after fall at home showing: Suit

Lisa and Marc Primeau are suing HomeSmart, Keller Williams and a pair of Orange County, California, brokers after the woman says she fell on an uneven patio. Continue reading

Agent/broker perspective: Should political opinions be kept off social media?

In this column, Anthony Askowitz explores a hypothetical Miami real estate situation from both sides of the broker/agent dynamic. This month: An agent with strong political and societal opinions wants to share them on her social media platforms. How ca… Continue reading

Agent cutting, like TV cord cutting, is hitting industry hard

Real estate is experiencing its version of cord-cutting, as more consumers go directly to the listing agent to buy a home. Continue reading

Are part-time agents bad for the industry? Here’s the truth

Managers and brokers need to tell new and part-time agents the hard truth about what it takes to succeed in real estate — a full-time commitment, emotional resilience, lifelong learning, and willingness to prospect and generate your own leads. Continue reading