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Hiring? 10 tips for finding (and fostering) the best recruits

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If a brokerage’s failure or success lies in hiring the right agents, what steps should it take to ensure its hiring the right people? Here are a few proactive steps you can take to hire the best possible candidates. Continue reading →

Wanna finish 2019 strong? Do a 5-step mid-year brokerage checkup

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How are your agents doing year-to-date? Are you on target to hit your firm’s goals? Are any budget items out of line? Here are a few tips to make sure you finish up 2019 strong and are ready for whatever next year brings. Continue reading →

Baird & Warner CEO: ‘The buyer should pay the buyer agent’

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Steve Baird, the CEO of the 160-year-old Chicago-based brokerage, speaks exclusively to Inman about staying relevant in the face of competitive forces. Continue reading →

EXCLUSIVE: KW partners with DocuSign to improve transaction management

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Keller Williams is integrating its proprietary customer relationship management tool with DocuSign, an e-signature and transaction management platform. Continue reading →

MoxiWorks brings on former Zillow, NAR execs to help brokers weather ‘tech storm’

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Brokerage-owned real estate technology firm MoxiWorks brought on industry veterans Kirsten Wanshura and Heather Glass to act as trusted technology advisors for brokerages. Continue reading →

Agent/broker perspective: How brokerages can address affordable housing

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With each year, a successful Miami agent is seeing more of her low- and middle-income clients struggling to find reasonably priced homes they can afford — and it’s only getting worse. What can she and her broker do to better serve these clients while a… Continue reading →

Top brokerages find new ways to carve out profit

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According to recent data from REAL Trends, the average retained company dollar dwindled to a mere 14.8% in 2017. This is down from 22% 5 years prior. Brokerages are faced with pressures on commission splits, non-producing agents, and occupancy/payroll … Continue reading →

BlackRock raises its stake in plummeting Realogy

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Investment management firm BlackRock now owns a stake in the real estate holding company valued at approximately 16 percent. Continue reading →