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The broker-owner blueprint: This RE/MAX leader’s secrets (Part 2)

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Broker-owner Mark Butterfield has 100 agents, three offices and 12 teams who raked in $565 million in sales this past year. Here’s part 2 of how he does it. Continue reading →

Why the only constant in real estate is change

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Everyone is experimenting with new models, ideas and concepts as the needs and expectations of millennials change in a world upended by digital technologies, home automation and artificial intelligence. Continue reading →

Illinois Realtors get new safety tool to screen potential clients

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The Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe) is making background check website and mobile app available as a benefit to all 17,000 of its members Continue reading →

Keller Williams reveals tech acquisition spree in first quarter 2019 earnings

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Keller Williams gave the world its first peek at its customer relationship management tool and forthcoming consumer app in the first quarter of 2019, but it’s really just the start. In its first-quarter results, the company revealed that it’s implement… Continue reading →

Earnnest app streamlines and protects real estate transactions

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Buyers can link accounts from up to 12,000 banks across the country using their existing personal login information, and even link the specific account to the Earrnest workflow. Continue reading →

Office meetings a snooze? 5 tips for giving them pizazz

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In today’s high-tech office environment, are face-to-face meetings necessary, or even possible, when so many brokerages are virtual? Here’s how to host a meeting that your officemates will enjoy attending. Continue reading →

Is Realtistiq the next total business solution for brokers?

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This brokerage software solution helps real estate offices manage and market their businesses. Continue reading →

BREAKING: RE/MAX and Redfin end exclusive partnership after 2 months

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RE/MAX and Redfin are ending their nascent referral partnership after Redfin introduced a new platform last week that would allow consumers without buyers’ agents to make offers on Redfin-listed homes in Boston.  Continue reading →

Employee or independent contractors: Should California brokerages be making contingency plans?

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As California employment law changes in response to the emergence of the gig economy, real estate brokers and agents need to stay updated and start thinking about what role they want to play in a legal landscape that’s still in turmoil. Continue reading →

Ready to hang out your shingle? Avoid these 5 mistakes

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As attractive as having your own brokerage firm might be, the sad fact is that many fail. To ensure that your business isn’t doomed from the start, avoid these mistakes when opening your own brokerage. Continue reading →