8 reasons sellers aren’t selling (and how to get them off the fence)

Interest rates, insurance premiums, tax concerns and more are keeping sellers from putting their homes on the market and forcing them to defer their dreams. Team leader Carl Medford believes it’s up to real estate agents to communicate effectively and … Continue reading

Avoid these 5 deal-killers to bulletproof your transactions

Once you get a transaction, writes team leader Carl Medford, you need to get it to the finish line. Here are five escrow failures that can stop you in your tracks. Continue reading

Propel your team to success with the right catalyst

Regardless of the venue, writes team leader Carl Medford, whether sports or business, why do some teams succeed while others languish? It can come down to one key ingredient: A catalyst. Continue reading

Want to be a better listener? These 3 keys will help

It is so easy to dismiss someone because they may make a request you do not understand or even think is stupid, writes team leader Carl Medford. Listening to their request and fulfilling it, however, can actually set your life on a new and wonderful tr… Continue reading

4 do’s (and 4 don’ts) for mastering the art of giving feedback

While the process of being critiqued is never fun, team leader Carl Medford writes, it is frequently the pathway to the next level of performance and is critical to the overall health of personal relationships and organizations alike. Continue reading

16 habits top-performing real estate agents commit to

The power of incremental change is monumental. Small improvements every day will compound into extraordinary results over time, team leader Carl Medford says. Continue reading

5 fundamentals you can’t afford to ignore this summer

Everyone, including agents, seem to be making up for lost summers of COVID past. Those agents who are still consistently working the fundamentals are the ones seeing success, and they’ll have clients to work with as we hit the fourth quarter of 2023, w… Continue reading

Got a buyer on the line? Here are 4 steps for handling objections today

According to mega-team leader Carl Medford, in today’s market, those who learn to effectively handle objections will be the ones who end up at the closing table with their clients. Continue reading

Want to become the best listing agent in your area? Practice

For Realtors who want to be the best at their craft, team leader Carl Medford writes, it means taking the required abilities, practicing more than their competition and then seeking out a coach to help fine-tune each area of practice until mastery is a… Continue reading

Stop trying to be Steve Jobs. Focus on these 12 principles instead

These 12 principles can act as guideposts and mile markers to measure your forward progress, writes mega-team leader Carl Medford. Do not take shortcuts. Continue reading