Lesson Learned: You do you, regardless of what people say

In this weekly column, real estate agents across the nation share stories of the lessons they’ve learned during their time in the industry. This week, co-founder of RETV and Small Town Agents and Hanover, Pennsylvania, agent Colin Cameron. Continue reading

Realogy has a new ethics chief

Real estate holdings giant Realogy on Friday announced that it has promoted long-time company executive Shacara Delgado to serve as its chief ethics and compliance officer. Continue reading

Bidding wars pick up in San Francisco amid tech IPOs

A new report from Redfin suggests a host of new IPOs is having a significant impact on the already expensive local housing market. Continue reading

California Realtors group warns agents to stay away from lawyer solicitations

There have been questions over the employment status of real estate agents in California — and possible ramifications or ripple effects nationwide — in the wake of a labor ruling by the California Supreme Court over a year ago. Continue reading

3 essential social media platforms for newbie agents

When it comes to social media, it’s a bit of a jungle out there. To help new agents suss out what’s crucial, here are the top three platforms and some tips for how to make it all work with your marketing plan. Continue reading

5 steps for getting more social media ‘likes’

Generally speaking, likes beget likes, and engagement encourages engagement. Here are five steps for getting more social media “likes” on your real estate content. It’s not as hard as you think. Continue reading

4 terrible ways to get ‘likes’ on social media

Many agents want to engage with their “friends” on social media, but there’s certainly a wrong way to do it. Here are four things agents should never do to get likes. Continue reading

Need fresh talent? Use these 4 modern recruitment strategies

As a broker, your success is highly dependent on the agents you have working for you. The question is: Are you consistently recruiting the right agents to work for you? Continue reading

Housing discrimination by zodiac sign?

While most discrimination laws apply only to landlords and brokers rather than people seeking roommates for themselves, any tenant would have a difficult time making a discrimination case due to their astrological sign, said Dr. David Wachsmuth, a McGi… Continue reading

3 marketing activities all agents should be doing

Because you’re running your own business, it’s even more important to balance all of your talents and cognizantly incorporate good marketing in your day-to-day tasks — regardless of your experience level or what’s happening in the market as a whole. He… Continue reading