To kick off Luxury Connect, Brad Inman told the audience, “In an uncertain time, you’re never more needed. When people are uncertain, they need really good advice.” Here’s how you can be prepared to give that advice. Continue reading
Most salary surveys will tell you that the average salary for a real estate agent in the U.S. is just $40,000 a year. Continue reading
When luxury agents David Parnes and James Harris wanted to get into real estate years ago, they didn’t have a track record, contacts or anything else that agents typically need to succeed. So they hit the pavement. Here’s how that lead to success. Continue reading
Luxury buyers are gravitating away from the grand estate and toward properties with lots of amenities and little maintenance. Continue reading
Brad Inman argued Wednesday morning at Luxury Connect that the real estate market today is dominated by change and that agents need to be smarter to thrive. Continue reading
The luxury real estate market is highly competitive, but agents who harness technology, the media and their own social networks for marketing can make fortunes. Continue reading
Each week, we talk to agents across the country about what they’ve learned along the way (and what they wish they had known as new agents). This week, find out why The Agency’s Tracy McLaughlin believes being truthful is the only policy for agents. Continue reading
So you want to be a luxury agent? In addition to knowing the community and the ins and outs of the market, you’ll also have to find yourself in those same places where luxury homeowners spend time. Here’s how to meet them where they’re at — on LinkedIn… Continue reading
Gary Gold talked to Inman about how to “coach” high-end clients, how luxury real estate will always rely on agents and how real estate pros can better work with luxury clients. Continue reading
Parts of the U.S. luxury scene still revel in gilded age-like spirit, but the idea of bigger, bolder and flashier homes is not playing well in markets where mega mansions sit idle. Continue reading