Where are the offers? How to avoid the overpricing mistake

A brand-new listing always appears on the “hot listings” page or at the top of the active property list. That’s why it’s critical that a new listing should be correctly priced before the ink on the listing agreement has time to dry. Here are five thing… Continue reading

Newbies, here’s how to find the best home for your buyers

If you’re a new agent, be comprehensive and thorough in finding out your buyers’ preferences and build up knowledge of the inventory and neighborhood characteristics. These are just a couple of recommendations for becoming indispensable to your buyer c… Continue reading

Newbies, here’s how to find the best home for your buyers

If you’re a new agent, be comprehensive and thorough in finding out your buyers’ preferences and build up knowledge of the inventory and neighborhood characteristics. These are just a couple of recommendations for becoming indispensable to your buyer c… Continue reading

Keeping It Real: Why the future belongs to the brave

On this edition of “Keeping It Real,” a recurring podcast series on Inman, Peter Lorimer shows how agents can utilize the connection economy in their business.  Continue reading

Keeping It Real: Why the future belongs to the brave

On this edition of “Keeping It Real,” a recurring podcast series on Inman, Peter Lorimer shows how agents can utilize the connection economy in their business.  Continue reading

Constellation Real Estate acquires SmartZip Analytics assets

The aquisition includes SmartZip Analytics’ SmartTargeting platform, patent-pending predictive analytics, data solutions, and its automated referral-building content system. Continue reading

Want to outrank your competition? 3 tips for getting quality reviews

Did you know that 86 percent of consumers consult online reviews (and the number jumps to 95 percent for the 18 to 34 crowd)? Here’s how you can make sure you’re getting quality reviews from clients with relative ease. Continue reading

Is your hot seller’s market over? How to recognize a slowdown and pivot

Do you have a strategy to thrive in a market slowdown? Agents who survive down markets do so by having a balance between aggressively priced listings and motivated buyers. Here’s how to make sure you always strike that balance, regardless of market.
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How to nurture ‘friends’ into lifetime clients

With consumers fueled by digital information, social media has perfectly positioned us to create relationships — beyond just a name in your database. And savvy agents can do it at an extremely high level in a relatively short time using only the tools … Continue reading

Newbie agent goes viral with parody of Garth Brooks song

Chicago-based eXp agent Sean Cochran‘s real estate parody of “Friends in Low Places” garnered more than 575,000 views in one month. Continue reading