In Pictures: Luxury Connect’s Welcome Reception

Presented by Concierge Auctions and Joyce Rey, Luxury Connect 2019 opened with cocktails and appetizers at a truly regal compound in Bel Air, where attendees mixed, mingled and expanded their networks among luxury real estate’s elite.   Continue reading

Want more business? Send these 10 thank-you notes

Well-timed, thoughtful, hand-written notes can lead directly to referrals and new business — take it from a wide range of agents who are making this strategy their own. Continue reading

Opendoor will hand out pumpkins to people who download its app

The well-funded homebuying startup is hosting an extravagant Halloween bash tomorrow, Sunday, October 14, in one of its Phoenix-area homes-for-sale featuring the “world’s first-ever in-home pumpkin patch,” complete with 750 pumpkins representing the 75… Continue reading

Homesnap to feature Matterport 3D home tours more prominently

Homesnap has upgraded its Multiple Listing Service-connected home browsing app to include Matterport home tours more prominently. Continue reading

Forget the hard sell: 7 steps for building an organic referral business

Here’s a simple seven-step method that’ll ease the process of making phone calls, help you get mad referrals and keep you at the ready to help any client at any time, positioning you as the go-to agent. Continue reading

What does the end of Google Plus mean for real estate agents?

What does the termination of Google Plus mean for real estate agents? For those of us who swore by it, the announcement comes as a major disappointment. Here’s why. Continue reading

7 reasons most FSBOs crash and burn

For-sale-by-owners have good intentions, but their knowledge is weak. They simply don’t know what they don’t know. Here are seven reasons FSBOs tend to be unsuccessful — and eventually hire a real estate agent.  Continue reading

Christie’s International Real Estate heads to Aspen, eyes expansion

Following the launch of Christie’s International Real Estate’s first company-owned brokerage in NYC, the luxury real estate company is heading to Aspen. Continue reading