Commit to stellar service when you commit to these 4 pillar principles

In this five-part series, real estate broker Nick Schlekeway provides proven principles to help agents build their businesses the right way. Continue reading

Here’s how to have the commission conversation now: The Download

This week: With buyer commissions up in the air, here’s how to talk to your clients about your value and your compensation. Continue reading

Get to know these ‘Selling the OC’ agents in their own words

Want the Real Tea on “Selling the OC”? Inman asked The Oppenheim Group agents to share a few things you probably don’t know. Here are the Netflix stars’ fun facts, along with personal pictures. Continue reading

9 lessons most other agents are learning the hard way

While others are learning from their mistakes in today’s market, Jimmy Burgess says that you don’t have to. Find out what you should be doing right now to boost your real estate business. Continue reading

What agents need to talk about when they talk about commissions

Now that Anywhere has announced a deal on the bombshell commission lawsuits, it’s time to take a look at the way you communicate with buyer clients moving forward. Trainer and author Bernice Ross offers a step by step guide to make sure you’ve got your… Continue reading

Don’t wait! Get a jumpstart on your financial fitness

It’s never too early to get a jump on long-term business and financial planning, sisters Amy Chorew and Maeda Palius write in their first column for Inman. Continue reading

Lead gen is not enough. Here’s how to nail down lead conversion

In the last of his 5-part series, broker Nick Schlekeway looks at lead conversion. What is it, and why do so few agents ever get good at it? 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

Everyone is confused about NAR. Just look at the comments section

Broker Teresa Boardman writes that the lack of transparency from NAR and its leadership has led to a disconnect between agents and consumers. Many perceptions and misconceptions are rampant, and it could spell disaster for the future of NAR. Continue reading

10 ways to invest in your agents (so they’re invested in you)

Although broker Troy Palmquist and DOORA Creative Director Janet Pozos know that brokers expect accountability and investment from their agents, the agents need the same thing from their leaders. Continue reading