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TotalBrokerage stays on mission with QuickBooks, Facebook updates

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Four-star rated and broker-developed, TotalBrokerage worked on a lot of new things during the past year, including updates with Facebook and QuickBooks. It all looks good, but do its new features and efficiencies come with a caveat? Continue reading →

Exiting real estate: How sellable is your business?

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Part 1 of this series looked at your mindset and whether you’re well prepared to leave the business. The next step is determining the value of your business and what you can do to enhance its value prior to your sale.   Continue reading →

Expectations vs. reality — don’t set yourself up for failure

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It’s a daily challenge that we wrestle with in almost every aspect of our lives: We often have much higher expectations than what is achievable. By setting our expectations so high, we’re setting ourselves up for inevitable disappointments and “failure… Continue reading →

How to target market luxury clients on LinkedIn

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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 →

Housing market too strong for more Fed cuts

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President Trump has tweeted that the “boneheads” at the Federal Reserve should lower interest rates to “zero” or “less,” but Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell took a more moderate approach. Continue reading →

The Real Word: Are you ready to get out of real estate?

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Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, Byron and Nicole take the quiz  to find out if they are retirement-ready. Continue reading →

Afraid to have the selling options talk with sellers? Try Homebot

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Homebot recently unveiled a new feature in its home-equity management app that’s been bothering me. But it might just help you broach a topic you’re afraid to talk to clients about. Continue reading →