Don’t fall behind on your taxes! 5 money-savvy moves for real estate agents

If you had a blockbuster year in your real estate business, you need to ensure that you have a financial plan in place. CFP Jordan Curnutt offers some key tax planning strategies to consider. Continue reading

Alternative brokerage Torii is innovating home search management: Tech Review

Torii is a multifaceted brokerage that has both salaried and independent agents and focuses primarily on millennial first-time homebuyers. Continue reading

Inventing Anna, The Dropout, WeCrashed: What TV’s scam craze tells us about bad business

Crimes of the heart and crimes of the wallet often go hand in hand. Here’s what you can learn from the recent spate of scam-based documentaries. Continue reading

The real estate prospecting conversation-starters every listing agent needs in 2022

Remember, when you’re cold-calling, you’re serving — not selling, coach Darryl Davis reminds. He offers three concepts and six dialogues that can help you communicate more effectively. Continue reading

How to look more experienced at selling luxury real estate

First-class service, thoughtful follow-up and a professional approach are all steps on the pathway to success in the luxury space, says Laura Stace, vice president of luxury marketing for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Here’s how to look more put-tog… Continue reading

How will autonomous self-driving cars affect real estate?

Innovations in technology have already changed buyer behavior over the years. Carl Medford looks at how driverless vehicles may (or may not) continue the shift. Continue reading

7 ways to thrive (not just survive) in a shifting market

No matter what the market does, there are always agents who have growing businesses. Jimmy Burgess shares seven steps you can take in this shifting market to ensure that you thrive. Continue reading

Flip the script: 5 conversation-starters every buyer’s agent needs

Communicating in a way that’s natural, easy and from-the-heart, rather than from a cut-and-dried script, allows you to make a personal connection with the client. Coach Darryl Davis provides five dialogues so that you’ll always have the right words for… Continue reading

Trying to expand your database? Here’s a 5-step plan

Your SOI consists of a group of people who already know you well, whether it’s family, friends or colleagues. According to broker Stan Ponte, this group will become a huge source of repeat and referral business. Continue reading