About to expire? How to hit reset on stale listings (and salty sellers)

What can you do to prevent your listing from languishing on the market? Try these strategies from trainer Bernice Ross to hit the refresh button with your sellers and build buzz around the property. Continue reading

How to deftly deal with 5 common (but cruel) seller demands

Just because it’s a seller’s market doesn’t mean your clients should get whatever they want. If your sellers have a tendency to be overly demanding — and mean about it — here’s some advice for bringing them back to reality. Continue reading

Lesson Learned: Honesty is everything

Each week, we talk to agents across the country about what they’ve learned along the way (and what they wish they had known as new agents). This week, find out why The Agency’s Tracy McLaughlin believes being truthful is the only policy for agents. Continue reading

21 signs it’s time to fire that annoying client

When times are tough, or you need the money, it may be tempting to lower your standards to work with a client whose way of approaching their transaction is clearly out of alignment with your personal integrity. More often than not, this choice results … Continue reading