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

Stop chasing social media trends: 7 marketing mistakes agents make

Has your marketing fallen flat? CSO Luke Babich of Clever Real Estate says your content may be the problem. Here are seven common mistakes agents make. Continue reading

The holiday gift guide real estate agents actually want you to shop

Struggling to come up with gift ideas for the real estate agent in your life? Inman has you covered. Continue reading

The virtual staging advantages even naysayers can’t deny

COVID-19 took virtual staging from the wings and placed it center stage. Now that we have, through necessity, experienced digital staging firsthand, it will be a dominant factor going forward. Continue reading

Most listings have bad visuals. Here’s how to stand out

According to a recent BoxBrownie study, most real estate listings suffer from one thing: a lack of good visuals. Whether you’re a newbie or a more experienced agent, here are a few tips you need to know about getting listing visuals right. Continue reading

Safeguarding Memories, Telling Stories

On a table crowded with microphones and wires, Sam Thiessen Devine places an unpainted wooden truck, outfitted with chunky wheels. At first glance, the simple toy appears to be a well-loved memento from Devine’s childhood. But this is an object that ho… Continue reading

Revealing Photos Show the Naked Truth

In my early 20s, I realized that I wanted to have nude photos of myself taken one day, if I could work up the nerve. Not because I was an exhibitionist, mind you. Rather, I wanted to preserve an unfettered, full-body image of myself to look at in my ol… Continue reading

8 Digital Resolutions for the New Year

A glance at digital trends shows the potential for more stuff stored electronically is not going anywhere soon. The number of internet users is increasing by an average of 1 million per day, per the Global Digital 2019 report by WeAreSocial. Online vis… Continue reading

How to fight commission compression

If you’re not already dealing with it, it’s just a matter of time before commission compression will be at your doorstep. Be ready to fight for what you deserve when it comes. Continue reading

15 photographic crimes agents should never commit

Here is our roundup of the biggest mistakes agents make in their listing photos. We know you’d never be guilty of these visual offenses, right? Continue reading