The 7 C’s of highly successful agents (and how to apply them)

Implement these characteristics of top agents, Jimmy Burgess writes, to watch your real estate business explode with new momentum. Continue reading

How real estate agents can prevent title issues from derailing a deal

Luke Babich outlines ways to develop and maintain a strong title company relationship to prevent any snags in your next real estate transaction. Continue reading

As buyers gain leverage, sellers need smarter counteroffers

Now that buyers have leverage, Troy Palmquist writes, counteroffers matter more. Here’s how to protect seller value and keep deals alive. Continue reading

Tell us the story of your real estate conflicts and conundrums: Pulse

Fill us in on a negative professional experience you’ve had where you weren’t really sure who was the problem, and we’ll render a verdict. Continue reading

How this agent sold $20M in real estate in the past 12 months through Instagram

Jordan Silver said essentially all of his business comes in through Instagram today, but he continues to practice traditional forms of real estate marketing, too. Agents need to keep evolving and have fun with their content marketing to succeed, he said. Continue reading

A bitter pill: More US consumers swallow higher rates, eye homes

For years, high home prices and mortgage rates have driven consumers from the housing market. That intimidation factor might be fading, Intel’s latest survey of 3,000 working adults found. Continue reading

NYC luxury agent accused of biting child over concert free T-shirt toss

Compass agent Gail Bomze was arrested after allegedly biting a 7-year-old child during a free T-shirt toss at East Hamptons’ Tuesdays on Main beach concert series. Bomze denies the allegations and says she was pushed to the ground by teenagers during t… Continue reading

Why every real estate agent ought to care about urban design

Understanding the principles of urban design can help you help your clients find more than a home; they’ll find the setting for a new lifestyle, Jason Haber writes. Continue reading

What today’s skills-based market demands of real estate agents

The market has shifted. If you’re working the same way you did a year ago, you’re likely getting half the results, coach Verl Workman writes. Talent is rewarded over timing. Continue reading

How 1 newbie real estate agent gets 75% of her clients by insulting people on Instagram

Early in her career, Kaitlin Hannig found a supportive group of female real estate agents on Instagram and quickly realized the social platform could help grow her business. Two years later, 75 percent of her business is generated that way. Continue reading