6 secrets to fostering work-life balance with your real estate team

Encouraging a culture that values balance for agents is an important part of recruiting and retaining top-tier talent, luxury consultant Chris Pollinger writes. Continue reading

$25M real estate team RR Galaxy joins Keller Williams in Naperville

Naperville, Illinois-based team RR Galaxy has joined Keller Williams, it was announced Friday. The 4-person team has closed more than $74 million in sales over the past 2 years, executives said. Continue reading

Which is better: high volume or high profitability? How about both?

While awards and honors are geared toward high volume, it’s high profitability that offers the rewards you’re really looking for, coach Verl Workman writes. Continue reading

5 key reasons buyer agents should consider teaming up by Aug. 17

While teams are not for everyone, team leader Carl Medford believes teams and their agents stand a good chance of coming out ahead as market changes are enacted on Aug. 17, 2024.  Continue reading

A blueprint for building a growth-oriented real estate team

It is crucial to put together the right team to keep growth going strong in today’s real estate world. Here’s how The Agency’s Tara Scholl-Gettles did it. Continue reading

Does size really matter? How to choose the right team for you

Does size matter? It depends on your goals, says Livian’s Erin McCormick Torres. Here are the pros and cons of small teams and mega teams, to help you wade through your options before making any big decisions. Continue reading

5 ways to unlock the secret art of leverage in your business

If you were “born without an entrepreneurial bone” in your body, writes broker-owner Andrew Ellet, take heart. You can develop the skills and systems you need to grow your business. Continue reading

The secret to a happy, loyal team? It starts with accountability

Team members who are achieving their goals don’t leave. If an agent leaves because they don’t like accountability and are not achieving their goals, then love them as they go out the door, writes Leslie Guiley. Continue reading

Low motivation? Blind ambition? Procrastination? Here’s how to solve 5 common team squabbles

Working with a team is as much of an exercise in self-improvement, commitment to excellence and accountability for the team leader as it is for members on the team, writes broker Cara Ameer. The goal is to create a happy and inspiring place to prosper.  Continue reading