Video marketing, staging matter more than ever for luxury listings

At Inman Luxury Connect, Carrie McCormick, a development specialist at @properties, said the video marketing is a “requirement” these days, while her co-panelists said that staging is a top priority to create an emotional impact with buyers. Continue reading

Video marketing, staging matter more than ever for luxury listings

At Inman Luxury Connect, Carrie McCormick, a development specialist at @properties, said the video marketing is a “requirement” these days, while her co-panelists said that staging is a top priority to create an emotional impact with buyers. Continue reading

Agents should strive for authenticity in social media

“It’s really important to present yourself and your personality,” Jon Krabbe, founder of digital marketing firm Agent Image, said Wednesday morning during Inman Luxury Connect in Beverly Hills. “They can tell if it’s authentic.” Continue reading

Data, honesty key to giving sellers realistic expectations: Gary Gold

Today’s sellers may have done their own research and come up with their own prices, so it’s up to agents to manage expectations and gently deliver reality. Continue reading

How to modernize the MLS

New companies are using a combination of money, technology and data to deliver consumers an experience that is efficient, certain and convenient. And the clash between old and new is creating tribalism amongst players vying for the top of the heap. Not… Continue reading

The luxury market ‘is doing just fine’ — even amid shrinkage

Luxury buyers are gravitating away from the grand estate and toward properties with lots of amenities and little maintenance. Continue reading

Luxury agents need to be ‘smarter than the internet’

Brad Inman argued Wednesday morning at Luxury Connect that the real estate market today is dominated by change and that agents need to be smarter to thrive. Continue reading

Bright MLS debuts new pocket listing rule

Major East Coast multiple listing service Bright MLS announced Wednesday that it has rolled out a new policy on so-called “pocket listings,” requiring agents to add any properties they are publicly advertising to the system or, eventually, they’ll face… Continue reading

10 rules for hosting an open house for another agent

Hosting an open house is a critically important event in a new agent’s career, especially if it’s for another agent. It’s often the first public appearance for agents to showcase themselves to the community and beyond. Here are 10 things new agents mus… Continue reading