We all know this business is made up of more than just agents and brokers, but no one can deny that it’s the agents who build the closest bonds with consumers. Here are 25 realities agents have to deal with every day — the rest of the industry should t… Continue reading
Tom Phillips, co-founder of mid-Atlantic multiple listing service giant Bright MLS, is leaving his role as CEO of the organization next month, amid an avalanche of complaints from real estate agents frustrated with the multiple listing service’s softwa… Continue reading
RE/MAX Alliance, Colorado’s top brand franchise, has rolled out Buyside, a web-data analysis platform that helps agents find more listings. Continue reading
Amazon is already dabbling in real estate and has hinted it may have bigger plans, but this week one analyst floated a way the company could take the plunge and become a major force in the sector: Buy online brokerage Redfin. Continue reading
Negotiating is a delicate dance, and one misstep can derail months of hard work. Here are 11 things you should never do when negotiating an offer. Continue reading
The comparative market analysis (CMA) is one of the quintessential tools in an agent’s advertising tool box — it’s practically the entire reason homeowners even let us walk through their front doors. Here are four steps for creating a CMA for the moder… Continue reading
Consumers looking for lower-cost alternatives to the traditional real estate model have many options to choose from — but are those alternatives up to par? It seems the new “freemium” business model has grown ever-popular, but agents were using this mo… Continue reading
It seems that lately the rhetoric around brokerage models, a frequent discussion topic, has been ratcheted up a few notches. Those who trash-talk should stop wasting valuable time and energy, and instead, focus on themselves. Our industry doesn’t need … Continue reading
RE/MAX is making big changes to its regional support structure and breaking down its franchises into four stages of development to better tailor resources to each brokerage’s development. Part of the change includes reimagining the regional development… Continue reading
This marketing platform solicits transaction reviews from clients to boost SEO, learn more about customers and advance marketing efforts. Continue reading