5 safety questions (and loads of resources) to safeguard your team

Do you know how to keep your team safe from out-of-control clients or leads? Do they? Rachael Hite offers ideas and information so that you can start an important conversation around agent security. Continue reading

5 ways teams can offer better service than solo agents

A team that’s communicative and operationally organized can provide truly superior, client-centric service to both buyers and sellers. Texas-based team lead Jen Berbas offers advice and insight in her first column for Inman. Continue reading

Here’s what you can do to mitigate the ‘lock-in effect’ for clients

Splitero CEO Michael Gifford explains how rising interest rates and limited housing inventory are intensifying the real estate “lock-in effect,” leaving homeowners feeling trapped in their current properties. However increased home equity could offer s… Continue reading

What agents need to talk about when they talk about commissions

Now that Anywhere has announced a deal on the bombshell commission lawsuits, it’s time to take a look at the way you communicate with buyer clients moving forward. Trainer and author Bernice Ross offers a step by step guide to make sure you’ve got your… Continue reading

Don’t wait! Get a jumpstart on your financial fitness

It’s never too early to get a jump on long-term business and financial planning, sisters Amy Chorew and Maeda Palius write in their first column for Inman. Continue reading

Lead gen is not enough. Here’s how to nail down lead conversion

In the last of his 5-part series, broker Nick Schlekeway looks at lead conversion. What is it, and why do so few agents ever get good at it? Continue reading

‘Selling the OC’ matters more than you think right now. Here’s why

Where’s the line? Season 2 of “Selling the OC” is a real-time exploration of what’s appropriate in the workplace as the drama unfolds both at The Oppenheim Group and on the national stage. Continue reading

Avoid these 5 deal-killers to bulletproof your transactions

Once you get a transaction, writes team leader Carl Medford, you need to get it to the finish line. Here are five escrow failures that can stop you in your tracks. Continue reading

Everyone is confused about NAR. Just look at the comments section

Broker Teresa Boardman writes that the lack of transparency from NAR and its leadership has led to a disconnect between agents and consumers. Many perceptions and misconceptions are rampant, and it could spell disaster for the future of NAR. Continue reading