Time for an email upgrade? Here’s how to keep it professional

Many agents are still using dated or personal email addresses to correspond with their clients. Marketing expert Jeff Roth is ready to walk you through everything you need to know about setting up a new email address to help you build your career. Continue reading

Don’t overcomplicate it! Essential apps for marketing and communication

Don’t get bogged down with reinventing the wheel when it comes to marketing and communication. Take advantage of these straightforward tech tools to simplify your routine. Continue reading

Broker Spotlight: Jerry W. Mooty, Jr. and Piper Young, @properties Christie’s International Real Estate Dallas Franchise

Jerry W. Mooty, Jr. and Piper Young @properties, Christie’s International Real Estate – Dallas have a thriving brokerage that’s growing by leaps and bounds. Find out how this power duo came to be in this week’s Broker Spotlight Continue reading

Breaking into the luxury marketspace takes patience and brand development

In this week’s video column, @properties Christie’s International Real Estate executives Amy Corr and Kevin Van Eck provide suggestions on what brokers, owners, and team leaders can do to break into the luxury marketspace. Continue reading

Flop or flourish? 7 momentum-gaining skills to fight the downturn

No matter what kind of market environment you’re experiencing, there are opportunities for growth and decline. According to Jimmy Burgess, it’s the skills you build that will determine what happens to your business during the current market. Continue reading

The MAGIC formula for dealing with a bad agent on the other side

We often only need a little edge when confronted with an incompetent agent or miserable curmudgeon. Sometimes just a flick and swish of your wand is all it takes to win. Continue reading

What you should never say to another agent

It’s no secret. Saying the wrong thing to the wrong agent can land you in a world of trouble. We recently surveyed our Agent Edge Real Estate Facebook group and these are the things they said you should never say. Continue reading

Check in so your team doesn’t check out: 4 strategies to boost morale

Small gestures speak volumes. Boosting morale starts with the little things, writes The Agency’s President Rainy Hake Austin. Great teams have great leaders, and these four morale-boosting tactics will help you be and create just that. Continue reading

No ‘Money Pit’! 14 things to watch for with historic homes

Whether it’s a carefully preserved showplace or a money pit, a historic property can offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the right buyer. Team leader Carl Medford offers his personal perspective based on his historic homeownership journey. Continue reading