Celebrate your agents! Enhance recognition by looking beyond the transaction

Rather than focusing on output, as measured by transactions completed, focus on what your agents have put into their businesses and the communities they serve. Celebrate your agents for their contributions to local charities and organizations. Continue reading

6 tips for giving out-of-town buyers next-level service

If you’re helping buyers look for homes from a distance, with only a short trip to make their final decision in person, here’s how to create systems and processes to make working with out-of-town buyers more effective, efficient and rewarding. Continue reading

How masterminds helped this office close 13,400 transaction sides

Vince Leisey, founder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Ambassador Real Estate, believes masterminding is the No. 1 thing agents should commit to for success in their businesses. He shares with Jimmy Burgess his highly effective mastermind for… Continue reading

5 practical ways to give your teams the hands-on support they need

Welcome to Inman’s newest video series. @Properties executives Amy Corr and Kevin Van Eck give their top five tips on how brokerages can best support their teams. Continue reading

Helping real estate clients choose their ideal neighborhood

Neighborhood quality is subjective, yet Realtors cannot recommend a neighborhood or steer clients into or out of a particular neighborhood, according to broker Teresa Boardman. Here’s what to do instead. Continue reading

Your unique service proposition differentiates you. Here’s how to communicate it effectively

Agents must effectively and efficiently communicate the value they bring, and the best way to do that is by differentiating yourself from 1.5 million other agents with truly stellar service and communication. Continue reading

The broker’s dilemma: ‘What if I train them and they leave?’

A solid training and development program is quite likely to improve retention, as well as attract new talent, according to broker Jay Thompson. Although you may lose someone occasionally, you’re also going to have happier, more satisfied agents — as we… Continue reading

Millennials want to buy. Here’s how you get them to the closing table

By taking the proper steps and doing the required research, you have the opportunity to help your millennial buyers overcome the many barriers that have continued to shut them out of homeownership. Continue reading