9 tips for settling disaster insurance claims

Whether it’s a hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake or fire, it can take years to resolve a major insurance claim and restore a property. Between the wildfires and hurricanes this week, now’s the perfect time to review how to advise clients who suffer… Continue reading

Listing feedback doesn’t matter. Stop worrying about it

It doesn’t matter how easy it is to provide feedback through technology now — some buyer’s agents are just not going to do it. There isn’t any point in making a big deal out of it. Here’s why. Continue reading

6 steps for turning ‘orphan’ clients into your lifetime fans

This strategy for reaching out to your brokerage’s past clients is perfect for newbies and agents who are looking to jump-start stalled productivity. There’s never been a better time to take advantage of every opportunity to drive listing and sales lea… Continue reading

Want a pay raise? 6 tips for increasing your average sales price

Increasing your average sales price is simply a small shift in focus followed by a strategic plan to position yourself as the luxury expert. Here are six steps will help you do just that. Continue reading

Why fewer Home Depot shoppers isn’t a bad sign for housing

As the home improvement retailer’s earnings report revealed, there are fewer Home Depot shoppers now than when the pandemic first began. However, that shouldn’t necessarily spark concern about the housing market. Continue reading

How to choose the right virtual tour provider for you

If you haven’t pivoted to offer virtual tours to your clients, what are you waiting for? Virtual tours are becoming industry standard, and they’re not going away anytime soon. Here are a few providers to choose from and what they bring to the table. Continue reading

The Real Word: Is the eviction crisis really overblown?

In this edition of The Real Word, Bryon and Nicole discuss how the eviction crisis is more “clickbait” than we may think, if HOA and condo boards is good for business and an MTV show that’s making a comeback.
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3 major challenges our team overcame (and how we did it)

Here’s how James Harris and David Parnes of “Million Dollar Listing LA” fame moved across the pond to The Agency and beat all the major challenges along the way — growing a team from scratch, with no contacts and no track record. Continue reading

6 reasons teams should get into property management

Property management expands your network, your database and ultimately, your business. Teams of the future will offer more services — and you can be sure property management will be one of them. Continue reading