Dreading a rise in foreclosures? Here’s one economist’s take

Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner has pulled the latest data on foreclosure starts and looked at the quality of mortgages that have been given to buyers in order to give you a clear idea of how foreclosures will impact the overall housing mark… Continue reading

Agents don’t prefer their office’s ‘preferred lender’? Here’s what to do 

In this month’s agent-broker perspective, what should an agent do when her brokerage’s affiliated lender is less than preferable? Continue reading

5 tips for expanding the size of your investment portfolio

The best way to grow your real estate income is to increase your number of property holdings. But what’s the best way to go about increasing your portfolio, and how do you know if you’re making the right choices? Continue reading

Consistency equals consumer confidence. Here’s how to build a trustworthy brand

Brand consistency becomes brand recognition. Brand recognition converts into trust, and trust equals success.  Continue reading

ChatGPT picked favorites from 10 commission objection scripts

If you’re having trouble figuring out which scripts work best in various situations, take them for a test drive on ChatGPT, writes trainer and author Bernice Ross. See what it says, and ask it to explain why one script is more effective than the others… Continue reading

10 tips to make your first client event a roaring success

When done well, events offer huge rewards, whether that’s increased brand engagement or more leads coming through your door from referrals made at events themselves.  Continue reading

CHALLENGE: Audit your online footprint in 7 days

In just one week, you can make sure that every platform where you have a profile is fully updated with this handy-dandy checklist.
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Mansion tax could be ‘hardest hit since 2007,’ Josh Altman warns

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss Josh Altman’s view of California’s proposed mansion tax, the tug-of-war between millennials and boomers, and the pain Zillow’s CEO sees on the horizon. Continue reading