5 steps to a successful virtual listing presentation

Luxury real estate agents have to connect with clients half a world away, and while we’re well-equipped for remote work, there are certain situations that pose challenges — including now, as clients around the world are being requested to practice soci… Continue reading

How to keep your business running when you can’t meet face to face

There’s no dancing around it: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting individuals and industries across the globe, and real estate agents face rising challenges of their own. To “flatten the curve” and slow the spread of COVID-19, local governmen… Continue reading

The 5 features luxury buyers are looking for in a vacation home (part 2 of 2)

For some vacationers, there’s charm in the traditional rustic cabin nearby. For others, a true retreat is found in an over-water villa in the Maldives or a ski-in/ski-out chalet in St. Moritz. When the world awaits, a vacation can look as unique and dy… Continue reading

The 5 nearby vacation markets your clients should know about (part 1 of 2)

Today’s luxury real estate buyers are looking for the same things in a vacation home that they prioritize in their main residences: beautiful surroundings, vibrant neighborhoods, and enough room to relax and entertain. When it comes to advising your cl… Continue reading

The 5 home features millennials love

It seems like just yesterday that the millennials were considered tomorrow’s emerging affluents. Now, many are in their mid-to-late thirties and constitute an ever-increasing share of the luxury real estate market. Continue reading

A new marketplace: Real estate’s ‘simple’ revolution is coming

Not too long ago, Brad Inman wrote about the role of a marketplace in real estate. He described the influx of polarizing new business models to the industry, highlighting what they meant for consumers and gathering them up under an umbrella term: The i… Continue reading

How I closed 106 transactions in my first full year in real estate

Quintavius Burdette, or Q as he is known, is well versed with hard work. The former football and track star at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) joined a big four accounting firm after graduation. But he soon found he needed to get out from behi… Continue reading

Likelihood to List puts the power of predictive analytics in the agent’s hands

We’ve made a lot of updates to Homesnap’s technology over the years, but one thing has always remained the same: Everything we build is specifically designed with agents and brokers in mind first because we want to create tools that help them grow thei… Continue reading

3 luxury real estate development trends to watch in 2020

Forget “location, location, location.” For luxury real estate today, it’s all about “lifestyle, lifestyle, lifestyle.” As a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Boston and a Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Ambassador, I’ve watch… Continue reading

Trending interior designs in 3 different markets

All great designs start somewhere. Tastes that seem universal across global luxury markets are inevitably inspired by unique, trendy micro markets. So what types of interior decoration should you be paying attention to as you advise your clients and pr… Continue reading