Pulse: What are the biggest mortgage challenges your clients face?

This week, we want to ask our readers about the common obstacles — complications, misunderstandings and mistakes — that clients often face as they navigate the mortgage process? How did you help overcome them? Continue reading

How to know when a team member is about to split (and what to do about it)

Like it or not, at one point or another, one of your team members is going to think about leaving. So, it’s never a bad idea to be prepared, to know what an antsy agent acts like and how to have an exit strategy. Here are a few tips. Continue reading

Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted or distant? 8 ways to combat burnout

Taking a break from work helps prevent or minimize burnout, but it’s not the be-all, end-all. As glorious as a vacation might sound, what you really need to do to mitigate burnout is consistently and constantly practice a good work-life balance, and th… Continue reading

Teams help agents hone specialties, fast track growth

A group of panelists at Connect Now argued Tuesday that real estate teams have an array of benefits for agents, and that teams will only become more popular. Continue reading

Teams likely to ‘increase in market share’ as brokerage margins sputter

Panelists at Inman Connect Now argued that teams are nimble, and can provide significant value to both consumers and real estate professionals. Continue reading

Pulse: How our readers are educating clients about mortgage and alt finance

This week, our readers share how they’re educating their clients about one of the most important facets of the homebuying process — financing the biggest purchase of their lives. Continue reading

Agent/broker perspective: Should brokerages police industry violations?

Each month Anthony Askowitz explores a hypothetical real estate situation from both sides of the broker/agent dynamic. This time: A rule-abiding agent is frustrated by her local association’s failure to penalize serious wrongdoers appropriately, especi… Continue reading

How indies can thrive in today’s market

Succeeding in today’s market is hard. Agent splits are higher, there’s a race to the bottom on commissions, and it’s expensive in both dollars and resources to provide the services agents and clients want. We firmly believe that it’s possible to make i… Continue reading

Can’t stay away: Tomer Fridman returns to Compass

After spending a little over one month at Hilton & Hyland, the broker and his 11-person team have made a reversal and returned to Compass. Continue reading

Scared of losing talent? 3 tips for better retention

In real estate’s fast-paced environment, the fear of losing agents is real and ever-present. But instead of focusing on external factors and symptoms of greater problems, leaders should turn their attention to the things within their control. Here’s how. Continue reading