For the past few years, we’ve been told to look on the bright side. Especially as real estate agents, positivity often comes with the job. But can too much positivity turn toxic? Continue reading
Disease experts are racing to address the Omicron variant, but in the real estate industry, few expect the new threat to be a game changer. Continue reading
What President Biden’s infrastructure bill didn’t address is affordable housing. ‘Housing is a necessity,’ says broker-owner Teresa Boardman. Here’s why she says we all need to start treating it accordingly. Continue reading
As a Realtor and broker-owner of Boardman Realty, Teresa Boardman has vast experience working in and running an independent brokerage. Here’s her take on what it’s like to be an indie broker and what the future might look like. Continue reading
The best thing we can do for our businesses and for each other is to be honest about the services we provide, how we work and even how the industry itself works. We need to promote our services without suggesting that the competition is greedy, incompe… Continue reading
Listing feedback doesn’t matter, it’s a bad idea, and you should stop giving it, says Jay Thompson. Here’s why he believes it’s a bad move for your clients, the buyer’s agent and your career. Continue reading
The Zillow-ShowingTime deal is what a modern-day monopoly might look like. As fewer companies dominate the scene and own the software it takes to run a real estate business, prices will go up while customer service and innovation decline. Continue reading
NAR is the face of real estate — a nice big target to blame when something needs to be fixed. But here’s why it’s really up to real estate brokerages to raise their standards. Continue reading
If home prices are at an all-time high, how can we say that commissions are going down? Here’s what agents might not be noticing when it comes to their commission. Continue reading
People have all sorts of reasons for choosing another agent, and rejection is just part of the job. New agents need to understand and learn how to move past this fast. Here’s why. Continue reading