Want happy, productive agents? Make their pay your priority

Getting paid promptly for your work is surprisingly hard in our high-tech world. Make it a priority for your agents to feel that they’re valued and that their hard-work is acknowledged without a doubt. Continue reading

Want happy, productive agents? Make their pay your priority

Getting paid promptly for your work is surprisingly hard in our high-tech world. Make it a priority for your agents to feel that they’re valued and that their hard-work is acknowledged without a doubt. Continue reading

9 failsafe time management strategies for real estate agents

Here are nine ideas on how to focus and get more stuff done, culled from a wide assortment of achievers from our own industry to world leaders and, yes, even Jerry Seinfeld. Continue reading

A decade of social media marketing: The good, the bad and the ugly

When I was with a big box at the advent of social media, the higher-ups seemed to tolerate my blog, but they strongly suggested that I “get my nose out of that laptop and go out and meet people.” My how things have changed. Continue reading

Agents skeptical that taking hourly rates could work

In an effort to figure out if hourly rates would actually work for agents and their clients, Inman reached out to a number of real estate professionals. Most were open to the idea of alternative compensation models. Continue reading

Will the real estate business become dystopian?

It isn’t hard to imagine a dystopian future for the real estate industry. In fact, people do it all the time. What would happen if real estate agents were replaced with the internet or if the internet went away or if the most expensive real estate on t… Continue reading

Will the real estate business become dystopian?

It isn’t hard to imagine a dystopian future for the real estate industry. In fact, people do it all the time. What would happen if real estate agents were replaced with the internet or if the internet went away or if the most expensive real estate on t… Continue reading

You’re the worst! 15 lessons I’ve learned from bad salespeople

I’ve learned how not to conduct an in-home appointment with prospective clients from the worst salespeople who have visited my home. Here I spread the wealth of my painfully gained knowledge. Continue reading

The real estate industry’s legacy in modern segregation

An exhibit both online and at St. Paul Area Association of Realtors reminds us of the real estate industry’s legacy in creating today’s socioeconomic disparities in the area. Continue reading