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Growth Hacking Your Way To A More Productive Year

Growth hacking is a trendy term describing simple tricks people can use to expand their success. Naturally, this is an appealing concept for real estate agents looking to take thei...

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5 Ways to Grow Your Business by Getting Back to Basics

Real estate tactics evolve over time. For example, decades ago, attaching a clear box with info sheets to a “For Sale” sign was revolutionary. Today, it’s standard.

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Branding Yourself With a Better Bio

A real estate agent bio may seem like an afterthought, a task that’s necessary but not all that important. However, potential clients are relying more on that bio than you might re...

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Writing Property Listings That Get Buyers in the Door

Prospective home buyers take 10 weeks to pick a property and typically look at a median of 10 homes before making a decision, according to NAR research. These findings could sugges...

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Dos and Don'ts Of Selling Your Listings Through Photos

If a picture says a thousand words, can a thousand pictures sell a home? OK, maybe not a thousand pictures, but what about 10-20 great real estate photos? Half of buyers, according...

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Avoid These Mistakes to Ensure a Smooth Real Estate Closing

The average time needed to close on a home loan, as of December 2018, was 47 days, according to Ellie Mae. Although that number often fluctuates based on market conditions, buyers ...

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The Technology Tools All Brokerage Owners Agents Wished They Had

A 2017 report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that real estate firms cited keeping up with technology as the No. 1 challenge facing their firm in the next ...

February 07, 2019
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Text for Success: Smart Ways Real Estate Agents Can Leverage Smartphones

Two statistics underlie why text messaging has become so important for real estate success. First, 89 percent of Americans always have a smartphone within arm’s reach. Second, 98 p...

January 17, 2019
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Lookin’ Good: Why Photos Can Make or Break Your Listings

National Association of Realtors (NAR) research found that 87 percent of homebuyers found digital photographs “very useful” when learning about a property. As an agent, you need to...

January 15, 2019
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How Real Estate Agents Can Use Social Media to Stage a Successful Open House

National Association of Realtor (NAR) statistics show that 51 percent of buyers found the home they eventually purchased via the internet. In contrast, just 7 percent found theirs ...

January 10, 2019
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How Real Estate Agents Can Keep Their Businesses Rolling Along During the Winter Months

Conventional real estate wisdom says winter is the worst season for agents. In theory, fewer people are selling their homes or looking to buy, even in regions where Jack Frost isn’...

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5 Tips for Staging Successful Broker Tours

In a hot real estate market, just listing a home can lead to buyers and their agents rushing to learn more about the property. But for cooler markets, any boost you can get to succ...

January 03, 2019