--- title: Blog - HomeSmart | General description: General | --- [![HomeSmart](https://blog.homesmart.com/hubfs/homesmart_blog_2020/homesmart-logo.png "HomeSmart")](https://homesmart.com/) - [Home](https://homesmart.com/) - [About Us](https://homesmart.com/about-us/) - [Buyers](https://homesmart.com/buyers/) - [Sellers](https://homesmart.com/sellers/) - [Blog](https://blog.homesmart.com/) - [Contact Us](https://homesmart.com/join-us/contact-us/) - [JOIN](https://join.homesmart.com/) [General](https://blog.homesmart.com/topic/general) [real estate industry](https://blog.homesmart.com/topic/real-estate-industry) [home selling](https://blog.homesmart.com/topic/home-selling) [real estate business](https://blog.homesmart.com/topic/real-estate-business) ## [Avoid These Mistakes to Ensure a Smooth Real Estate Closing](https://blog.homesmart.com/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 ... [By Wendi Milinkov on](https://blog.homesmart.com/author/wendi-milinkov) February 28, 2019 [![](https://blog.homesmart.com/hubfs/homesmart_blog_2020/comment%20icon.png)  0 Comments](https://blog.homesmart.com/avoid-these-mistakes-to-ensure-a-smooth-real-estate-closing) [General](https://blog.homesmart.com/topic/general) [Marketing & Technology](https://blog.homesmart.com/topic/marketing-technology) [Training & Education](https://blog.homesmart.com/topic/training-education) ## [Learn What a Successful Real Estate Agent’s Daily Schedule Looks Like …](https://blog.homesmart.com/learn-what-a-successful-real-estate-agents-daily-schedule-looks-like) Trying to calculate the exact number of hours a successful real estate agent puts in every day and every week is tricky. Daily schedules vary from agent to agent and from day to da... [By Laurie McDonnell on](https://blog.homesmart.com/author/laurie-mcdonnell) February 22, 2019 [![](https://blog.homesmart.com/hubfs/homesmart_blog_2020/comment%20icon.png)  0 Comments](https://blog.homesmart.com/learn-what-a-successful-real-estate-agents-daily-schedule-looks-like) [General](https://blog.homesmart.com/topic/general) [Marketing & Technology](https://blog.homesmart.com/topic/marketing-technology) [Training & Education](https://blog.homesmart.com/topic/training-education) ## [Top Micro Strategies For Real Estate Marketing](https://blog.homesmart.com/top-micro-strategies-for-real-estate-marketing) There are marketing strategies, and then there are micro-strategies. Micro-strategies are very targeted, very small tweaks that real estate agents can make to their marketing plan ... 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