Why Contactually has the droids you’re looking for
One of the industry’s favorite CRMs has rolled out a new bot-centric feature so agents can better manage leads from outside the system …
5 steps to creating better networking contacts
Networking has become the cornerstone of a great real estate agent, and for good reason. Nothing can increase business more exponentially than a proper networking strategy …
Commissions fall worldwide, but remain high in U.S.
In Sweden, homeowners typically paid a commission rate of 1.5 percent to sell a home in 2015, down from 5 percent in 2002. Their Canadian counterparts spent 3 percent last year, less than the 4.5 percent they forked over in 2002. But what about Americans …
News Corp. reports $15 million loss in latest quarterly earnings
Despite another quarter’s solid performance from digital real estate holdings at News Corp. — which include realtor.com, operated by News Corp. subsidiary Move, Inc. — the corporation reported a $15 million loss for the first quarter of fiscal year …
Daily market update: November 8, 2016
Mortgage rates plus all the latest real estate market news …
3 ways to make LinkedIn work harder for you
Most real estate agents are on LinkedIn, but they don’t know how to use it for their real estate business. Often they are just accepting connection requests and endorsements from people they don’t even know …
How to be a master of fine arts in luxury real estate
Art deals and luxury real estate can be partners — and a mutual benefit to each other. Most high-end properties contain fine art. Sometimes the art goes to a new home with the sellers, and sometimes it stays in place …
Does your pre-listing packet have these 6 essentials?
The pre-listing packet is essential in executing the perfect listing process and helping sellers get educated with how selling real estate works. Unfortunately, many agents are not using a pre-listing packet …
What’s the future of the real estate commission model?
Is there room in real estate for flat fee, discount and à la carte models? Or do consumers pay the ultimate price when they compromise on full service? Here, industry professionals make their case …
Agent/broker perspective: Should you take holiday vacation?
In this monthly column, Anthony Askowitz will explore a hypothetical Miami real estate situation from both sides of the broker/agent dynamic. This month’s situation: A productive agent wants to take his or her annual vacation over the holiday season but has a history of slow Januarys …
