4 Tips for Picking the Right Neighborhood
Oh, the places you will go…and the places you will want to avoid. Choosing the right neighborhood is as important as picking the right house. Your neighborhood will define many aspects of your day-to-day life, so you should research it carefully to be sure it meets your needs. Realtor.com® lists four things you should consider […]
Listing Contracts 101: How to Determine which Is Right for You
Choosing a real estate professional you’re comfortable with is an important piece of the puzzle when it comes to putting your home on the market, but anyone going through the buying or selling process needs to be aware of the different types of listing contracts available—and which suits them best. Exclusive Right to Sell. Most […]
4 Ways to Turn Your Bedroom into a Good-Night’s-Sleep Enabler
Just because bedrooms are not usually the first thing people see when walking into a home, it doesn’t mean they’re not worthy of some love. There is no better investment than one which gives you peace of mind, and a well-equipped bedroom can give you even more than that. A good night’s sleep can take […]
Choose Mortgage over Rent and Own a Home
House prices come with a lot of digits, but that shouldn’t scare you away from buying a home. Mortgage—as opposed to rent—allows you to slowly purchase your home over time. So, instead of paying rent and helping somebody else pay their mortgage, why not invest in your own property? According to the InCharge Institute of […]
Eco-friendly Kitchen Features That Won’t Break the Bank
Eco-friendly features are all the rage today as homeowners commit to living greener lives. But for those looking to reduce their carbon footprint, where do you begin? For many, the answer is the kitchen. The central hub of the home, the kitchen offers a perfect foundation for incorporating green features and appliances. Getting started, you […]
Training that motivates agents and generates profits
SAN FRANCISCO — Brokers should get to know their agents and their needs instead of constantly recruiting, said new-agent expert Alyssa Hellman at ICSF this week. “If you just stop and focus on who you have there, then the back door will stop spinning,” said Hellman, director of the Go School. The key to training […]
U.S. Housing Policy Update August 2016
Examining the Party Platforms Now that Congress has gone home and the country is in the thick of the political convention season, this month we’d like to take a look at what the parties and their presidential nominees have to say about housing policy. To be candid, so far, housing has not rated as […]
How to tell your story in a noisy world
SAN FRANSISCO — “My career has been predicated on day trading attention,” said Gary Vaynerchuk. That means finding where your audience is and talking to them there, he noted at Inman Connect San Francisco, where he gave the keynote speech on Thursday morning. And that’s something that everybody can learn from — especially people who […]
Realogy’s Q2 financials dampened by poor NRT performance
Despite the soft real estate market, Realogy Holdings posted an uptick in sales and revenue in the second quarter, but the poor performance of its NRT LLC division rained on its parade, the company said in its Q2 earnings call today. Realogy — whose brokerage brands include Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21 Real […]
‘Amateur hour is over’ — how a CRM can help agents step up their game
SAN FRANCISCO — Many real estate agents start out keeping track of their clients using a simple spreadsheet. But if they want to step up their game, they should use a customer relationship management system, according to panelists at the “Client Tracking and Nurturing — CRM Tools for Success” session at Inman Connect today. “If […]
