Posts by Jason Porterfield
This year brings new laws about marijuana use, tenant screening and real estate licensing, and as usual, there are subtle but important changes on social media use and cybersecurity practices. Is your office ready for 2020 from a legal...
What does it take to become a managing broker? We check in with three agents who recently made the transition from independent contractor to manager to learn what surprised them, the lessons they’ve learned along the way and the skills...
To say Chicago is a city of neighborhoods is most certainly cliché by now, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t true....
The interests of brokers and politicians often overlap, as both seek to promote and improve communities. But politically active agents take a more direct approach by advocating directly for changes or...
Realtor associations still provide many of the same services they’ve always offered to agents and brokers. Now, however, many feel called to help real estate professionals remain relevant in a marketplace in which they have to deal with competing, non-traditional...
How do successful teams come about in the first place, and what do their leaders do to ensure continued viability? We speak with the leaders of local teams to learn what...
Real estate sometimes have unpleasant associations with the Dust Bowl and foreclosure crisis. But while distressed properties are part of the auction scene, the majority of real estate auctions do not take place due to financial distress. Instead, those sellers...
Real estate professionals who set annual goals often have concrete numbers to reach and strategies for achieving them. We’re now halfway through the year, and it’s time to check up on how agents have fared with meeting their targets and...
There are few clearer indicators that an agent has reached the greatest heights...
It’s been said that the presence of change is the only thing that...