Creating a great website that focuses on consumers — and generates leads — takes not only time and effort, but also an understanding of one’s target audience and their needs. Overall, a great Realtor website will let potential buyers

Changes on the Way for Salespeople, Managing Brokers By Zipporah Porton In a recent Chicago Agent magazine survey, 68 percent of the agent respondents felt that obtaining a real estate license should be more difficult. A few years back,

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To find out how agents feel about topics such as commissions, associations, office satisfaction and more, we launched a comprehensive survey to find out the truth about agents. Chicago Agent received an overwhelming number of responses, and we’d like

HANDLING THE CREDIT CRUNCH Mortgage crisis. Credit crunch. Predatory lending. Foreclosure. Subprime fallout. Even those who are unfamiliar with the real estate and lending industries are tossing around this terminology these days. The media continually reports failed subprime lending

By Eleanor Olson I have had the opportunity to work at Coldwell Banker under Jennifer Ames’ leadership in various capacities for more than two years. Working closely with one of the most talented and respected agents in the Chicagoland

By Art Collazo Finding the right assistant is not easy, but it’s incredibly important. But before beginning your search for someone to hire, sit down and think about you for a minute. In order to figure out what sort

Some real estate agents have found strength — and better business — in numbers. Working in a team in the real estate market presents many benefits for agents, from increased peer collaboration to workload sharing. Successful teamwork, however, is

Q&A with Jim Roth, Owner, The Real Estate Group (TREG) CA: When did the Real Estate Group open its doors? Jim Roth: We opened January of 2008. CA: How many months/years did it take to prepare to open your