Real estate depends upon great relationship, but how can you build relationships when email and the Internet have reduced face-to-face interactions? Craig Witt of EXIT Realty explains. Relationship building is key to any business that involves P2P interaction. The

The housing market may be recovering, but is your business in the proper place to capitalize on that comeback? Aaron Woodman explains in his latest blog. The housing market is back in a big way – are you ready

As a real estate agent, how do you rejuvenate your creativity? How do you approach your problems in a consistently dynamic, innovative way? When you’re a real estate agent, creativity is paramount. From marketing, to negotiation, to keeping in

Okay, our headline might be an exaggeration, but really, listing presentations are your introduction to potential new clients, and we’ve got five tips for one that makes an impression. When it comes to recruiting new clients for your real

Short sales are all the rage right now, but should you make them a part of your business? Joseph C. Alfe provides an overview of the short sale biz. Well, it’s been awhile since my last post and it’s

Real estate brokerages face plenty of challenges, but according to a new survey, the increasing age of real estate agents comes out on top. It was just two months ago that the National Association of Realtors reported that only

As a real estate agent, how do you ensure that your clients remember you and keep you in mind for their next purchase? We have five great suggestions. Memory is an important component to a successful real estate career,

Foreign homebuyers made up nearly $70 billion in sales in 2012-2013, and they revealed distinctive patterns during that time frame that agents should know. We reported earlier this week that, though constrained by weak international economics and exchange rates,

There are a number of interesting changes taking place in the housing market right now, and they all point to one thing – listing your clients’ homes. To list, or not to list? That is the question. Finding the

The spoken word is quite important in real estate, but how do you master such areas as presentation and tone? Craig Witt of EXIT Realty explains. What if adding public speaking to your skill-set could double your income? Would

The importance of home showings is difficult to overstate, and there are definite rules to the game that all agents should follow. The home showing is more than a potential homebuyers’ stroll through the property; rather, it’s your best

The distressed home marketplace follows its own rules and motivations, but Christine Groves explains in 5 steps how to qualify your buyers for the market. Because no two buyer clients are the same, and no two short sale or

Though the Mortgage Forgiveness Act will likely expire at the end of the year; Bert Gor offers a critical refresher of the act’s main tenets. Whether you have done one, or you have done 50, you know that there

8. Present it in-person. This almost never happens. But making the effort to hand in an offer in-person, making eye contact and explaining a bit about the buyer goes a long way. This way, you can also tell the

From state to state, the laws vary, but every real estate transaction has paperwork associated with it. In fact, they have to, so unfortunately, paperwork will always be involved in any real estate transaction. That’s right; we may be

There are a variety of ways for agents to market themselves nowadays, but they must never lose sight of the personal, anecdotal details that work. In today’s technological age, there are a seemingly limitless array of methods for marketing