Attending networking events can be crucial to building relationships, finding sources for referrals and meeting new people. The primary goal of networking is not just to meet every person in the room, but also to make lasting impressions and

During buyer meetings, I always say, “Let’s work backwards” when we discuss a client’s target purchase price. Rather than fixating on a specific price point, it’s important for clients to understand all fees that come with buying a home.

This is the second part in a two-part series on how to use technology to engage with your clients. Part one can be read here. 6. It’s going to get increasingly harder and more competitive to generate leads, so shifting to

SplashData, a security solutions provider, released their annual list of the most commonly used passwords on the Internet. Using any of the passwords can leave people at risk from hackers getting to their information. Since 2013, the two most

If you’re a serious builder, chances are that right now (this very moment), you’re either at the NAHB’s International Builders’ Show or want to be. If you’re among the unlucky few who weren’t able to make the trip to

One of Twitter’s greatest weaknesses is also its greatest strength Last week, Twitter announced that sometime in the first quarter of 2016, it is removing its 140-character limit in favor of 10,000 characters. The Huffington Post noted the irony of

This is the first part in a two-part series on how to use technology to engage with your clients. Read part two here. 7. Recognize that there are 13,000 agents in Chicago and darn near all of them are saying

It’s a been a good ride, but it’s over for older versions of Internet Explorer Time to update your version of Internet Explorer! Microsoft has announced that on Jan. 12, it will cease supporting older versions of its popular Web

Twitter announced that they would be expanding the character limit to 10,000 characters per tweet, effectively removing the limit. The feature is planned to be released by the end of the first quarter, but both the character limit and

A study conducted by realtor.com found that some of the top cities in the U.S. for smart home technology are Phoenix, Dallas, New York, Chicago, Houston, Miami and Atlanta. Smart technology, according to CNET, can include products/tools that control

How will the 2016 housing market take shape? When all the statistics are tallied, 2015 will likely have been the best year for new home sales since 2007, which has raised expectations for 2016. Realtor.com has highlighted five housing trends

Survey Finds that a Majority of Homes will have Smart Technology in 2016 A new survey released by Coldwell Banker Real Estate, which polled more than 4,000 Americans, found that almost half of homeowners (45 percent) will have smart

Home prices in Chicago inched forward only 1.3 percent from Oct. 2014 to Oct. 2015, but month-over-month fell 0.7 percent, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. For another month, Chicago home price growth

Five districts in the Chicagoland area are among the top 25 in the country, according to a new ranking from analytics website Niche. The New Trier Township High School District No. 203 in New Trier Township was the highest ranked

One-stop shopping offers benefits to homebuyers, but they still want agents’ help Fifty percent of recent homebuyers used one source, or one-stop shopping (OSS), to procure homebuying services, according to a National Association of Realtors survey. That is compared to 29 percent

What is the preferable home size? The median size for homes purchased in 2015 was 1,900 square feet, according to the 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers from the National Association of Realtors. Beyond that median, though, NAR uncovered