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Realtor.com Unveils Renovation Calculator for Homeowners Planning Property Upgrades
Users are presented with estimated renovation costs and the potential increase in their home value. Continue Reading Realtor.com Unveils Renovation Calculator for Homeowners Planning Property Upgrades
Getting Homeowners to List and Sell
Here is how to entice home sellers back into the market. By Dan Mugge Thirty-seven percent of existing homeowners say they want to move but are staying in their current home because of the risks and hassles that come with buying and selling simultaneously. Real...
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Why Real Estate Agents Are Not Thrilled About Your White Kitchen Cabinets
Source: Kitchn --- OK, so real estate agents don’t passionately hate your white kitchen cabinets, but they sure do have some thoughts about them. For some, it’s just that they’re so tired of seeing them over and over again. For others, it’s the fact that the...
LINKEDIN LAUNCHES NEW AI TO EXPAND CONTENT FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Source: Realty Biz News --- If you are trying to become better as a professional, technology and digital marketing will consistently be a big part of the process. Today, the world is seeing revolutionary changes that are disrupting industries. Artificial Intelligence...
Cringe Behavior Real Estate Agents Are Seeing Now at Open Houses
Source: Realtor.com --- Open house etiquette is all about common sense. Here are a few no-brainers that every potential buyer should know: Don’t park on the lawn, take off your shoes when you go inside (or put on booties, if they’re offered), and never peek inside the...
Are You Money Laundering?
So, you want to get a new home and you have a new job and you are not sure if you can be approved? It seems to be happening more and more. I continue to hear things like “I just moved and took a filler job until I can find something better….. it is a commission job...
3 lessons from ‘Encanto’ on leadership transitions
Source: Fast Company --- Disney’s 2021 film Encanto is as much about a supernaturally gifted family as it is about leadership and succession. It’s a perfect picture of a leadership transition headed toward breakdown as Alma, an aging matriarch, must let go of control...
RON is here to stay – Here’s what you need to know
Source: Housing Wire --- Remote Online Notarization is a hot topic in the real estate title industry for good reason. An ALTA Vendor Survey showed that RON transactions increased by 547% from 2019 to 2020. While the pandemic thrust RON into the mainstream of the...
East Tampa students get lessons in real estate as rents skyrocket
Source: Tampa Bay --- “I wish they’d taught me that in school.” It’s a line Realtor Kella McCaskill has heard a lot from people in her community when talking about housing. From mortgage agreements to down-payment assistance, to rent-to-buy options and savings plans,...
Reverse Mortgages – The Good, The Bad and The Misunderstood
What am I doing with my day today and most days? Mortgages – all kinds of mortgages. I have been a mortgage broker over 25 years now and it always amazes me of the information that is out there, it always has a slant on it. There is always a bias on whether it is...
There Are 9,000 Real Estate Agents in the Portland Area. Are You Next?
Source: Portland Monthly --- In an industry where there’s no cap to how much you can earn, there’s bound to be a lot of competition—who wouldn’t jostle for a chance to make it big in real estate? That’s especially true in a city like Portland, with housing inventory...
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Hot housing market creates equally hot real estate jobs market
Source: Business Report --- Despite a sharp rise in mortgage rates, U.S. housing market activity continues to sizzle, and—at least through March—generate new jobs each month. There are now nearly 1.8 million people working in real estate services, more than before the...
The Salespersons Best Practices
The entire process is what I refer to as a best practices action system. Some salespeople question why they are not getting the outstanding results expected in their sales career? Some feel that the harder they try, they beat their heads against a wall or race down a...
How To Be A Successful New Leader
Source: Forbes --- We have been toiling away long and hard, being accountable, going the extra mile, starting early and finishing late to get the numbers and hammering those key performance indicators (KPIs). Then we get promoted to become responsible for others as...
