What does it take to get Charlie Young, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker to come to a sleepy lakeside town in rural Northern Michigan in February?

A phone call from the owner of a family business, that’s what.

Ken Schmidt, CEO of Coldwell Banker Schmidt Family of Companies, and his team were planning their award ceremony to celebrate their agents and success in 2018, and they thought that maybe Charlie Young might want to get in on the action. He did.
[Read more…] about From Family-Owned to Billion Dollar Brokerage: How Servant Leadership Built a Real Estate Empire

The recent seller’s market has given rise to more and more multiple offer situations, and in many cases, out and out bidding wars.

Bidding wars can be tricky to navigate, especially if it’s your first time representing a buyer in a competitive situation. To help you out, we’ve reached out to a few top producing Realtors and Brokers for their best advice for getting the upper hand in a bidding war.

Here’s what they had to say: [Read more…] about How to Win Bidding Wars: Tips From 11 Top Producing Agents

If you find yourself relating more to Jonathan Swift instead of Taylor, or Robert Kardashian instead of Chloe, then the world of real estate hashtags can be intimidating. 👀

#whydopeoplekeepusingthesepoundsigns?

Luckily, it doesn’t have to be. In fact, we’re going to walk you through everything you need to know about those weird “number signs” in plain English, as well as go over a real estate hashtag strategy that will help you 10x your followers on Instagram, Twitter, and beyond.

So turn your hat backwards, grab your favorite fidget spinner, and let’s get started at the beginning.
[Read more…] about Top 97 Real Estate Hashtags for 2019: Instagram, Twitter & More!

This year’s Inman Connect, taking place at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, played host to a week of presentations from some of the more influential and opinionated voices in our industry.

Fueled by caffeine and the palpable electricity of being in a room with 4,000 Realtors, brokers, startup founders, and marketers, we soaked in all the conference had to offer.   [Read more…] about iBuyers, Blockchain, & More: Takeaways from Inman Connect NY 2019

Ask any top performing realtor what their go-to-must-have-can’t-live-without tool is, and chances are they’ll say a great real estate CRM. The only problem is that there are so many on the market that it’s hard to choose the best.

To help you decide, we looked at more than 20 real estate CRMs available today, weeded out the underperforming, and chose the seven best options that top performers should consider.
[Read more…] about The Best Real Estate CRM for 2019: In-Depth Reviews & Pricing

If you’re fan of modern architecture, you’ll never be bored in Manhattan.

Around every corner you’re bound to stumble across a building designed by say, Philip Johnson or entire blocks styled by Rosario Candela, or a Harlem church inspired by Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp.

Which, don’t get me wrong, is great and all, but there are almost no opportunities to actually live in a historically significant building.

That’s because in the 1940s and 50s ambitious young architects from Yale and Harvard all seemed to settle and build in a place like New Canaan, Connecticut.

[Read more…] about Listings of the Week: 3 Stunning Mid-Century Gems in New Canaan