Between listing appointments, taking buyers out to see properties, marketing, admin, and all the other responsibilities you juggle as a Realtor, it is hard to imagine carving out time for anything else.
Hard, that is, until you attend a kick ass real estate conference that leaves you feeling energized, educated, and better equipped to go home and tackle your next set of challenges.
[Read more…] about 9 Real Estate Conferences You Can’t Miss in 2019
Whether you’re running a top producing team or just starting out, having the best real estate software at your disposal will put you well ahead of other agents.
[Read more…] about Best Real Estate Software: 25 Game Changers for Agents & Teams
Address: 1312 Acton St. Berkeley, California
Asking: $1,395,000
Listing Agent: Melody Hultgren
Listing Brokerage: Climb
Along with flappers, zoot suits, and jazz, the roaring twenties also gave us some of the most enduring architectural styles in history. After decades of frilly Victorian confections, American architecture finally started to come into its own.
While many might point to utopian high modernism as the defining movement of the era, when it came to buildings people actually wanted to live in, the Craftsman ruled the roost. [Read more…] about Listing of the Week: A Tastefully Updated Berkeley Craftsman
Selling a home in the off-season can be challenging. But, where most agents throw up their hands and surrender, you’ve come searching for how to make it work, and we here at The Close are ready to deliver.
We spoke with top producers from across the country—from 11 different states and provinces—to get their best advice on how to sell a home in the off-season, and this is what they said: [Read more…] about How to Sell a Home in The Off-Season: 17 Tips From Top Producers
Are you crushing it this year? If you’re not, then a dose of real estate jokes, puns, and pick-up lines might be just what the doctor ordered to get you back in your game.
Too many closings to keep up with? Well aren’t you special! Since you’re so busy, just bookmark this page and come back tonight to memorize a few of these cheesy, hilarious, and plain old terrible Realtor jokes to tell at tomorrow’s closing.
Either way, here are some fresh new real estate jokes for every agent out there: [Read more…] about 79 Real Estate Jokes, Puns, & Pick Up Lines You Haven’t Heard 1000 Times
Address: 9 Jay Street New York, NY 10013
Asking: $35,000,000
Listing Agents: Kaptan Unugur, Mara Flash Blum
Listing Brokerage: Sotheby’s International Realty
If you spend enough time walking the streets of lower Manhattan, you’re bound to start wondering what hidden treasures lurk inside the imposing but ordinary looking facades that stream by.
There are often subtle clues to let you know something special might be inside: A high end frosted glass door, a plaque from the New York Historical Society, A.I.R. lettering, a NO PARKING sign with a suspiciously elegant layout…
[Read more…] about Listing of The Week: Redefining #LoftGoals in TRIBECA
Like anything rare and desirable, good real estate domain names can be crazy expensive, or even worse, impossible to get at any price. After all, you’re not the first agent to think of buying locationlocationlocation.com.
Nope. That prized domain name belongs to our friend Bruce Ailion, and with more than 30 years in the game and a thriving brokerage, not something he’s going to give up anytime soon.
So that means newer agents are stuck with domain names like realestate12345xxyy.xom right?
Not so fast. In fact, if you follow the tips and tricks in this article we can help you find a domain name that will work for your entire career.
[Read more…] about Real Estate Domain Names: 15 Tricks Experts Use to Pick The Best
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!