Is there anything worse than working hard to get a new lead, only to have them straight up ignore your calls? After all, your lead gen strategy seems to work, people just aren’t willing to talk to you. What are you doing wrong?
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I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little intimidated. After all, it was my first day at a luxury brokerage in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and the other agents weren’t just successful―they were cool. They had the right suits, the right haircuts, and the kind of wry smiles that made them look like they just stepped out of a vintage Ferrari in Monaco instead of a leased BMW three series on Driggs Avenue.
[Read more…] about The Pivot: Do Introverts Make Better Real Estate Agents?
As far as Realtor cliches go, the real estate yard sign is right up there with the maroon blazer and overeager handshake.
Realtors love yard signs and that’s that. Right?
Well, since real estate technology seems to be moving at the speed of light these days, we decided to take a fresh look at the humble real estate yard sign.
We put together trends we’ve noticed in the industry, cool new technology, and all the bells and whistles that go along with them.
[Read more…] about Real Estate Yard Signs: 9 Design Trends & Insights
Chicago Realtor Sonia Figueroa was attacked by a pitbull in a vacant lot.
She had to run from a vacant listing because of drug dealers, and her office was robbed…
That’s when Sonia decided to buy a gun.
Here’s Sonia in the Chicago Tribune explaining why:
[Read more…] about Shock Study: More Than 50% of Realtors Carry Weapons on Showings
There’s nothing that makes a real estate agent happier than a buzzing phone.
In fact, most agents I know have a nasty habit of pulling out their phones and continuously refreshing their email, just in case.
They could be on a date, out to dinner with friends, or even having a serious conversation with a loved one, but once the phone comes out, their eyes start to glaze over like a shark zeroing in on a baby seal with a wounded fin… [Read more…] about This 20-Minute Morning Routine Can 2x Your GCI in Six Months
Every real estate agent knows that spooky monster stories aren’t true. They know that the real monsters come out on Sunday mornings, not in the dead of the night. Oh, and they don’t drag chains and moan about the pain of being undead, they sit in the back seat and moan about how high your commission is …
[Read more…] about Real Estate Nightmares: Agents Dish on Their Worst Customers Ever
For New Yorkers, complaining seems almost like a full time job.
When I worked as an agent in Manhattan though, the only people who complained about working “80 hour weeks” weren’t closing very many deals…
There’s a simple reason why:
[Read more…] about Realtors: It’s 2019, Why Are You Still Working 70 Hours a Week?
What the hell is the point of Instagram stories? This was the question I asked my millennial coworker to explain during a late night in the office last week.
I left that conversation feeling like a dinosaur, and with a newfound respect for the speed this generation is changing the world.
Millennials have been delaying buying homes and having kids, but it seems like they’re finally starting to snap up real estate.
In fact, the latest NAR Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends study for 2018 found that millennials are now 36% of all buyers…
[Read more…] about What Millennials Really Want From a Realtor: 11 Top Producers Weigh in