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Falling Commissions and Slowing Sales Volumes are Among Top Challenges for New Year

January 10, 2019

  By Sarah Benardos Brokers Best

In 2019, real estate brokers will navigate a confusing cross-current of economic and industry trends, some providing welcome tailwinds, others creating challenging headwinds. On the bright side, the economy and job market are booming, stocks remain near record levels, and the housing market has experienced a robust recovery since the crash. Brokers are also leaning…To read more — login/sign up

 

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Best Advice from Jeff Jones

January 1, 2019

  By Sarah Benardos Broker to Broker

I’ve always been pretty successful in management by helping people get better. I was brought in to replace a competing broker who was taking a lot of the leads. I’m a non-competing broker,...

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The Year in Brokerage Management

December 27, 2018

  By Sarah Benardos Brokers Best

Every other week we post the summary of an article from Real Estate Broker’s Insider. Over the course of the year we’ve covered everything from agent recruitment to new business models to avoiding lawsuits. To wrap up the year, we’re highlighting five of our favorite posts. Timely and informative, they showcase some of the most creative…To read more — login/sign up

 

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January 2019

  By Sarah Benardos Web Extras

Housing market to see weaker price gains, rising mortgage rates —  The U.S. housing market will underperform the broader economy in 2019, according to the National Association of Realtors’ official forecast. See forecasts from the National Association of Realtors and the Mortgage Bankers Association....

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Growing Broker Offers Twist on 100 Percent Model

December 13, 2018

  By Sarah Benardos Brokers Best

December 13, 2018 — At Gallery Residential Brokerage in New Jersey, agents keep all of their commissions. But unlike 100 percent companies that compete solely on price, Gallery Residential takes a different approach. While 100 percent companies in other parts of the country charge transaction fees of as little as $79, Gallery Residential Brokerage collects…To read more — login/sign up

 

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Best Advice from Nadine Fallon

December 1, 2018

  By Sarah Benardos Broker to Broker

We’ve been able to do something that’s pretty special. Last year, we were No. 1 in our market of Dorchester. We have really good relationships with developers, and we were able to secure...

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Broker Diversifies with Property Management

November 29, 2018

  By Sarah Benardos Brokers Best

November 29, 2018 — T.C. Lewis & Co. Real Estate increased revenue by more than 3,000 percent in three years, a blistering pace that landed the brokerage at No. 128 on the Inc. 500 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Owner Cory Lewis credits the growth to his company’s focus on property management. Lewis…To read more — login/sign up

 

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December 2018

  By Sarah Benardos Web Extras

Agents investing in tech, value predictive analytics —  A survey by the National Association of Realtors finds that NAR members are spending on technology — and expect their brokers to invest, too....

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Realtor Exposes MLS Trickery — is Convicted of Extortion

November 15, 2018

  By Sarah Benardos Brokers Best

November 15, 2018 — A Miami Realtor might have performed a public service when he blew the whistle on apparent manipulation of listing data by two prominent agents. He also committed a felony. In a saga that pulled back the curtain on both devious listing tactics and ill-conceived attempts at blackmail, agent Kevin Tomlinson noticed…To read more — login/sign up

 

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Best Advice from Patrick Van den Bossche

November 1, 2018

  By Sarah Benardos Broker to Broker

Our business platform is dynamically designed to be agent-centric, providing the freedom and scalability for each agent to build their brand through a brand collaboration created by our system and technology. As a people-first culture, we...

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Broker Launches 24-Hour TV Channel

November 1, 2018

  By Sarah Benardos Brokers Best

For most agents, using video as a marketing tool means creating a YouTube tour of a listing or recording a quick market update with an iPhone. A Florida broker is embracing video in a much more ambitious way. Lang Realty of Boca Raton said in September that it would launch Lang TV, a streaming network…To read more — login/sign up

 

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November 2018

  By Sarah Benardos Web Extras

Five ways agents should watch their backs  — Real Estate Broker’s Insider went incognito at open houses and found many violations of basic safety protocol. Read our article, “Visits to open houses find few agents take security measures.” ...

Broker pay remains flat over decade  — See an interactive, state-by-state map of agent income....

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