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Agent adviceleadsOpinionportalsscott olsenSelectTechnology
January 5, 2015

Leads come from agents, not portals

Had enough portal talk? It seems like everywhere you turn in our industry, someone’s discussing the pros and cons of Zillow, Trulia and realtor.com. It’s understandable — these companies are driving big changes in real estate advertising that will influence our industry for years to come. And although I prefer to stay…
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matt bellmatterportSelectTechnologyvirtual tours
January 5, 2015

3-D tours may be the most powerful ‘do-it-yourself’ real estate marketing tool ever

Editor’s note: Virtual 3-D tours that let buyers walk through photo-realistic models of homes are starting to catch on in a big way. Inman reporter Teke Wiggin found that producing a 3-D tour is a snap, and the results — especially when paired with virtual reality (VR) headsets that will soon…
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Agent adviceprofilereal estatereal estate coachSelectsuccesswork-life balance
January 5, 2015

Coach Bob Corcoran: ‘A balance between work and home life is essential’

Bob Corcoran is the owner and founder of Corcoran Consulting & Coaching. Age: 58 School: Illinois Benedictine College Location: Lisle, Illinois Social media: LinkedIn, Twitter Bob Corcoran with his family. What’s your favorite activity outside of work and why? Vacations, with my wife Brenda and friends, and reading are very important…
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jacksonville board of realtorsMLS & Associationsmls consolidationNARnorth carolina regional mlsSelectwilmington regional association of realtors
January 5, 2015

MLS merger will help Realtors pack a bigger punch

In a move designed to save real estate agents and brokers money and boost their own bargaining power, seven Realtor associations in coastal North Carolina are joining forces to create a regional MLS. The North Carolina Regional MLS LLC was incorporated earlier this month and is on course to go…
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January 5, 2015

Why luxury agents must understand the EB-5 visa

Brent Raymond is riding the wave of history. As executive director of Vermont’s EB-5 “investor visa” hub, Raymond’s job is to persuade Chinese immigrant investors that Vermont is the best place in the USA for them to underwrite job-creating projects. By any measure, Raymond has been astonishingly successful. The EB-5…
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Agent adviceMarkets & EconomyReal Estate & Personal FinanceSelectTechnology
January 5, 2015

Jennifer Warden: ‘Consumers have expectations we need to attend to’

Jennifer Alter Warden is the chief operating officer and executive vice president at Baird & Warner. Are you optimistic about 2015? Yes, I believe that 2015 will be another good year. I’ve been speaking with our top agents, and most of them are what I would call “cautiously optimistic.” They…
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ipolistingsmedicalreal estateSelectTechnology
January 5, 2015

3 types of sellers you can find using data

“List to live” is an old saying in the real estate business. And getting listings by leveraging big data is not as hard as it sounds. In most states, you’ve already got the tools; you just need to know what to look for and how to find it. All you…
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January 4, 2015

Special report: Real estate coaching’s payoff

If you’ve never worked with one, you might be skeptical that real estate coaches can actually deliver on all the promises they make. But an Inman survey on real estate coaching found that the vast majority of agents working with coaches see a return on investment. In an industry where brokerages…
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January 4, 2015

Startup offers a new way to dig up seller leads

Ed Gilland, a real estate agent in Southern California, was looking for a new way to generate seller leads when an acquaintance told him about SuccessorsData.com. SuccessorsData.com, which launched in July as ObituaryLeads.com, helps real estate agents and investors connect with the heirs and beneficiaries who must decide what to do with a home…
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January 4, 2015

5 answers to critical homebuyer questions that prove you’re a rock-star agent

With the national search portals just a tap away via their smartphones, today’s homebuyers are armed with data. They expect their agent to be a tech-savvy local market expert, excel at contracts and negotiation, and deliver the customer experience they’ve come to expect from companies like Apple and Zappos. What’s…
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