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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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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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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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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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December 31, 2014

6 qualities your mentor should have

Real estate is an ever-changing, innovative and competitive industry — one that is filled with much uncertainty yet can lead to a wildly successful and exciting future. For me, navigating these waters as one of the youngest Realtors in Kansas City would not be possible without the help and guidance of…
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December 31, 2014

Charlie Young: ‘We are a completely transformed brand’

Charlie Young is the president and CEO of ERA Franchise Systems. Are you optimistic about 2015? Yes, I am quite optimistic for the year ahead. Our team has been re-energized by the rebranding process we rolled out in 2014. I believe that momentum, coupled with positive economic forecasts, will translate…
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December 31, 2014

Discovering and marketing to your niche

Although a select few Realtors know that real estate is their calling from day one, most have tried at least one other career before starting in real estate. Consequently, they are well-acquainted with one type of service career or another. Maybe that one service spanned multiple industry verticals, but the…
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December 30, 2014

Austin Allison: ‘Our focus is on innovation in an industry known to drag its feet’

Austin Allison is the CEO of dotloop. Are you optimistic about 2015? The housing market? Yes, we are very optimistic about the housing market for 2015. NAR is predicting housing sales to go up by just under 8 percent. While lending standards continue to be rigid, recent comments from the Federal…
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