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January 12, 2015

Agent ratings have arrived

The rise of Yelp, Uber and Lyft and their widespread use of five-star ratings of businesses and service providers has helped usher in a new era of transparency. After dragging its feet for years, the real estate industry now appears ready to jump on board the agent ratings bandwagon. Zillow has been…
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January 12, 2015

Reinventing your brokerage, step by step

Last month we identified several steps that you should take if you’re serious about reinventing your real estate brokerage. In today’s highly competitive consumer-driven environment, there are always areas for improvement and challenges to overcome. But where do you start? Here are some areas to consider for each step to…
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January 12, 2015

Real estate agent outwitted her kidnapper

A real estate agent thwarted her kidnapper by locking him out of the model home she was showing him after the man brandished a handgun and threatened her, police said. Police in Elk Grove, California have arrested David Burnhart, a 47-year-old registered sex offender, in connection with the crime,  booking…
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January 12, 2015

Let us know what works when it comes to broker tech

Tech companies hawk their wares to real estate professionals every day. There are lead generation tools, marketing centers, video software, websites, and electronic forms, just to name a few. How do brokers and agents choose? And when brokers do select some shiny new product, how do they get their agents…
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Brokeragereal estate coach profilereal estate coachesreal estate service industryreturn on investmentSelectTim Harris
January 11, 2015

Tim Harris: ‘We are all in real estate to be of service to others’

Tim Harris is the co-founder of Tim and Julie Harris Real Estate Coaching. Age: 44 Degree, school: Ashland University, Otterbein University, Ohio State University. Majored in English and business. Location: Austin, Texas Social media: Facebook, LinkedIn Tim and Julie Harris What’s your favorite activity outside of work and why? Had you asked me in…
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January 9, 2015

MLS serves up agent productivity tool to give brokers an edge

Brokers often cite agent recruiting as one of their biggest challenges. In order to tackle that challenge, a new service has sprung that will help brokers leverage one of the biggest assets they have at their disposal: multiple listing service data. The service, MarketView 360, was created by RealEstate Business…
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January 8, 2015

50 ways to leave your brokerage

Let’s face it: Changing real estate companies is pretty common for real estate agents. Most of us are independent contractors, which is different than being an employee. Independence is one advantage of being an independent contractor. But leaving a brokerage because “business is bad” and going to another makes no…
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January 6, 2015

RealtyTrac signs big South Florida firm to broker network

Listings pooled by real estate brokers in South Florida could soon be showing up in searches on realtytrac.com and homefacts.com, with RealtyTrac sending the leads they generate to the newest member of its referral network, The Keyes Company. Joining the network makes The Keyes Company — which has 35 offices…
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January 5, 2015

Special report: The shift toward independent brokerages

Independent brokerages are more prevalent now than they have been in a decade, and an Inman survey suggests that real estate franchisors will have to continue to fight to maintain their market share as more brokers question their value proposition (click to download full report and charts as PDF file).…
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January 5, 2015

Former Zillow agent outreach manager joins eXp Realty

Brad Andersohn, former national outreach manager at Zillow, has joined eXp Realty International Corp. to lead an online agent training and support platform for the cloud-based brokerage. As the director of education and industry outreach at eXp Realty, Andersohn will lead a digital training program that will be available to…
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