Leigh BrownMLSNAROpinionreal estateRegulationsSelect
January 7, 2015

Why NAR is important to me

One of these days, I’ll learn to leave all of the Facebook groups that time-suck and energy-suck me to pieces. That’s a New Year’s resolution for you. But there are some groups that are so valuable and integral to what I do that I’m going to stay loyal to them,…
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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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Lorelei TaylorOpinionreal estateSelectsenior agentTechnologytraining
December 31, 2014

How should we manage senior agents and technology?

The brokerage for whom I work comprises people of a wide variety of ages and levels of experience. Among the 100-plus agents on the roster are several “senior” agents who have been in the business 30 or more years and have seen the business of real estate change enormously. They bring…
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