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January 21, 2015

Dianna Kokoszka: ‘When you change their thinking, you change the world’

Age: Are you kidding? Degree, school (if applicable): Metropolitan State Location: Denver, Colorado Social Media: Personal Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts — and MAPS Coaching Facebook and Twitter accounts What’s your favorite activity outside of work and why? Traveling with my family and friends and spending time at Lake Powell…
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January 21, 2015

What do HBO, CBS and MLSs have in common?

If I were to ask 100 people how they watched the latest episode of “Sons of Anarchy” — or, better yet, how they viewed their most recent “CSI: Miami” second-season marathon — chances are I’d find a good number of folks who used an app on one of their devices.…
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January 19, 2015

Jon Druse: ‘The tools Realtors have now are antiquated and clunky at best’

Job title: Senior developer, W&R Studios (maker of Cloud CMA and Cloud Streams) Time at W&R Studios: Two years What he does: I write software that makes Realtors look awesome for their clients. Age: 30 Location: Huntington Beach, California Social media: Twitter, LinkedIn What do you do? At W&R Studios, we…
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January 19, 2015

Tell us about technology: good, bad and ugly

Technology: Love it or hate it, it’s an integral part of your job in real estate. But how do you really feel about it? Is it an asset or an annoyance? A hindrance or a hero? Some agents and brokers welcome new applications and devices with open arms, while others are just as…
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January 19, 2015

The real estate broker model is broken

Ladies and gentlemen, the broker model is broken. The brokers’ view of their value to their agents and the value that agents see in their brokers have grown so far apart that a radical change is needed. Brokers look at their businesses as though agents are working for them. Most…
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January 16, 2015

Overcoming fear of rejection in real estate

It’s a “truth” (almost) universally accepted in our industry that 20 percent of real estate agents will make 80 percent of the money — and you could make an argument that this number is valid. Is there some predetermining factor that dictates who is going to excel and who will be mediocre…
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January 16, 2015

Ingredients for a hot real estate market: lessons from Brooklyn

It’s that time of the year again, the time when Brooklyn brokers take a moment to reflect on the past 365 days and give a candid — if not long — shot at envisioning the 365 days ahead. And 2014 was a big year for this particular borough: Pricing ceilings were…
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