WFG News
February 12, 2015

Altman brothers and 6 team members jump ship for Douglas Elliman

It’s official: Josh and Matt Altman and six other team members at Beverly Hills luxury broker Hilton & Hyland have jumped ship for Douglas Elliman Real Estate’s new California brokerage. The Altman brothers are “the go-to agents for elite clientele ranging from celebrities and top-ranking athletes, to international business moguls…
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February 12, 2015

Why it’s crucial to rethink poor perceptions of real estate investors

When you hear the word “investors” in the context of real estate, what image do you conjure up in your mind? Chances are, you envision a bottom-feeding foreclosure vulture who just finished attending a seminar on getting rich quick and wants to use the two nickels he has to become…
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February 12, 2015

Trulia shines spotlight on ‘highest-ranked’ real estate agents

Trulia is publicizing the “highest-ranked, most successful agents” on the popular search site. The rankings, which are promoted on Trulia’s homepage, are based on the client reviews, client ratings and the number of transactions completed in 2014 that have been added to real estate agents’ profiles. Less than 2 percent of agents…
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February 12, 2015

Nicole Beauchamp: ‘There’s a distinction between being always available and always accessible’

The Engel & Völkers agent talks about how setting boundaries helps her get to sleep and the ways technology makes her job easier. The post Nicole Beauchamp: ‘There’s a distinction between being always available and always accessible’ appeared first on WFG National Title Insurance Company.
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February 12, 2015

Build a paperless real estate business with 4 powerful apps

The new year is well underway, but this is still the prime time to make strategic changes to your business practices. If you have been on the fence about going paperless in your business, you should seriously consider making the switch. Here are my four must-have apps for being a…
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February 12, 2015

Brian Buffini: ‘Most people we encounter fear success, not failure’

Age: 47 Location: Carlsbad, California Social media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn Brian Buffini on stage at an event.   What’s your favorite activity outside of work and why? There’s a different season for everything … and today, much of my personal time is spent with my family. We homeschool, and my kids are…
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February 12, 2015

Guy Kawasaki on how real estate agents can dominate social media

Psst: Hey champ, we’re talking to you. Yeah, you. Listen, you want to knock every ball you swing at out of the park, right? Be faster and stronger? Earn more? Well, it’s time to start juicing. Everybody’s doing it. Don’t worry, we’ll show you how. This all sounds so illicit,…
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February 12, 2015

Treat clients with grace and you’ll get more referrals and relocation business

LAS VEGAS — Winning referrals is all about attitude, says Deborah Benavides, director of relocation and corporate services for Wisconsin-based brokerage Shorewest Realtors. Benavides was one of 10 relocation directors who led a roundtable discussion on relocation and referral business at the annual conference of the global independent brokerage network Leading Real Estate Companies of…
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February 12, 2015

How Coldwell Banker’s good deed could boost its image with millions of buyers and sellers

Movie fans tuning in to this year’s Academy Awards will once again be seeing the Coldwell Banker Real Estate brand, as the franchisor airs a 30-second spot publicizing a partnership with Adopt-a-Pet.com to find homes for 20,000 dogs. It’s the third year in a row that Coldwell Banker has launched…
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WFG News
February 11, 2015

Gary Keller on how to think about the portals, the Internet and online leads

Gary Keller, in a 157-minute presentation on the economy, the housing market and the state of the real estate industry, drilled down on portals, the Internet and how to think about these leads. The video below captures that part of his presentation. The post Gary Keller on how to think…
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