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February 13, 2015

In real estate, does size matter?

You can stop snickering now. I am referring to brokerage size. Our industry is changing at an astonishing and unprecedented rate. Behemoths are waging battles over data; established national brands are being overhauled; and it seems like every day, some new startup claims it will change the way real estate…
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WFG News
February 12, 2015

Agent who survived brutal attack will tell her story Friday

ABC News’ “20/20″ will air the story Friday of San Antonio real estate agent Janice Tisdale, who barely escaped with her life four years ago after she was attacked by a client wielding a “tire thumper” in a $750,000 listing. Today, Tisdale gives monthly safety lectures to new agents at…
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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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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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WFG News
February 11, 2015

Redfin enters 7th new market this year

Continuing an expansion push launched last year and fueled by a $70.9 million funding round, Redfin has hired the former owner of six Re/Max franchises in the Northeast to head up its operations in New Hampshire. Mark Callahan Mark Callahan, who started his career in real estate more than 25…
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February 11, 2015

Is Josh Altman headed to Douglas Elliman? Don’t try to control agents and Gary Keller on the Internet

Agent talk Goodluz/Shutterstock Agents are independent contractors; they go when and where they want. No big deal, right? Well, actually, sometimes it is a big deal, particularly when it involves celebrity agents who have national TV followings. Nick Segal at Partners Trust tells the story of taking Madison Hildebrand to…
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WFG News
February 10, 2015

Why the traditional brokerage model is obsolete

Traditionally, a real estate salesperson joined a brokerage for the power of their marketing and name recognition, relying on the “Higher Power” to drive leads and sales. Changes to the commission split structure put more and more marketing responsibility on the individual. The shift to social media and enhanced online…
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February 10, 2015

Go figure: zombie foreclosures, where love lasts, how you’re using technology and more

Day of the living foreclosures What makes San Jose so sunny for tech jobs? Going down? Let’s get digital, digital What’s love got to do with it? Have data you’d like to see featured here? Let us know at contributors@inman.com. The post Go figure: zombie foreclosures, where love lasts, how you’re using technology…
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WFG News
February 9, 2015

Heart of Darkness: into the jungle

The other day, Eris Roberts, a real estate agent, contacted my desk here at Inman in what can only be described as a frenzied, even delirious, voice. She was speaking about her broker, Franklin Needler, in terms and tone that betrayed no less than religious zeal. “You do not understand,”…
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February 9, 2015

Gary Keller delivers 150-minute, 99-slide tome to 10,000 KW agents in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — Yesterday morning, more than 10,000 Keller Williams agents sat studiously quiet for 157 minutes at the Orlando Convention Center as KW guru Gary Keller delivered a 99-slide PowerPoint lecture on economics and the state of the industry without seeming to blink or take a breath. (See the full…
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