Bob Dylan’s opening stanza to his 1960s hit “The Times They Are a-Changin'” sums up so much of what is happening right now. The “waters” around us have definitely grown, and we “better start swimmin'” before we sink. Almost 100% of a brokerage’s success is tied to its ability to attract, develop and retain agents…
A watershed moment is defined as “an event marking a unique or important change of course.” The Federal Reserve is tapering and the discount rate is rising, which will continue to put upward pressure on mortgage interest rates, shrinking housing affordability. During the last week of January, we experienced an interesting occurrence, and it went…
One of the most frequently asked questions throughout today’s real estate brokerage ecosystem is: “Will technology replace real estate agents, and if so, when?” The answers vary greatly and usually end in a resounding not now…and not ever. Correct Answer, Wrong Question It’s a correct answer, but don’t be fooled into a false sense of…
One of the questions every growth-oriented brokerage needs to ask itself early on and often is, “Why do agents leave their current brokerage?” When the answers come, leaders need to contemplate those answers with a real sense of openness and honesty about how their own company stacks up. Thousands of agents joining our company inform…
Some homeowners think selling their properties with no agent will save gobs of money on commissions. Almost always they come to regret it, settling on a price that could have been better, not to mention spending way more time on the process than they envisioned Read more.
