Complacency is the enemy of progressKey Takeaways Even experienced pros take themselves, their clients and their databases for granted. These mistakes are costly to one’s career.No matter how long you’ve been in the real estate business, we all fall into old habits and similar routines at some point. As a 20-year real estate veteran, I’ve seen a lot of mistakes made, even by the most seasoned real estate agents. Here are five of my favorit
The investigation into the cause of death is ongoingThe Chapel Hill police department released chilling news regarding two dead bodies found in a home by a Realtor on October 12.The police believe the son, Eric Dana Gibson, killed his mother, Margaret Montgomery Gibson. The investigation is ongoing. No information has been released about cause of death or motive. According to early reports, there were no visible signs of forced entry.“The c
Top agent tips and tricks for owning Instagram, Facebook and SnapchatWhether you’re browsing Instagram, Facebook or Snapchat, you can find everyone from real estate agents to mortgage companies taking advantage of these platforms to increase brand awareness, lead generation, sales and much more.But what are the best practices for using these platforms for marketing and networking — and when does social outreach go too far?To keep up with pl
5 tips for being an efficient, on-the-go agentIf you’re in the industry, you already know that real estate agents and brokers spend more time in their cars than anywhere else. We eat in our cars, we take calls in our cars (safely, of course), we hold meetings in our cars, you get the picture.So when it comes to maximizing the success of your personal real estate business, why don’t we focus more on convenience and on-the-go solutions for ag
Tom Ferry: the main pitfalls that drive the huge failure rate among agentsImagine if a deadly disease hit earth causing a mortality rate even remotely near the failure rate of real estate agents — people would live in complete, utter panic.The failure rate in real estate is high — extremely high. Many people who were in your real estate class are unlikely to be in the business five years from now. While that sounds alarming, it’s your livel
'My Agent' feature changes display rules for buyer's agents who make lead connectionsZillow Group announced several new updates to its Premier Agent app that will become available in 2018, the biggest of which is a feature called My Agent that aims to allow real estate pros to more easily build relationships with buyer leads from Zillow and Trulia.“Once buyers connect with you through Zillow Group and continue to visit our sites and apps to b
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realtor.comFarmhouse chic is all the rage in home decor these days, thanks largely to Chip and Joanna Gaines from "Fixer Upper," who play up this style in many of the homes on their show (Hello, "barndominium"). The recent news that "Fixer Upper" will soon be ending for good provides all the more reason to embrace this trend. Soon, it'll be all we'll have left of Chip and Jo! (Sniff.)But before you go all Beverly hillbillies on us, reme
This Halloween, you may be less spooked as fewer “zombies” are out in real estate. The number of zombie preforeclosure properties has plunged 22 percent from a year ago.A zombie home is a property that is in foreclosure limbo. The foreclosure process has begun for the home, but it has not yet been repossessed by the foreclosing lender. About 14,312 properties at the end of the third quarter are considered zombies, according to ATTOM Data
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