Category Archives: real estate

Six Features That Transaction Desk Provides REALTORS

Posted on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by

It just amazes me when I see all the buy sell agreements and Listing Contact forms still being filled out by hand from real estate agents. Our Association has provided Transaction Desk or Forms online for several years already and … Continue reading →

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REALTORS on LinkedIn – Be the Resource for Q and A

Posted on Sunday, October 9, 2011 by

Real estate agents have many opportunities on LinkedIn to build relationships, collaborate with your contacts and become known as the source for any questions and answers concerning the real estate market. Here’s a mini-lesson for using the tools of LinkedIn to benefit … Continue reading →

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Traits, Skills and Features of Tomorrow’s Top Real Estate Agents

Posted on Saturday, September 24, 2011 by

One of my Twitter friends Sean Carpenter is conducting an upcoming Top Agent/Manager Retreat next month and asked me to share my thoughts to identify the main traits/skills/features of tomorrow’s “top agents”.  It’s always difficult to predict the future; however … Continue reading →

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IF Not Now When? New Paradigm Ahead for Brokers, Owners, and Managers in Real Estate Industry

Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 by

Have you ever wondered if the real estate industry needs an overhaul? I’m talking about how we sell homes here, not fixing the economy. I have to assume that supply and demand will take care of that in the distant … Continue reading →

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REALTOR Associations and MLS’s Need Less Regulation and More Innovation

Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 by

REALTOR Associations and MLS Committees need to focus on more innovation and less regulation. Not that regulations are not good, they are needed. Our consumers are way ahead of us when it comes to Smart Phone Technology and much more. … Continue reading →

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My Thoughts on REALTOR Education, Raising the Bar, and Professionalism In Our Sleeping Industry

Posted on Monday, September 5, 2011 by

Since I’m on both RSS lists for Notorious Rob (Rob Hahn) and Michael McClure’s Blogs I have had the opportunity to read and ponder both Rob’s points and Michael’s views, which I have been attuned to for sometime when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Times Like This in Real Estate Can Be Miserable Enough to Make You Want to Quit, or Flourish. The Choice is Yours.

Posted on Friday, August 19, 2011 by

The real estate industry is in a constant state of turmoil these days with economic challenges, regulation that has changed our business and innovation in technology that most brokers and agents are not keeping up with. Times like this can … Continue reading →

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Realtors Adapting to the Changing World – Are They Really?

Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2011 by

REALTORS, let’s have a serious talk about raising the bar in our industry. Here I am, probably preaching to the choir, otherwise you wouldn’t be here. Well, maybe you can share this with those agents who have their head in … Continue reading →

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