4 Rules for Working with Luxury Home Buyers and Sellers

We often associate luxury home buyers with top real estate markets like New York City, Chicago, Miami and L.A., but the new generation of luxury buyers are not known for following the footsteps of their parents. These educated buyers grew up in the digital world and are accumulating more wealth at a younger age. Luxury buyers and sellers can be …

5 Simple Ways Real Estate Agents Can Keep Up with Evolving Technology

Technology is constantly evolving, so it is not surprising that many real estate agents are finding it difficult to keep up. According to the 2013-2014 Realtor Technology Survey from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), 27% of agents spent between $501 and $2,000 on technology. And nearly half of agents indicated that keeping up with changing technology is a challenge …

6 Common Mistakes Many New Real Estate Agents Make

New real estate professionals in the beginning of their career are filled with excitement, an eagerness to learn the ropes and reach their unlimited earnings potential. What many don’t realize is that the things they do (or don’t do) will have an impact on their performance. So anyone starting a career in real estate will want to avoid the following …

How to Turn a Fractured Client Relationship into a Referral

Real estate can be a complicated business and when you have a client who is trying to sell a property or a buyer trying to find the perfect home, emotions can run high if things don’t work out the way they expected. But mistakes can and do happen, deals can fall through and not everything will always go as planned. …

Interest-Only Mortgages: Same Name, but Different Rules

Just thinking about an interest-only mortgage conjures up bad memories from the past. But the devil is in the details and today’s interest-only loan products that are becoming available from several mortgage lenders are very different than its predecessor. It may have the same name, but that is where the similarity ends. Today’s new interest-only mortgage products are really an …

Making the First Sale of Your New Real Estate Career

Starting a new career in real estate is exciting. You get to be your own boss, meet new people and earn a living helping them to solve their real estate needs. Getting your license was the easy part. Now it’s time to roll up the sleeves and get to work finding people who need your help. In real estate nearly …