The biggest mistake that most real estate agents make in dealing with their clients and colleagues is that they are unconsciously committed to “people pleasing.” The signs to watch out for will clearly show you whether you are inadvertently falling into a “people pleaser” pattern. If so, you’ll be shown an alternative strategy. You’ll learn [...]

With the first quarter of 2012 behind us, you may still be looking for answers and strategies that can take your Web marketing strategy to a whole new level. There is so much talk out there about how to kick up Web leads, but before jumping in to quick fixes and spending money on things [...]

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Greg Rand (@GSRand), CEO of OwnAmerica.com and host of Rand on Real Estate on 770 WABC, takes a call from an investor in Springfield, N.J. The caller is seeking guidance on selling her current investment property. She is having a difficult time getting her mortgaged refinanced. Rand gives his advice on selling, and using the [...]

So if you’ve heard about QR codes – in order to crack the QR code you need to have a solid mobile website strategy in place. This is the destination all your QR codes will point to. So, what is it you should be looking for? There is a lot that goes into building a [...]

REALTOR.com Business Beat—Relationships and referrals. These have worked for years in real estate – and finally – they are being applied properly online. REALTOR.com® is offering FREE tools to real estate professionals to help them start sharing recommendations and generating referrals from Facebook, Twitter and major social media sites. The new HyperSocialTM tools on REALTOR.com® [...]

Pending home sales were down slightly in February but remain notably above the pattern in the first half of last year, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, eased 0.5 percent to 96.5 in February from 97.0 in January but is 9.2 percent [...]

Is that a question you’ve ever asked yourself? Have you ever wondered why some real estate agents do well in today’s economy while others fail? There is a huge discrepancy right now between people who are failing and people who are succeeding. Having been a real estate business coach for the past 15+ years I’ve [...]

Is that a question you’ve ever asked yourself? Have you ever wondered why some real estate agents do well in today’s economy while others fail? There is a huge discrepancy right now between people who are failing and people who are succeeding. Having been a real estate business coach for the past 15+ years I’ve [...]

With annual sales of more than $82 billion, international buyers who are interested in purchasing properties in the U.S. provide a tremendous opportunity for brokers and agents looking to expand their business this year. And with the recent addition of more than 1 million international listings on REALTOR.com® and advanced training and education opportunities, there’s [...]