America’s top-ranked agent exposes a “dirty” truth about builders

In Part 5 of his podcast, “How Production Home Builders win by maximizing the Multiple Listing Service (MLS)” – available on iTunes and Google Play – Caballero uncovers a dirty little secret in the home building industry that many agents know all too well. Builders unethically advertise the same property at different prices in different places. Read More...

By |2020-04-15T13:41:33-07:00April 14th, 2020|Strategic Planning|Comments Off on America’s top-ranked agent exposes a “dirty” truth about builders

Brokers Request Relief Aid from MLS

The Council of MLS hosted a meeting last week to gather perspectives from brokers and MLSs about COVID-19 related issues. Craig Cheatham of The Realty Alliance, Bill Fowler of Compass, and Caitlin McCrory of Redfin gave these suggestions for MLSs to consider.

By |2020-03-30T13:49:12-07:00March 30th, 2020|Broker-Agent Information, MLS, Strategic Planning|Comments Off on Brokers Request Relief Aid from MLS

Top 10 Issues Impacting the Real Estate Industry: Annual Forecast Reveals

The 1,100 member Counselors released its Top Ten list once again at the National Association of Real Estate Editors conference, this year in Austin. The top concern? U.S. infrastructure was identified as the #1 issue impacting real estate.

By |2019-08-05T15:07:43-07:00August 5th, 2019|Business Intelligence, Strategic Planning, Technology|Comments Off on Top 10 Issues Impacting the Real Estate Industry: Annual Forecast Reveals

6 Ways for Female Real Estate Technology Entrepreneurs to Become the Next Bill Gates

As someone who has started and led venture-backed companies I know how hard it is to raise money, even if you have a dream team focused on bringing your idea to life. While challenges still exist, there is encouraging news-- so, what are the best ways to get through the Venture Capital crisis facing women today?

By |2019-07-31T11:43:27-07:00July 31st, 2019|Main category, Our Services, Strategic Planning|Comments Off on 6 Ways for Female Real Estate Technology Entrepreneurs to Become the Next Bill Gates

Brokers Need to Rebuild Their Marketing Departments

Since the mid-2000s, brokers have decimated their marketing departments to cut expenses and transition from print to digital. The landscape of the brokerage marketing department has changed, resizing teams and altering priorities.

By |2019-06-25T10:34:39-07:00June 25th, 2019|Business Intelligence, Main category, Strategic Planning|Comments Off on Brokers Need to Rebuild Their Marketing Departments

Brokers Need to Rethink Their Website Strategy

The three key objectives of delivering integrated tools to agents, highlighting company listings on the broker website, and marketing agents on the broker website are paramount to success...

By |2019-06-26T09:45:16-07:00June 23rd, 2019|Broker-Agent Information, Business Intelligence, Main category, Strategic Planning|Comments Off on Brokers Need to Rethink Their Website Strategy

Catalysts Creating WAVes of Fast Change in a Slow-Moving Industry

There are many pillars of change happening in the industry today, some more significant than others, driven by very different catalysts. Teamwork drives higher productivity and greater income.

By |2019-06-04T08:52:46-07:00June 4th, 2019|Business Intelligence, Our Services, Strategic Planning|Comments Off on Catalysts Creating WAVes of Fast Change in a Slow-Moving Industry