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What does luxury mean? Real estate professionals weigh in
Lavish. Affluent. High-end. Exclusive. Those are just a few of the words that people who responded to Inman’s survey about luxury home buying and selling listed as preferable alternatives to “luxury,”...
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How mobile technology has changed real estate
In 2007, two new products were launched that changed business forever: iPhones and Androids both made their big debut not even a full decade ago. Then, in 2010, the iPad launched, adding tablet devices...
View ArticleWhat’s Next? 2016 Industry Outlook Report
The real estate industry is bullish going into 2016, according to an Inman survey of its readers. With economic and housing market signs pointing up, the vast majority of the 163 respondents are...
View ArticleSpecial report: Real estate team success
Introduction: The hefty rewards of real estate teams As teams become a permanent fixture in today’s more sophisticated real estate environment — where clients demand high-quality service and a variety...
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Should you use your broker’s real estate technology?
Cathy Daniel, an agent at Brentwood, California-based RidgeWater Real Estate Services, said she learned the hard way that using a company email address can come back to bite you. Leaving behind a...
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Should you use your broker’s real estate technology?
Cathy Daniel, an agent at Brentwood, California-based RidgeWater Real Estate Services, said she learned the hard way that using a company email address can come back to bite you. Leaving behind a...
View ArticleSpecial report: How can brokers meet agents’ tech needs?
The first part of our special report, released last week, covered how agents are using their brokerages’ tech offerings, how much they’re spending out-of-pocket and how they feel about the tech tools...
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Special report: How to fix new-agent onboarding
New agents are still a long way from receiving the support and training they need to thrive in real estate. That’s what we learned from 482 agents, brokers and other industry professionals who took our...
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Special Report: Is social media worth the time investment?
Shelley Falk Rossi, vice president of communications at Windermere Real Estate, has a couple of social media rock stars working for her — Marguerite Giguere is all over Facebook and YouTube, while Anne...
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Special Report: Which real estate transaction tools work best?
Agents and brokers have no doubt that transaction tools have made their lives more efficient and that technology has enabled them to do more deals. However, they still have a long wish list of how the...
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Special Report: Do Realtor associations offer more than just a bill?
Recent observers have noted the often-coercive nature of membership in a Realtor association. Real estate agents and brokers want to do business, and in order to do that, most need access to their...
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Special Report: How to make the most of open houses
It’s 11 a.m. and brunch is calling your name. But instead of meeting your friends for breakfast tacos, you’ve got to get your game face on — and it’s not to cheer on your favorite football team. Signs...
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Special Report: How safe do agents feel on the job?
This month two years ago, Arkansas Realtor Beverly Carter went missing after a home showing. A jury’s less than hour-long deliberation in January 2016 served her murderer justice, but leaves the real...
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Special Report: Why aren’t more women in real estate leadership?
The title of Inman’s most recent Special Report survey “Does real estate have a gender problem?” stirred enough emotion on its own to ignite skepticism and division. Some respondents, in comments on...
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Special Report: How real estate agents feel about their careers
Perhaps there are some days when former executives rue leaving that cushy corporate job for an uncertain career in real estate, where public perception leaves something to be desired. But they have...
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How can brokers meet agents’ tech needs?
The first part of our special report, released last week, covered how agents are using their brokerages’ tech offerings, how much they’re spending out-of-pocket and how they feel about the tech tools...
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Special Report: 2017 real estate industry outlook
Special Report survey respondents and some of the industry’s top executives were nearly unanimous in believing 2017 will be another strong year for real estate. The first quarter especially is expected...
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Special Report: How to build (or find) the ideal agent training program
“Most Realtors don’t have experience being the CEO of themselves. But they think that it is something that everyone can do naturally.” That’s what one experienced broker from a New Jersey team had to...
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Special Report: How real estate agents can live happily ever after in retirement
Real estate agents want their happily ever after: a post-career life with the stability that a bucket of money or residual income can bring. The road to a secure future isn’t clearly marked in real...
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Special Report: How to turn Facebook into a lead generation machine
How many of Facebook’s 1.86 billion users could be a real estate agent’s next lead? The social media top dog is a well-recognized platform for real estate professionals to communicate with consumers,...
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