Month: July 2019

EXP Realty’s Veronica Figueroa and Xperience Real Estate’s Chris Suarez discuss running profitable real estate teams and brokerages.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/07/31/watch-the-top-10-trends-for-team-leaders/

Teams have taken the main stage when it comes to marketing directly to consumers and now appear to have more influence in the living room, where brokers once ruled.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/07/31/how-real-estate-teams-are-supplanting-brokerages/

The U.S. Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it would cut interest rates for the first time since a recession hit the U.S. economy in 2008.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/07/31/fed-cuts-interest-rates-what-it-means-for-the-housing-market/

Former franchise owners allege in lawsuit that by removing the websites, the company’s customer relationship management software was rendered useless.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/07/31/united-real-estate-accused-of-removing-thousands-of-agent-websites/

In her talk on the main stage at Inman Connect Las Vegas, she recounted her involvement in the largest high-stakes poker game in the world, as well as her fall from grace. Many of the lessons she learned apply to every agents’ careers.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/07/31/watch-what-agents-can-learn-from-mollys-game/

The Federal Reserve will struggle to explain the need for more interest rate cuts after Wednesday’s expected reduction.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/07/31/on-earthquakes-and-interest-rates-expect-some-ripple-effects/

Crowdfunded investment platform Groundfloor raises $3 million more and doubles year-over-year revenue.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/07/31/groundfloor-gets-3m-more-from-individual-real-estate-investors/

Industry reaction to Amazon entering the real estate world through a partnership with Realogy was swift and strong, but it might not be as big of a deal as it’s made out to be.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/07/31/does-amazons-partnership-with-realogy-spell-doomsday-for-agents/

When your clients are looking to sell their house, and the home sits on the market for months, it’s easy for both the clients and you to become frustrated — especially when their friends’ house sells fast. Here’s how to broach the subject with your sellers.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/07/31/friends-sold-quicker-how-to-explain-it-to-your-sellers/

Managing clients throughout the buying or selling process requires 100 percent laser focus to get the deal done. Throw a challenging agent on the other side of the transaction, and you’re likely to encounter deal-killers along the way. Here are some of the problematic behaviors agents exhibit and how to squash them.

source https://www.inman.com/2019/07/31/how-to-crush-problematic-agent-behavior-before-it-kills-your-deal/