April, 2018

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Elliman Magazine Spring Edition - 5 Charts

Miller Samuel INC

Every seasonal edition, Douglas Elliman Real Estate asks me to provide a visual market update for their magazine in any 5 of the markets they cover nationwide. The following graphic is found in their latest Elliman Magazine. Click on the following graphic to see my charts in all their majesty.

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Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Building a Team

Boom Town

Kevin Kauffman and Fred Weaver are the co-founders of one of the nation’s most successful real estate teams and companies, Group 46:10 Network. Training-focused, fast-paced, technology-driven, 46:10 has been recognized as one of the top 250 real estate teams in the nation, year after year. While the average real estate agent sells around 6 houses per year, this team has a group of specialists who sell more than one house a day, ranking them in the top 1% of all real estate agents in the United S

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5 Agent Best Practices to Dust Off Your Sphere This Spring

Inside Real Estate

Spring’s here – dust off your sphere! Your sphere of influence (SOI) is more than just a catalog of people […]. The post 5 Agent Best Practices to Dust Off Your Sphere This Spring appeared first on Inside Real Estate | Lead Generation + Websites + CRM + Reporting + Powerful Performance.

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Home Flipping at 11-Year High; Financed Flips at 9-Year High

Patch of Land

Home flipping rose in 2017 to its highest level since 2006 and the percentage of flips using financing also reached a nine-year high. The percentage of flips completed with financing could signal more interest from real estate investors as the lending market for fix-and-flip real estate investors matures with competitive interest rates that more closely resemble buying with cash.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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Pros, Cons, and Best Practices of a ‘Guaranteed Sold’ Program

Boom Town

A guaranteed sale is attention-grabbing, providing an immediate sense of security for the seller. At face value, as an agent, it gives you a leg up on the competition. It shows the seller, “Look, I’m so confident that I can sell your house, I’m willing to buy it if I cant.” Sounds pretty good, right? Well, the downside is it’s gimmicky reputation.

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Senior Housing: A Growing Niche Market for Agents

Boom Town

The United States has an aging population. Currently the median age is 37.8, (up from 30.0 in 1980, and 28.4 in 1970) and the median age of homebuyers is 44. This demographic shift is happening for a few reasons – decreasing fertility rate, shifting cultural norms, improvements in medicine, the sheer size of the baby boomer generation – and more seniors means more buying power.

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5 Business Benefits of a Real Estate CRM

Boom Town

R eal estate CRMs don’t have to be for the tech-savvy folk anymore. In the past, they would give people heartburn. “A CRM – how do I use this?” These days, however, things have gotten a lot easier. Yes, there are tools to learn and processes to build. But imagine converting more leads. Retaining better agents. And measuring your success. It’s one thing to feel good about your business.

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The Craziest True Stories from Real Estate Agents in the Field

Boom Town

Selling homes is a very “up-close-and-personal” business. With so many home visits and showings, agents are bound to run into a few awkward, humorous, and downright r-rated situations. Every agent has a tale to tell, and we love hearing them! Here are a few of our favorites. The “New Best Friend” Agent Sandi was in the right place at the right time when she accompanied her boyfriend (now husband) to a flooring job in Sparks, NV.

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The Secret to Avoiding Prospecting Fatigue

Boom Town

Losing steam from seemingly endless lead prospecting? Prospecting is critical for generating business, but it can be totally monotonous! Especially when you’re trudging through a database of hundreds (or thousands) of leads, with the same script, call after call. The secret to avoiding this burnout is simple. Smart Prospecting. Here is how to implement a smart prospecting plan in 3 simple steps. 1.

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5 Ways to Increase the Number of Flips You Do Each Year

Patch of Land

If there’s one thing that experienced fix and flip investors know, it’s that having a pipeline of business —a steady stream of flips— is a necessity to make your business sustainable. Not every flip will be the big win you anticipate it to be, so increasing the number of flips you do each year can ensure that you’re always on the right track to positive gains.

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Driving Profit: 4 Pillars for Growing Your Real Estate Brokerage

In the rapidly changing real estate landscape, achieving profitability requires a strategic approach beyond traditional methods. Our guide, "The 4 Pillars to Brokerage Profitability," outlines four essential pillars for scaling your real estate business: a seamless lead-to-close technology ecosystem, tailored integrated solutions for teams and agents, value-added success services and community support, and consumer-centric operations throughout the full homeownership lifecycle.

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14 Under the Radar Cities Where it Makes Sense to Flip

Patch of Land

As a result of the housing collapse, some people have been reticent to buy a house, let alone flip one. But now, the housing market is back and on the upswing. Over the last few years major cities everywhere have been plundered of their distressed properties. This is forcing flippers to search for properties in places where there’s not a lot of flipping activity, where prices are low, and where housing is needed due to high rent prices.

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How to Find and Recruit a High-Impact Leadership Team

Boom Town

The post How to Find and Recruit a High-Impact Leadership Team appeared first on BoomTown!

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