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Leaving a real estate franchise to become an independent broker
Former franchisee This week I changed my real estate brokerage affiliation from a franchise and am now an independent. I’ve done a lot of soul searching about which path to take, and suffice it to say that at the end of the day, I see more value in my own name and my brand, than any franchise. Perhaps I should ...
Breakthrough Broker web community by Realtors for Realtors
New real estate community for brokers Founded by Colorado Realtors, Nathan Froelich and Eric Sachs, Breakthrough Broker has launched as a comprehensive online resource center for fellow real estate professionals, seeking to solve any problems real estate professionals may face in their careers. Site visitors can use professionally-designed templates to create customize marketing materials, and the community offers guidebooks filled ...
Three steps real estate leaders can use to disarm tense situations
Disarming tense situations in business Harvard Business School Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter analyzes three steps leaders use to disarm tense situations, which is critical in the intense practice of real estate. Consumers are upset by difficulties in lending or how long their home is sitting on the market, while team leaders and brokers are shouldering the burden of hearing agents ...
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No MLS means no enforcement to pay agents in NYC?
The Wild Wild East It is well known that practicing real estate in New York City is a world of its own, not governed by an official MLS and running by its own rules. The young and rapidly growing real estate brokerage CondoDomain.com in preparation for opening an office in NYC brought current President Hoyt Morgan from California to the ...
Century21 Realtor in China, dead from overworking says family
(China) Zhou Yu, 28, a Jiangsu Province native and Century21 branch manager was found dead in his apartment earlier this week. Family members claim Yu’s death was caused by overwork and fatigue, although no determination has been made yet as to the official cause of death. Relatives tell the Shanghai Daily that the Realtor often worked until midnight and rarely kept ...
AG Flash Poll – how would you spend $1,000 right now?
Quick question: We’d like to know more about your business priorities and are taking a quick flash poll to get a good sample size so we can report back to you. If you were handed $1,000 with the only requirement being that you had to put it into your business, where would it go? Would you buy tickets to a ...
What determines peoples’ success in life?
What is success? Recently, it was asked on Quora what determines peoples’ success in life and the answers were expectedly various, but one particular answer was dead wrong but got me to thinking about what determines success. I know for sure that it isn’t “the quality of friends [you] keep” as the one person opines. Because let me tell you, ...
Real estate video – the disappearing real estate agent
One of the biggest complaints we hear about agents is that they disappear into the ether and fail to communicate with clients and especially fail to communicate with other agents. We know none of you reading are the disappearing agent featured in this humorous video above (why would you be reading up on how to improve your business if you ...
Ladies, it’s about time you got on your knees, now where’s my coffee?
A young woman in an executive meeting I was wearing a black pant suit from Ann Taylor petites and a teal button up shirt starched within an inch of its life. I was the second to be seated and organized my contracts in my leather bound holder as seven grey haired men filed in, one by one. One made a ...
Becoming a better broker – six lessons from J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler
The eternal pursuit of improvement In my mind, what separates true leaders from the pack is the eternal pursuit of improvement. In an era where Twitter has made some appear to be leaders and conferences have propped up egos, it is the elite few who are focused on this pursuit of improvement that are true leaders. They may not be ...
Is commercial real estate company Grubb & Ellis selling or merging?
Grubb & Ellis, a name you know One of the most recognizable names in the commercial real estate industry, Grubb & Ellis has been around for fifty years and in recent years has merged with other companies and moved their headquarters to Santa Ana, California. Grubb for sale Grubb & Ellis is reportedly now for sale or up for a ...
The real estate business model, branding, and loyalty
Toni&Guy, founded in London 40 years ago, is an internationally recognized brand in the academy and hair industry. Their model is founded on levels of education, and those levels and dedication to continuing education determine their wage for each client. Each individual stylist is exclusive to their craft. In other words, those who cut hair cut hair, and those who ...
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