3 Real Estate Agents’ Haunted House Stories
Real Estate Agents Tell Stories of Supernatural Encounters Whether you’ve been working in real estate for a few months or a few decades, you likely have stories of quirky clients and peculiar homes — but some agents’ tales are even stranger. Just in time for Halloween, we’ve collected nightmarish stories from agents across the country who have had
Browsing That’s Built to Last: Online Safety for Agents
The Prince of Nigeria Has a Bridge to Sell You In the digital age, particularly amid a work-from-home boom, agent safety extends far beyond simply staying aware of your surroundings or even wearable safety technology. Today, real estate professionals must also be aware of digital dangers. From sophisticated hack jobs to high-tech identity theft, understanding and utilizing a
How the Real Estate Business Came To Be
Today’s Real Estate Professionals Uphold a Rich Legacy You might know your way around a marketing campaign or your favorite real estate CRM, but have you studied up on the rich and lengthy history of your profession as a whole? Agents today are the result of thousands of years of societal change and continue to help facilitate
Understand and Master the 7 Principles of Interior Design
Real Estate Agents Can Design to Shine Whether you’re redecorating the office or staging a client’s home, effective interior design can overhaul the space, influence visitors, and paint your business in the very best light. While it’s true that a degree of creativity helps, interior design is actually a highly scientific field. The very best designers actually stick
Errors and Omissions Insurance for Real Estate Agents
What Is Errors and Omissions Insurance? If you’ve just gotten your real estate license, congratulations — you’ve made it past one of the largest hurdles in your real estate career. Of course, that’s just the beginning of something much bigger. Ahead lies one of the most unique and fulfilling opportunities one can have, but before you start
Embrace the Heat: Setting Expectations in Hot Markets
Buyers and Sellers Alike Are in for a One-of-a-Kind Housing Market Homeownership can be an emotionally taxing process in the best of times, never mind in the wake of a global pandemic, COVID-19 recession, and period of record-low mortgage interest rates. Luckily, stellar real estate agents are here to save the day, imparting knowledge and wisdom to
Millennials: Here’s How to Decorate Your Parents’ Basement
You Don’t Have to Give Up Personal Style to Move Back In With Your Parents While some millennials may be purchasing multi-million dollar mansions in luxe ski towns, the fact is that far more just so happen to be moving back in with their parents. In 2018, Zillow reported that more millennials were living at home then
U.S. Cities Offer Incentives to Lure in Remote Workers
Remote Work Could Change Where People Live Cities and counties across the U.S. have launched programs to lure remote workers to their regions, capitalizing on pandemic-era changes that have allowed tens of millions of people, especially in industries such as technology, to work from anywhere. Read More
Transforming Distressed Hotels Into Affordable Housing
Check Out This Hotel-Based Solution to America’s Affordable Housing Crisis As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, prompting travel restrictions and stay-in-place orders, hotel stays plummeted. Hundreds of millions of rooms sat empty in 2020. Meanwhile, communities across the country have seen “an acute undersupply of housing,” with renting becoming increasingly unaffordable, the National Association of REALTORSⓇ
Vacation Home Sales Skyrocket During COVID-19 Pandemic
Vacation Home Sales Surge During COVID-19 Pandemic In the months after COVID-19 hit the United States, vacation home sales shot up, likely the combined result of low-interest rates, a desire to escape amid social distancing and lockdown, and an unprecedented ability to work from anywhere. It’s part of a major cultural shift around work and homebuying in the
How Biden’s Jobs and Infrastructure Plan Would Affect Housing
President Biden Commits to Addressing Affordable Housing Crisis President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion jobs and infrastructure proposal includes a $213 billion investment in affordable housing, pledging to “build, preserve, and retrofit more than two million homes and commercial buildings to address the affordable housing crisis.” The proposal, called the American Jobs Plan, has faced significant Republican opposition since
Before and After: What Exposio Can Do for Your Photography
Discover How Exposio Can Help Your Real Estate Practice Excel in 2021 First impressions are everything. It only takes one-tenth of a second to determine if you like someone or something, so making the best of a first meeting means everything when it comes to working as a real estate agent. This theory also applies to the
Making the Leap From Commercial Real Estate into Residential
Leaving Commercial Real Estate for Residential Has Its Benefits With COVID-19 still ravaging society, many people are reconsidering their careers. This Great Pause is allowing professionals across all industries to take a step back and think to themselves, “Is this what I really want to be doing with my life?” When it comes to commercial real estate agents,
2020: 10 Best Real Estate Facts Agents Need to Know
These Are the 2020 Facts Agents Need to Know for Their Careers Regardless of COVID-19, the residential real estate market has been red hot the past year. Markets around the country have seen record numbers, including a big increase in home value and a drop in average days listed. Much of this can be attributed to an
How to Write the Perfect Holiday Card for Clients
Make Holiday Magic When Writing Your Customized Holiday Cards this Season The written letter has become a lost art for many. When you have other more efficient methods like email, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, text message, and that witchcraft telephone created by the famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell (or Antonio Meucci, depending on who you ask),
Coronavirus: Which Housing Markets Are Recovering?
Tight Housing Inventory & Historically-Low Mortgage Rates Fuel the U.S. Housing Recovery A recent report from Realtor.com indicates that as states slowly reopen their economy, the once-stagnant housing market has begun to surge. Two contributing factors to this rise can be pinpointed to the 30-Year Mortgage Rates hitting historic lows (2.86 percent) and a more competitive housing
How to Schedule Your Day as a Real Estate Agent
Troy Palmquist Explains How He Schedules His Busy Day as a Real Estate Agent Being a steward of real estate is a noble profession, albeit one that moves at the speed of light. How many businesses require expert transaction knowledge, unmatched salesmanship, solid people skills, and the ability to manage complex situations in short time frames with
The Ins and Outs of Handling Difficult Clients
Don't Let A Difficult Client Disrupt Your Business Working with a challenging client is something every real estate agent experiences. If you’re properly prepared, even the most frustrating clients won’t intimidate you. Below are just a few ways to help you navigate the complications of working with a difficult client without exacerbating the situation
How is Coronavirus Affecting Commercial Real Estate?
Commercial Real Estate Has Been Affected Tremendously by COVID-19 In 2008, there was a cloud of uncertainty regarding normal people paying off their mortgages. The economy was in ruins, new jobs were sparse, and the market had shrunk by over 6 percent at year’s end. Fast forward to 12 years later, and a new problem has arisen
10 Tips for Starting Your New Career as A Real Estate Agent
Follow This Advice for Your New Career as an Agent When you finish your Pre-Licensing courses and get licensed you’ll likely ask yourself “What’s next?” It’s probably one of the biggest questions we hear from new agents and our affiliates. The best thing you can do is get your feet wet and embrace the challenge. And the
How Much do Real Estate Agent Make?
The standard workweek is 40 hours, but many real estate agents will work between 21 and 40 hours, resulting in earning potential of about $46,000 a year. This is dependent on the number of hours an agent will work in a week. Agents that work around 60 hours a week earn closer to $100,000 a year,
10 Ways Real Estate Agents Are Essential
Real Estate Agents Are Pillars of the Community Real estate is a uniquely impactful profession. One that allows individuals the opportunity to form bonds and create communities through simply buying and selling slices of land. Because of this, the need for real estate agents and brokers will never go away. We partnered with the California Association of REALTORS®
How To Kick-Start Your Real Estate Career On The Right Foot
Create New Habits and Routine to Help You Succeed as an Agent Don’t you just love new beginnings? You’re filled with ambition and hope, ready to embark on a fresh new chapter of your life, it’s so exciting! Maybe you’re getting ready to begin a new career in real estate, or perhaps you’re a seasoned agent who
