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National Survey Shows RE/MAX Agents Average 2X the Home Sales of Other Agents
It’s out! RE/MAX agents again claim the title of most productive among the national real estate brands. An analysis of the data contained in the 29th annual 2016 REAL Trends 500 survey shows that RE/MAX agents are more than twice as productive as the average of all other agents in the report. Productive agents, an unmatched global presence and the premier real estate brand. It all adds up to another banner year for RE/MAX agents and their clients!
Video Tours for Listings
LOVE the new technology that RE/MAX Honors launched this morning – Automated Listing Marketing! The professional marketing package includes Video Tours uploaded to YouTube for all of our listings.
4 Big Trends to Watch in Real Estate
What should you watch for this year? The Urban Land Institute recently released its “Emerging Trends in Real Estate” report, covering the U.S. and Canada, for the coming year. The report covers some of the top trends expected to impact real estate in the short and mid-term.
Here are a few trends ULI says you should have on your radar screen for this year.
5 self-care tips to hit peak performance
Are you undermining your success with unconscious behaviors that are actually hurting your attention and simultaneously diminishing the gray matter in your brain? If you’re ready to shift to peak performance mode, a few simple tweaks may be all you need.
Agents are always searching for the next magic bullet that will improve their businesses. While training, seminars and new technologies can definitely improve your business, few agents actually understand how the physical choices they make about their self-care influence their real estate success.
What are some simple steps you can take to make sure that your body is supporting you to achieve peak performance? Surprisingly, many of them are easier than you may think.
Seven Tips to Successful Marketing
What if you could compete with national advertisers at a fraction of the cost?
What if your brand could be a household name?
Guess what, it is possible – just apply these 7 steps recommended by Real (Ray) Mahadeo…
12 Thank-You notes Guaranteed to Generate Real Estate Leads
Richard and Beth Witt generate more business from sending thank-you cards than any other activity. They could write a book on the business they generated from these cards… for now they will just encourage everyone to start sending these much-loved and very appreciated notes to anyone and everyone. They promise that doing so will generate business.
Just think about this a second: Someone sends you an email thanking you for listing your home with them, or someone takes the time to handwrite you a note in a lovely thank-you card and mails it to you. Which one makes you feel special?
Brand Matters to Consumers
The recent Hear it Direct (HID) conference in Austin, Texas, was packed with powerful strategies based upon direct consumer feedback. Whether you want to be more effective at marketing or pricing properties, these ideas represent some of the best ways to grow your real estate business.
In Austin, HID co-creator Sue Adler shared a number of the highlights from previous consumer panels that she has conducted. Here are more best practices based upon what really matters to today’s buyers and sellers…
When it comes to real estate marketing, don’t waste money on passive techniques
According to the National Association of Realtors’ newly released 2014 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends report, only 4 percent of sellers and 9 percent of buyers found their agent on a website. If you’re spending gobs of money on pay-per-click, search engine optimization (SEO), and other online advertising formats with the idea of generating buyer and seller leads, your money may be better spent elsewhere.
As an agent, you are constantly bombarded with advertisements and recommendations about the various ways you can generate buyer and seller leads. Should you have a website? Should you spend money on online ads? Should you pay for Internet leads? Should you market using calendars, magnets and postcards? Here’s how to decide…
10 Facebook Dos and Don’ts
Facebook is a powerful way to stay in touch with your past clients, friends, and sphere. It’s also a great way to show your network the multifaceted you. But Facebook is for friendship and sharing, not for selling, so be a personality, not a salesperson, when you post or update your status.
Managing The Real Estate Details 