According to the National Association of Realtors, 45 percent of home sellers say they expect an instant response from their agent and 97 percent of those say they expect a response within an hour. This was also one of the takeaways, last week, from the annual conference of the Leading...
Not returning emails or phone calls from potential clients seeking to buy a home or gather information of a Real estate brokerage in a timely manner — within 30 minutes — is the same as “leaving money on the table.” That was the consensus at a Leading Real Estate Companies...
Today 89 percent of potential new home buyers search online for Real Estate agents during the home-buying process, according to a recent report by the National Association of Realtors, and nearly a quarter of those buyers use a mobile device to look up reviews on agents. === Canada Real Estate...
One of a Realtor’s most common awkward moments presents itself when, while showing a house, the clients point to the house with the for-sale sign across the street and ask, “How about that one?” While the Realtor may not be prepared, she can turn to the RedFin mobile app, which...
Remember the days when a pager was the “must-have” technology for real estate agents? Clients could reach you at the drop of a hat with a simple buzz. That is, after you tracked down the nearest phone, checked the number and called your client back. A decade ago, when the...
They’ve been used by the military for years, but when online retailer Amazon went public recently with its plans to use drones for quick-turnaround deliveries, the country learned that the aircraft — remote-controlled helicopters equipped with high-resolution cameras, image stabilization, GPS and more — are already being used commercially in...
This week Google announced it's acquisition of Nest, a service that allows residents to remotely control anything from the thermostat, to blinds, lights and security. While the onset of so-called "smart homes" was inevitable, the Google purchase will undoubtedly speed up the process by which these properties are sold by...
85253 – it’s one of the most expensive zip codes in America, coming in at No. 87 on the Forbes 2013 list of the 500 priciest places to call home. With the median house setting buyers back nearly $1.9 million, Paradise Valley, Arizona, is sought after by professional athletes, politicians...
A few days into the new year, and you have faithfully gone to the gym, thrown away the cigarettes, made a list of places to which you want to travel in the next 12 months and have set some resolutions to improve your life. But what about your Real Estate...
Succeeding in Real Estate is tough. Succeeding in Real Estate in the 21st Century, is an art. So what is the formula for success? How are top producers so good at what they do? In this article we take a look at some of the top producers in the industry...