Fall is a natural time to reflect back on your year and to give yourself a fresh start so you can finish out the year strong. With kids going to school and our focus turning away from summer activities, this is a great time to examine your business and determine if you are on track […]
Sellers can be very unrealistic about the price they want you to list their home for, especially when the market is moving quickly and in their favor. Many agents get caught up with their seller’s optimism because, to some degree, they feel the seller has a point. After all, homes are selling like hotcakes and […]
Buying or selling a home is one of the most important decisions your clients will ever make in their lives and choosing an agent that will be a strong advocate and educator about the process is critical. All too often, buyers or sellers choose to work with an agent who is a friend, relative, or […]
I am sure in the past week many of you have had buyers or sellers voice concern over the state of the real estate market in relation to the stock market challenges as many people are sensitive to stock market fluctuations. While there is no disputing that China is experiencing a market correction which has […]
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One of the biggest challenges facing salespeople is picking up on the cues from your clients. Whether in a conversation or through their actions, clients give us cues all the time. Your challenge is to interpret these cues as clues to your next move. We do presentation role-playing work with agents in our Mastery coaching […]
Every year when I do my annual predictions I make a prediction on home renovation activity. It is no secret to anyone who has read these predictions that I have been predicting record high renovation projects to be started and completed in the next five years. The reason for this is very simple, people are […]
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I have worked with literally dozens of agents who have tried to get their lead online. Most of them have signed up for an online lead generation system of some kind. These online lead generation systems make a lot of promises but do they deliver on those promises? I know you have all seen the […]
I have been talking about the possible alliance of the Port of Seattle and the Port of Tacoma for quite some time. I have watched with eager anticipation of what the two ports would do and ultimately whether or not the alliance would be allowed to happen at all. I am thrilled and ecstatic to […]
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One of my favorite things to do in my real estate training is to work with agents one-on-one to help them see how they communicate with their clients. I will even videotape them. I critique their performance and together we identify flaws in their communication style and we make a plan for improvement. None of us […]
I have seen a lot of marketing during my years in real estate. I have seen bad. I have seen good. I have seen exceptional. Recently I came across one of those exceptionally-marketed properties in Whistler British Columbia. I had the pleasure of talking with the real estate agent and learning exactly what he did […]
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