Agents will tell you one of the biggest problems they face when trying to write a blog post is in coming up with ideas to blog about. It seems that when a busy, successful agent has time set aside to write a new blog post, trying to think of a topic becomes a nearly impossible [...]

There are a lot of buyers taking advantage of the home buying tax credit, the low mortgage rates and the low prices created by bank owned and short sale listings. As an agent your task is to find these buyers and then make sure that they use you when they purchase their next home.
The fact [...]

In order to grow, improve or kick-start your business you will need to continue to do the things that will increase your business.
Buyers
If you are not working with enough buyers then you should plan on holding several open houses over the next few months. Pick homes that are on busy streets or sought after communities. [...]

As a real estate agent we need to understand why we would not want to be involved in a transaction that does not allow for full disclosure of all the terms and conditions that are involved in the sale. 
Take for example short sale transactions, lenders that are allowing customers to be released from the full [...]

If you are an agent who thrives on multitasking during the day to get your tasks completed you may be interested in reading what a Stanford University study revealed about multitasking. 
Real estate agents who spend time online Facebooking, Tweeting, searching for property, preparing market analysis and watching a funny YouTube video all at the same time may [...]

One of the ’secrets’ to real estate sales success is becoming known as the expert Realtor for a certain area, property style, financing, or specialty.  Successful agents are often identified by the buying and selling public for something they do well.  Examples of this are those real estate agents who are known as:

The new buyer agent.  [...]

Make plans now to attend one of the upcoming training seminars dealing with changes involved with selling property and information about HUD M&M and FDIC.  There are two sessions listed on the NHMS site”

November 18 and 19, 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida
December 9 and 10, 2009 in Los Angeles, California

Please visit the NHMS site for more details.

2010 will offer extraordinary opportunities for real estate agents to succeed like never before! Many agents have sold more houses this year than were sold during 2008 and with low prices continuing to draw in buyers and investors 2010 should exceed 2009!  As a business owner you should be making preparations now that will enable you to enjoy the [...]

You are tweeting, posting on Facebook daily, blogging and commenting on other blogs and you have been optimizing your website. So how do you know if your efforts are working?
You are closing business.
Yes I understand that you are communicating with vast amounts of people, building relationships and adding to your center of influence, but the real [...]

This was the advice given during a recent sales meeting by agents who are achieving a level of success this year above what their counterparts are experiencing.  So what does this mean?  I believe it includes the following.
Listen

What is their motivation for buying/selling?
What is the time frame they expect this to happen?
What have they heard about current [...]