Alex Perriello, President and CEO of The Realogy Franchise Group joined us at our recent Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate brand conference in Las Vegas and shared insights into the housing market and advice on how real estate professionals can succeed in 2013. Below are highlights from the Continue Reading
Jan
16
2012
Top 5 Qualities Successful Real Estate Agents Share
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A real estate professional does not become a success overnight. Successful brokers and agents thrive because of their unbridled enthusiasm, unfailing determination and their insatiable desire to be at the forefront of the industry. They are hard working, diligent and focused. The reason for Continue Reading
May
04
2011
What’s Really Behind a Bad Attitude?
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This is a true story that happened in an actual sales office. The agents in a particular real estate office wanted to revamp the picture display cases in the front windows and someone needed to take charge of rotating them on a weekly basis. This job was time intensive, not an earning opportunity Continue Reading
Apr
13
2011
Driving Per Person Production Through Creative Analytics & Coaching
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I strongly encourage leaders in real estate to challenge the traditional concept called “the 80/20 rule”, which states that 80% of the sales are transacted by 20% of the agents. With proper measurement, coaching and support, I believe that a far higher percentage of the sales agent population Continue Reading
Mar
11
2011
Week in Review: What We Liked From the Week That Was
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This weekend, please remember to “spring forward” your clocks to Daylight Savings Time. Fortunately, there has been no springing forward of foreclosures. Some believe that increased pressure from state attorneys general on lenders to address laws violated when they processed foreclosures may Continue Reading
Feb
11
2011
Fusion 2011: Highlights
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Sherry Chris, President & CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, shares amazing moments and highlights from our first national sales event, Fusion, held February 9-11, 2011. Continue Reading
Feb
09
2011
Fusion 2011
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Catch an exclusive sneak peek of what's happening behind the scenes as the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate team prepares for our first national sales event Fusion 2011 being held at the amazing Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Continue Reading
Dec
24
2010
Week in Review: What We Liked From the Week That Was
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308,745,538: The population of the United States, according to the latest Census data. The data portrays a “new portrait of America” with a continued migration from the northeast to the southern and western regions. Overall, the country’s population grew 9.7%, the slowest growth rate since the Continue Reading
Nov
30
2010
The REport
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This week kicked off with Cyber Monday, one of the busiest online shopping days of the year. Experts say e-commerce sales may have reached $900 million as people searched for incredible deals. Did you find any? The holidays are a season for giving. This year, there is a twist to the old way of Continue Reading
Nov
09
2010
The REport
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How many “friends” do you have on Facebook? If you are connected with people who are not true acquaintances, Jimmy Kimmel is calling on you to partake in “National UnFriend Day.” Geeksugar lays out some un-friendable offenses. What would cause you to un-friend someone? Are you a drunken Continue Reading
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
Change is all around us: we change service providers, change managers, change employees, we even sometimes change our company’s name. Proverbs talk about it (“The more things change…”), and the 80s band Expose points out that people and seasons do it too. So with all our experience, why do Continue Reading