The 10 largest real estate listing portals are capturing nearly half of all non‐mobile traffic to U.S. real estate‐related websites, according to aggregate Web visit metrics compiled by Experian Marketing Services (formerly Experian Hitwise). Who are they?
The top 10 real estate websites captured 42 percent of total visits in the space during [...]
2 Taken to Hospital After Argument Turns Into Fist Fight
Ed. Note: You never know what’s going to happen at these meetings! Can you imagine?
A fight that broke out at a homeowners association meeting at a country club in Riverside County, Calif., sent two people to the hospital over the weekend, The [...]
Once you attract a global buyer, the next issue is how to close that buyer. The requirements and the challenges are often quite different from those you’ll encounter when you work with domestic buyers. Are you up for meeting them?
When it comes to working with global buyers, one of the most dangerous [...]
A Los Angeles‐based referral site with more than 200,000 overseas property listings is expanding into the U.S., with exclusive partners in seven states so far.
The International Multiple Listing Service (IMLS) calls itself a “commission share platform” that offers all agents and brokers a free, unbranded search widget for their websites.
The IMLS [...]
In the mid‐1990’s, I was invited to speak before a group of approximately 30 large independent Real Estate company owners. I was excited about speaking to this group because each of these companies was not only very large, but very prominent and very successful in the Real Estate marketplace. I had flown across country and [...]
If You Think it is about Liability, You’re Wrong
DEAR BARRY: As a real estate instructor, I teach many programs on ethics and disclosure to agents and people preparing to become agents. These same subjects are often addressed in your column. From your perspective, what can we Realtors do to enhance our ethical approach to [...]
Book Review: ‘Crunch Time: 8 Steps to Making the Right Life Decisions at the Right Time’
Book Review
Title: “Crunch Time: 8 Steps to Making the Right Life Decisions at the Right Time”
Author: Ken Lindner
There’s a saying in, shall we say, “Mature” circles to the effect that [...]
Breaking into the International Market
What does it take to successfully market to and attract global clients? Some of global real estate’s finest practitioners shared their wisdom at this year’s Real Estate Connect in New York City.
A niche serving global clients can be highly profitable for your real estate business. NAR’s research [...]
-Or Any Day!
Are you showing your clients the love?
What better holiday to show gratitude than during Valentine’s Day? One of the things I love about Valentine’s Day is that it isn’t just limited to our sweethearts, but it opens a door to tell the people that mean the most [...]
Gary Keller’s new book, “The One Thing,” begins with this advice: “If you chase two rabbits you will not catch either one.”
This simple Russian proverb is at the heart of what it takes to have a meaningful life and a highly successful real estate business.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve had [...]
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