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‘I don’t think it should go away’: Agents sound off on TikTok ban

Agents have mixed feelings about an executive order issued by President Trump banning use of the Chinese-owned app if it's not sold to an American company by next month.
Tags: Microsoft, Radio, Agent, Compass, Donald Trump, Trump, Brokerage, Select, News Brief, RE/MAX, Tiktok, Luxury Lens, Heather Haase, LoxleyMartin, Michele Bellisari

This whimsical ‘Hobbit’ home hit the market 3 weeks ago. In a hot market, it’s already in contract

"I didn't know if this was going to be the hardest sale of my life or if this was going to be so unique that it goes viral," agent Nick Fallico told Inman.
Tags: Listings, Lifestyle, The Hobbit, Radio, Agent, Redfin, News Brief, Christa Brachert, Donald Paset, Dream Town Realty, Nick Fallico

The Real Word: Is ‘was’ a word of the past?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. This week, they'll discuss Brad Inman’s Connect Now talk, traits real estate agents should possess and a VR record deal in Aspen.
Tags: Video, Real Estate, Opinion, Service, Industry, Radio, Vr, Virtual Reality, Agent, Sotheby's, Market, Brad Inman, Nicole White, Brokerage, Select, Byron Lazine

What agents need to know about smart home protocols

Setting up a smart home can really add value to a home — not to mention, enormous convenience for the homeowner. But where do you get started? And how do you set up a centralized smart home hub? Here's what you need to know.
Tags: Technology, Service, Radio, Agent, Smart Home, Zigbee, Mesh Network, Local Control, Brokerage, Select, Smart Hub, Z-wave, Smart Home Technology, Brandon Doyle, Centralized Hub, RGBgenie

3 essential coaching techniques every leader should know

If you're in the position of leadership, coaching your agents is an essential part of the job. It's also what will help propel them to success. Know how to do it well by sticking to these three techniques.
Tags: Leadership, Knowledge, Service, Experience, Radio, Teams, Agent, Team, Meetings, Coaching, Sessions, Follow-up, Brokerage, Select, Team Leaders, Zoom meetings

Doors open, doors close: 6 strategies that generate (and kill) business

As an agent, what are you doing now to create new pathways for future business? Here are a few ways you can keep yourself open mentally and professionally — and some ways you might be closing yourself off to opportunity.
Tags: Networking, Communication, Service, Radio, Agent, Negotiations, Strategies, Brokerage, Select, Troy Palmquist, COVID-19, Alternate niches, Door closers, Door Openers, Generate Business, Virtual Transactions

4 lessons one real estate pro learned from Doctors Without Borders

Doctors Without Borders is a unique organization doing much-needed work around the world. But the lessons of leadership apply to every business in every industry. Here's what one real estate professional learned from MSF about building a relationship-based business.
Tags: Transparency, Resources, Trust, Accountability, Service, Radio, Agent, Coaching, Msf, Médecins Sans Frontières, Ambassadors, Doctors without Borders, Brokerage, Select, COVID-19, Coaching & Training Month

Where are the best and worst COVID-19 rebounds?

A recent Clever Real Estate report looked at the national trends that were spurred this year by COVID-19. Here are a few of them — plus the top five metros with the biggest increases as well as drops in buyer demand.
Tags: Housing Market, Service, Analysis, Radio, New Orleans, Agent, Salt Lake City, Houston, Albany, Cincinnati, Virginia Beach, Harrisburg, Tulsa, Markets & Economy, Select, Dallas-Fort Worth

5 things leaders should be doing for their teams right now

As a team leader, you have a responsibility to guide your team from panic to assurance — especially in challenging situations. That's why they look up to you. Here are a few strategies to help you be the supportive leader they're looking for.
Tags: Service, Confidence, Radio, Agent, Team, Mindset, Meetings, Coaching, Brokerage, Select, Team Member, Check-ins, Kathleen Black, Celebrating wins, Coaching & Training Month, Theme-month-202008

A seasoned coach on why small group training gets results

Real estate coach Mike Pallin shares how he broke into the field, why he keeps prices low and why eight is the magic number for group sessions.
Tags: Motivation, Scripts, Interviews, Goal Setting, Radio, Work-life balance, Agent, 9/11, Client relationships, Goal Tracking, Select, Real Estate Tech, National Do Not Call Registry, Agent Coaching, Zoom meetings, Coaching & Training Month

Aiming for 21 markets by ’21, Knock now swapping homes in Denver

After rebranding its Home trade-in model, Knock is now helping sellers swap homes in Denver. Its goal is to reach 11 markets before the end of 2020.
Tags: Listings, Radio, Agent, Mortgage, Denver, Home Swap, Industry News, Markets & Economy, Select, News Brief, Knock, Ibuying, Bridge Loans, Denver real estate market, Home Trade-In, Listing A Home

Why now is the time to hold a seller seminar — and how to do it

Buyer seminars have worked for years. But what about seller seminars? Zoom provides a great way to do seller seminars today, especially in light of COVID-19 restrictions. Here's how to get started.
Tags: Video, Service, Radio, Agent, Logistics, Topics, Brokerage, Select, Remodeling, Home Price, Bernice Ross, Greg Mcdaniel, Showing Protocols, Buyer Seminars, Contingent Sale, Equity Check-up

Why iBuyers and Zestimates belong in your CMAs 

Love them or hate them, Zestimates and iBuyers are part of what your clients are seeing on the regular, maybe even stalking. Here’s why it’s critical for you to know exactly what they’re seeing.
Tags: Opinion, Service, Radio, Teams, Agent, Columns, Select, Jay Thompson, Zestimate, Ibuyers

Hot markets, new opportunities: What agents across the country have to say about the industry

Dozens of agents from across the U.S. and Canada shared insights Tuesday during Inman Connect Now. Overall, they described active markets that have also changed during the tumultuous months of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tags: Real Estate, Technology, New York City, Radio, Canada, Agent, Philadelphia, West Coast, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Markets & Economy, Select, Pandemic, Vacation Homes, Real Estate Connect

How agents in the West are future-proofing their business

Agents in the West are adapting to the new normal with Matterport tours, buyer prequalification requirements and by taking full advantage of the tools already available to them.
Tags: Radio, West, Agent, CRM, Select, Frank Nolan, Marc Dickow, Sarita Dua, Coronavirus, Nina Dosanjh, Connect Now, Chris Pelkola Lee, Desrie Van Putten, Sabrina Brown

Which Canadian markets are the hottest right now?

As Canada makes modest progress battling the coronavirus pandemic in most regions, buyers are using the opportunity to snap up the homes they want now, speakers said at the Inman Connect Now virtual conference on Tuesday.
Tags: Radio, Canada, Agent, Canadian Real Estate Association, Phil Moore, Markets & Economy, Select, Tim Hudak, Faisal Susiwala, Ontario Real Estate Association, Coronavirus, Royal LePage Real Estate Services, Inman Connect Now, Connect Now, Century 21 Executives Realty, Chuck Charlton

How are agents in the Southeast thriving? By mixing the old and new

During Inman Connect Now's Southeast Regional Breakout, agents shared how they're using the digital and analog worlds to thrive through the pandemic.
Tags: Radio, Agent, Lisa Robinson, Lynn Johnson, Lisa Harris, Select, RE/MAX, Patrick O'Connor, Engel & Völkers, Marc Rasmussen, Brian Copeland, Doorbell Real Estate, Coronavirus, Quintavius Burdette, DWELL Real Estate, Renee Funk

Midwest real estate pros predict a strong start to 2021

Panelists at the Inman Connect Now Midwest Regional Breakout session discussed their strategies for navigating the pandemic, how they're planning for contingencies and where they see the market headed next year.
Tags: Facebook, Radio, Agent, Jerry Seinfeld, Mindset, Lead Generation, Vlog, Midwest, Keller Williams, Coldwell Banker, Lead Gen, Brokerage, Select, Client Communications, Angela Raab, Migration Trends

Agents’ mental health must take priority as pandemic drags on

As the pandemic shows no signs of abating and the fight for racial justice continues, real estate CEOs say leaders must pay attention to the mental health and wellbeing of their agents.
Tags: Mental Health, Radio, Agent, Compass, Black Lives Matter, Corcoran, Select, Anthony Hitt, Engel & Völkers, Pam Liebman, Katie Kossev, Coronavirus, COVID, Connect Now

6 ways to diversify and expand during the pandemic

Agents from across the Southwest shared their tips on how to succeed and expand during an Inman Connect Now session on Tuesday.
Tags: Utah, Real Estate, Texas, Technology, Instagram, Colorado, Social Media, Austin, Radio, Arizona, Agent, Park City, San Antonio, Facebook Live, Southwest, Phoenix

A more diverse real estate industry ‘starts from within’

Dr. Nate Bowling moderated a Connect Now panel exploring how diversity and community outreach can be better addressed in the real estate industry.
Tags: Diversity, Radio, Agent, Black Lives Matter Movement, Dave Jones, Brokerage, Select, Inman Connect, Diversity in Real Estate, National Association of Realtors (NAR, Windermere Professional Partners, Inman Connect Now, Connect Now, Windermere Abode, Jasmyn Jefferson, Nate Bowling

ReferralExchange joins NAR Realtor Benefits Program

The new partnership will give NAR members access to ReferralExchanges' concierge-based lead vetting service.
Tags: Real Estate, Technology, Leads, Live, Radio, Agent, Docusign, Lead Generation, Industry News, NAR, National Association of Realtors, News Brief, Bob Goldberg, NAR Realtor Benefits Program, Adwerx, ReferralExchange

Have you heard of the NPS? Here’s why it’s a great referral tool

The core thesis behind the NPS is that there's one question you can ask clients that reveals what they really think of your business. Here's how you can use it to ramp up referrals.
Tags: Relationships, Clients, Service, Radio, Agent, Coaching, Nps, Sphere, Referral, Referrals, Net Promoter Score, Prospects, Brokerage, Select, Customer Survey, Coaching & Training Month

8 truths about buying new construction in 2020

Buying new construction is typically much more involved than purchasing a resale, and there are often a lot of moving parts and COVID-19-induced challenges. Here are eight things buyers should know about buying a new home in 2020.
Tags: Service, Radio, Teams, Agent, Columns, New Build, New Home, Select, New Construction, New Home Construction, Cara Ameer, New Home Build

Take Inman’s survey on real estate coaching here

Agents have turned to coaches for decades to help improve their incomes and their lives. Let us know here how they've impacted you.
Tags: Real Estate, Analysis, Radio, Agent, Survey, Coach, Coaching, Inman, Pandemic, Coaching Corner, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Coronavirus Pandemic, Coaching & Training Month

Why Section 1031 like-kind exchanges need to stay

Candidate Joe Biden’s campaign plan is to eliminate certain preferences for real estate, and one major area the plan focuses on is the elimination of Section 1031 like-kind exchanges. Here's why that's a bad idea.
Tags: Opinion, Joe Biden, Economy, Service, Radio, Agent, Tax Code, Brokerage, Select, Dan Wagner, Ernst & Young, Like-Kind Exchanges, Section 1031, Caring Economy Plan, Ling and Petrova

5 tips for virtually hand-holding first-time homebuyers 

These tips, adapted to your personal selling style and fine-tuned to your client, can add to the buying experience despite not being physically present.
Tags: Email, Communication, Service, Positivity, Radio, Agent, First-time buyers, Compromise, Positive Attitude, Brokerage, Select, Setbacks, First-Time Homebuyers, Buying Experience, Gerard Splendore

Inman Handbook: Finding a coach and making breakthroughs

Experts and industry veterans alike believe coaching can help newer agents learn the ropes and industry veterans achieve even higher levels of success.
Tags: Real Estate, Maps, Lifestyle, Analysis, Radio, Agent, Coach, Zillow, Coaching, Industry News, Keller Williams, Tim Harris, Better Homes and Gardens, Ninja, Realogy, Select

Social proof is crucial to getting new clients — here’s why

If you want to stand out and inspire interest in your business, there’s no better way than to have past clients vouch for your work. Here's why social proof is invaluable in drawing new clientele and bolstering your online presence.
Tags: Reviews, Service, Radio, Agent, Lead Generation, Lead Gen, Online Presence, Testimonials, Brokerage, Select, Social Proof, Brandon Doyle, Online Ratings

Lesson Learned: Teamwork makes the dream work

In this column, real estate agents across the nation share stories of the lessons they’ve learned during their time in the industry. This week, find out how the brokers at Charleston’s Maison Real Estate put their collaborative approach to work for buyers and sellers.
Tags: Lifestyle, Service, Radio, Teams, Agent, Columns, Charleston, Leslie Turner, Select, Lesson Learned, Christy Murdock Edgar, Maison Real Estate, Mary Lou Wertz, Olga Page