by Susanne Dwyer | May 12, 2014 | Best Practices, How-To, News |
New Construction. The very phrase can make a million things run through a real estate professionals’ mind at once. So if you think our minds are racing, what must our customers feel when they hear the term? A large chunk of our business at Better Homes and Gardens...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 12, 2014 | Best Practices, Coaching, News |
Everyone is asking for my feedback these days. I’d take that as a compliment in some circumstances, like a colleague asking my opinion on a project, but I’m getting solicited by some unlikely folks as of late and it’s making me a little uncomfortable — literally. On a...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 12, 2014 | Best Practices, News |
Over 90 percent of consumers rely on the Internet as their primary research tool when buying or selling. Forty-five percent of consumers, upon initial contact with an agent, expect a response from that agent within 15 minutes. Forty percent of online leads only get...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 10, 2014 | Best Practices, Coaching, News |
A recent Gallup poll shows that only 30 percent of Americans are actively engaged at work. And honestly, that doesn’t come as a big surprise. From dull, unfulfilling tasks to job-related stress to long hours to grueling commutes to unsatisfactory paychecks, there are...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 8, 2014 | Best Practices, Coaching, News |
There’s an old saying, “to catch a fish, you must think like a fish,” and I’ve used it over and over again to describe effective marketing strategies to real estate agents. If you were to think like a homebuyer, what would you be doing? Searching and searching and...
by Susanne Dwyer | May 8, 2014 | Best Practices, News |
On Thursday, May 15, RISMedia will be holding its annual Power Broker Forum at the NAR REALTOR Party Convention & Trade Expo (formerly NAR Midyear). The forum offers agents and brokers the perfect opportunity to gain new insights, make invaluable connections and...