by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 12, 2012 | Best Practices, Coaching, Marketing, News |
A term that’s second nature to every real estate professional, “word of mouth” is officially defined as: “The passing of information from person to person; oral or written recommendation of a product or service from a satisfied customer to a prospective customer.”...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 12, 2012 | Best Practices, Coaching, Marketing, News |
• We have a successful business. • We have grown every year since we started in 2008. • We are highly regarded in the industry. • We have a great team, great clients and great partners. • We make money. But, we are never satisfied and continually search for ways to...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 11, 2012 | Coaching, For Your Clients, News |
It might be harder to get a loan today, but it costs a little less to close one than it did a year ago because lenders are estimating closing costs better, according to the latest annual survey of closing costs by Bankrate. The average cost to close on a mortgage in...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 9, 2012 | Best Practices, News |
This past December, Canadian-based Brookfield Residential Property Services (Brookfield RPS)—a master franchisor in the Canadian real estate market for 25 years with Royal LePage, Via Capitale and Johnston & Daniel—made big news when it acquired Prudential Real...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 9, 2012 | Best Practices, Coaching, News |
Ethics is always front and center for members of the National Association of REALTORS®, but this year, the emphasis on ethical practices is even greater. That’s because all REALTORS® must complete ethics training by December 31, 2012 to satisfy the...
by Susanne Dwyer | Aug 8, 2012 | Best Practices, Broker, News |
There’s a battle raging between brokerages and third-party aggregators that compile real estate listings online and collect sales leads in order to sell them to agents and brokers. Several large brokerages are so unhappy with aggregators that they’ve turned off...