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6 Skills Agents Need in 2023
The real estate market is different than last year. Tom Toole shares six skills agents need to be successful in 2023.
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10 Markets where Home Price Growth is Decelerating the Fastest
A new Redfin report highlights the ten markets with the fastest decelerating home price growth, all of which experienced sharp increases in home prices during the pandemic.
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Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss older generations living alone, Jason Oppenheim’s opinion on Compass, Elon Musk’s claim that Apple is threatening to remove the Twitter app, and Whole Foods angering—and endangering the livelihoods of—local lobstermen.
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6 Skills Agents Need in 2023
The real estate market is different than last year. Tom Toole shares six skills agents need to be successful in 2023.
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10 Markets where Home Price Growth is Decelerating the Fastest
A new Redfin report highlights the ten markets with the fastest decelerating home price growth, all of which experienced sharp increases in home prices during the pandemic.
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Agents vs. Appraisers: BAM Debate
BAM Debate #2: Agents vs. Appraisers is taking place Wednesday, November 30th at 2:00 pm EST. Byron Lazine and Mark “Skap” Skapinetz will go deep on what each group brings to the transaction process.
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Hiring Your Virtual Assistant for 2023: BAM Webinar
When you hire an admin virtual assistant, you’ll be able to save up to 40 extra hours a week and redirect that time towards revenue-generating activities. In this exclusive BAM webinar, you’ll learn just how easy it is PLUS have time to get your own questions answered.
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Don’t Make This Mistake as an Agent
Byron Lazine demonstrates why it’s absolutely necessary to control your emotions when representing a client—and what you can do as a real estate agent to be your client’s best resource and advocate.
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Victoria Velazquez: From Zero to $71 Million in Five Years
Victoria Velazquez joins Matt Lionetti and The Broke Agent to discuss how she went from zero to $71 million in sales in her first five years, the anxiety she felt and how she dealt with it, and why she hosts neighbors-only open houses.
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Expensive Buyer Mistake: Few Homebuyers Shop Around for a Mortgage Lender
New Zillow research shows how few homebuyers shop around for a mortgage lender—and how much that could be costing them in the long run. Here’s what you need to know.
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Worst of the Week: Bad Real Estate Pics for November 21st-27th
We rounded up the worst of the week! Enjoy this collection of bad real estate pics for November 21st-27th, 2022.
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Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, or Aldi: Which is Best for Home Values?
ATTOM released their 2022 Grocery Store Wars analysis, revealing which specific grocery store chain — Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, or Aldi — is best for homeowners and which is best for investors.
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Hit the Ground Running in a New Market with Shelby Traylor
Shelby Traylor joins the Massive Agent to discuss the challenges of moving to a new market, the importance of being intentional on social media, how to find your top three lead gen strategies, and the changes in mindset that come with becoming a parent.
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5 Business Planning Tips to Implement for 2023
We’ve gathered business planning tips from Tom Ferry, Tom Toole, Lisa Chinatti, Handsome Homebuyer, and Ray Ellen so you can elevate your business in 2023.
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5 Ways Augmented Reality Could Change the Real Estate Industry
Augmented reality is creeping in to every industry. Here are five ways AR could change the real estate industry.
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Nothing Kills the Vibe of a Showing Like…
On a recent Instagram post, The Broke Agent asked what can completely kill the vibe of a showing. Agents react with their worst showing stories.
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Negotiating 101
Byron Lazine reveals the most important thing to remember when negotiating, plus why you need to document everything and how to write emails that can save your career.
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Investor Home Purchases Fell 30% in Q3
A new Redfin report shows investor home purchases fell 30% in Q3 2022, losing more market share in pandemic boomtowns like Phoenix and Miami. Here’s what you need to know.
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Posting TikToks to Reels — and Reels to TikTok
The Broke Agent details how to post TikToks to Reels and how to post Reels to TikTok without the watermarks and with the audio in sync. He also reveals apps that remove watermarks—and the safest, easiest option for your vertical videos.
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Deal Cancellations and Price Cuts Hit Record Highs
A new Redfin report shows a record drop in pending home sales and record highs in deal cancellations and price cuts.
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Fannie Mae’s Updated 2023 Housing Market Forecast
Fannie Mae’s updated 2023 housing market forecast shows slight adjustments and still projects a modest recession in 2023, followed by a rebound in 2024. Here’s what you need to know.
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How to Keep Your Clients Happy When Shit Hits the Fan
Andy Griesinger shows exactly how to keep your clients happy when things go south in a real estate transaction—by taking action to build and strengthen relationships before, during, and after the deal.
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4 Basics to Go Back to When Things Stop Being Easy
As the market shifts, the way we do business needs to shift. Sarah Desamours shares four basics to do when things stop being easy.
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4 Components of a Strong Mindset
Robert Mack shares four components of a strong mindset to help you get past the fear-mongering headlines and thrive in 2023.
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Forget Black Friday: Thursdays Are the Best Days for Home Shoppers
New Zillow research shows Thursdays are the best days for home shoppers, while on Fridays (including Black Friday) and weekends, buyers are least likely to find bargains.
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Andrew Perrie on the Power of Agent to Agent Referrals
Andrew Perrie joins Matt Lionetti and The Broke Agent to discuss the importance of being accessible, how his team did $150 million in sales in 24 months, and the type of content he creates to attract this business.
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The Top Claim Against Agents
Cinch Home Services surveyed homebuyers and sellers on the kinds of property issues concealed by sellers, some with the encouragement of their real estate agent. Here’s what you need to know.
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Worst Of The Week: Bad Real Estate Pics for November 14th-20th
We rounded up the worst of the week! Enjoy this collection of bad real estate pics for November 14th-20th, 2022.
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11 Metros with the Biggest Drops in Rent Growth
A new Redfin report shows drops in rent growth, pointing to October as the slowest in 14 months and highlighting 10 metros with the fastest rising rents.
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The Golden Opportunities for Agents in 2023
Byron Lazine talks to a group of real estate professionals in Greensboro, NC about the 5AM Call, the opportunities in 2023, what agents need to invest in right now, and why he doesn’t hire part-time employees.
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5 Ways to Generate More Real Estate Referrals
Are you looking for a better way to generate more real estate referrals? Here are five ways to gain more referrals from past clients and other agents.
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2023 Housing Prediction & Turkeys of the Year
A record drop in mortgage rates, Lawrence Yun’s 2023 housing prediction, click-baity headlines, and two new Instagram features are today’s topics as Kat Drerup and Tom Toole join Dan Oneil and The Broke Agent.
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NAR’s Code of Ethics Update
The NAR Board of Directors and Delegate Body met at NAR NXT in Orlando, FL. Among the results of their back-to-back meetings were some changes to NAR’s Code of Ethics.
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The Massive Agent: Random Thoughts for Growth in 2023
This week, the Massive Agent goes over some random thoughts for growth going into 2023 that every real estate agent needs to know to make the upcoming year a catalyst for explosive growth.
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Secrets From The Happiest Person In Real Estate
I started my real estate career pretty smug. Seriously, how hard can it be? Pretty hard, it turns out. Here’s how I went from a struggling agent to building a thriving career in real estate.
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The Video Every Realtor Needs to Make
The Handsome Homebuyers shares the video that every realtor needs to make—but hasn’t yet.
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Homebuyers Need $107,000 a Year to Afford the Typical Home
A new Redfin report reveals the minimum annual income necessary for U.S. home shoppers to afford a typical home in today’s market. Here’s what you need to know.
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Why So Many Real Estate Agents Are Leaving the Industry
Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss the mass exodus of real estate agents, lead generation myths and facts, and two articles where the worlds of cryptocurrency and real estate intersect.
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Hashtags Explained: The Best Instagram Hashtag Strategy for 2023
The Broke Agent breaks down four types of hashtags and answers the biggest questions on when and how to use them, including the most forgotten and best use for hashtags today.
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Explode Your Digital Brand Q&A
During BAM’s “Explode Your Digital Brand Through the Holidays” webinar, The Broke Agent, Byron Lazine, Katie Day and Jason Cassity discussed what agents should do on all the major social media platforms. Here is the complete Q&A session from the webinar.
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Challenges of New Agents (And How to Combat Them)
87% of agents don’t make it past year five. Here are the top struggles of new agents, according to a study conducted by Realtor.Com®—and how to overcome them.
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