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By: Angel Bueno The holidays are coming! And I don’t know about you, but this is usually the time of year when I start reflecting on my business, looking at what worked, what didn’t, where my business came from and what I might want to do differently going into the new year. But recently, as I was going through some …
By: Matt Clements There’s a place called Fiji, and it’s one of the Holy Grails for surfers. The island in the South Pacific hosts a world tour surfing event and is known for the best left-hand wave on the planet: Cloudbreak. You may not surf yet. Doesn’t matter. It’s still the kind of place dreams are made of, in the …
By: Alex Capozzolo Choosing a brokerage is one of the most important business decisions you’ll make as a real estate professional. The right fit can give you the support, resources and environment you need to grow, while the wrong one can leave you paying for services you don’t use or searching elsewhere for the help you need. That also means …
By: Khalid N. Bryan Getting your real estate license is one thing. Feeling confident enough to use it is another. When you’re a new agent, nearly everything can feel unfamiliar: talking to prospective clients, answering questions, writing contracts and navigating your first transactions. It’s easy to assume you need to feel more confident before putting yourself out there. In my …
By: Kayla Johnson When a natural disaster hits a community, we see the damage immediately. Homes are destroyed and families are displaced. In many cases, businesses close. People lose everything they spent years building. Then comes the rebuilding, which takes time and effort. New construction and renovations start. Investors show up. Property values shift. Eventually, we start hearing that the …
By: Marcelo Steinmander A career in real estate rarely follows a straight line. The agent you are when you’re trying to land your first clients won’t be the same agent you become after you’ve weathered a difficult market, built a steady book of business or learned which opportunities are worth saying no to. As your experience grows, the challenges change, …
By: Nicole Slaughter Graham Young professionals play an integral role in shaping the association, says National Association of REALTORS® CEO Nykia Wright. They may be the future leaders, but their perspective is valuable and needed now. Young real estate leaders meeting in Chicago last week got face-to-face with Wright and other NAR staff executives at YPN Advance, the annual leadership …
By: Nicole Slaughter Graham This week, approximately 200 Young Professionals Network leaders from across the country will gather in Chicago for YPN Advance, a two-day, invitation-only event designed to help YPN chairs, vice chairs and staff liaisons strengthen their leadership skills and build more effective networks at the local and state levels. Held Aug. 26 and 27 during NAR’s Leadership …
By: Sandra Deravil Breaking into the real estate industry was not easy for me. Like many agents, I entered a competitive space while also trying to find my place and my voice so I could build a business for myself. Early on, I knew that I did not want my business to feel transactional. I wanted it to feel personal …
By: Jennifer Weinberg Real estate offers agents a level of flexibility that few careers do. You can build a business largely on your own, join a team with established systems and support or partner with another agent whose strengths complement yours. But in today’s industry, choosing the right business model is about more than deciding whether you prefer to work …
