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By: Nicole Slaughter Graham Across the country, Young Professionals Networks are helping shape the future of real estate by creating opportunities for members to connect with their peers, grow professionally and become more involved in their associations. Each year, the National Association of REALTORS® recognizes five outstanding state and local YPNs through its Network of the Year Awards. The awards …
By: Emma Miller Starting a real estate career is exhilarating, and at times, humbling. The first five years teaches lessons no classroom can replicate. Agents deal with everything from handling rejection with grace to discovering that success requires more grit than glamour. YPN members are all too familiar with the wide swath of experiences that build and grow an agent …
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 …
