By: Alex Capozzolo If there’s anything that most real estate industry members can agree on, it’s that the industry doesn’t like change—especially when it comes to technology. How long did it take us to adapt to e-signing? Fortunately and unfortunately, technology will continue to disrupt our industry. That’s where cryptocurrency and blockchain come in. Despite recent volatility in the metaverse …
Technology That Helps Sell Homes
By: Alex Capazzolo Although real estate agents have long capitalized on technology to help sell homes, new and innovative options keep coming. Many technological advances make selling a home easier and more intuitive, especially when paired with a good marketing plan. One thing is certain: technology keeps changing and advancing, so what should you use to sell homes? Here’s the …
The Metaverse: Navigating Real Estate’s Latest Land Rush
By: Dr. Lee Davenport Have you heard about the new “land” rush? In a new podcast episode of the Atlanta REALTORS® Rundown, we discuss the metaverse, which may become the new “it” place to wheel and deal “land”. Are you curious as to what are the things we should know and be cautious of as real estate pros since there …
3 Ways to Use Technology to Sell Homes
By Alex Capozzolo For better or worse, technology plays a huge role in our daily lives. It continues to disrupt industries and change the way we work. The same goes for real estate. Professionals in the business are leveraging the power of technology to help them sell properties. In today’s world, putting your listing on the MLS and having the …
How to Keep Personal Data Safe on Vacation
By Burton Kelso Winter is approaching, which tends to be a slower season in the real estate industry—a perfect time to take a vacation. Vacations are an exciting, happy time for you to get away and tune out the everyday worries of your day-to-day work and home routine. Before you head out for a day trip, stateside vacation, or international …
How to Protect Computers, Smartphones, and Other Devices When You Travel
By Burton Kelso Summer is here, and with it comes day trips and extended vacations. For real estate professionals, tech gadgets are part of your everyday life to keep in touch with clients, which means if you travel, you’re bound to take devices like smartphones, laptops, tablets, e-readers, and digital cameras with you. I’m sure one of your worst nightmares …
How To Protect Your Privacy on Clubhouse
By Burton Kelso If you are active on social media, you have probably heard about the new social network Clubhouse. If not, real estate coach Lee Davenport wrote all about Clubhouse and how useful it is for agents and brokers in her latest YPN Lounge post. Any time a new social media app appears on the scene, there are always …
A New Amazon Feature That Could Help Generate Leads
By Lee Davenport Are you looking for new and inexpensive ways to generate leads in a socially distant world? What if I told you I know of a new tool that will actually pay you to generate leads? Y’all (when I get excited my southern twang comes out), Amazon has a new feature called Explore that I believe can add …
Tips for Being Cyber Smart
With more real estate professionals working from home than ever, it’s essential to safeguard computers, smartphones, and even smart-home devices against cyber-attacks. Any device or appliance that uses an internet connection can be a target for hackers and a backdoor into your business’s private data, according to CyberPolicy®, a cyber insurance marketplace and a REALTOR Benefits® Program partner. Cyber-attacks against …
9 Tech Tools to Improve Your Customer Service, Recession-Proof Your Business
By Lee Davenport “I just didn’t feel like she was putting in the effort needed to sell my home.” Whoa. Mic and jaw drop. This is not a hypothetical statement. I recently spoke to a homeowner who is beyond the point of frustration with his previous agent—whom he fired—due to the terrible service he received. Double yikes. These are not …