Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “learning”
By: Nicole Slaughter Graham Heather Haase, a longtime YPN member, real estate speaker and workshop facilitator, has attended many conferences. She been to the National Association of REALTORS®’ annual conference in the past, but this year’s was different, she wrote on her blog, Agent Inner Circle. Haase described the conference as a “Phoenix moment.” In an ever-changing profession, ups and …
By: Ahmed Islam It’s well-known that most new real estate agents don’t make it past the 5-year mark in the business. To the outside world, real estate seems like an easy job, but any professional in the business knows otherwise. One of the top ways for new agents to succeed is by learning from someone who’s been in the business …
By: Barbara Ballinger Three takeaways: Work for a reputable company with experienced colleagues willing to mentor Share your transferrable skills from prior jobs Work hard to secure results you can tout Being the new person in any business isn’t easy, especially now in real estate. The New York Times reports that there are many more people entering the profession. That, …
By: Alex Craig When speaking with other real estate agents and professionals, I hear a sense of hesitancy, uncertainty, and in some cases, fear. Many of us are wondering what’s going to happen in the real estate market. We’re starting to see rising interest rates, high levels of inflation persist, and a number of publications are promoting “doom and gloom” …
By Brooke Wolford I recently attended and volunteered at the Minneapolis RE BarCamp. I was a BarCamp virgin. I knew the concept and felt excited about it. I also anticipated excitement among fellow agents. I didn’t, however, realize how amazing the atmosphere would be. Agents came in early and could wait to view the session board. I saw many popping …
By Stefanie Hahn I’ve been teaching quite a few Twitter classes lately. I’m not sure if it is because I continue to push Twitter as a social-media-piece-of-cake or if agents are just starting to come around to micro-blogging and the benefits it can bring to their business. I imagine it has more to do with the fact that they are …
