3 Steps to Run Your Business Like a CEO

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By Brandon Doyle Taking your business to the next level might mean a shift in thinking to focus on the bigger picture. A balance between  day-to-day work and your larger goals can be a difficult one to strike, and it’s easy to fall into the pattern of taking care of the details with little time left to think more strategically. …

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Gen Y Agents and Boomer Clients: Getting Beyond ‘You Look So Young!’

Blog Contributor [Demographic-based grouping], Buyers, Commitment to Excellence, Sales & Marketing 4 Comments

By Michelle Flaherty Philbrook A while back, I got a call on a condo listing of mine. The potential buyers were a retirement-age couple looking for a new place just large enough for their kids to stop by for a visit, but just small enough that their fledglings couldn’t fully return to the nest. I showed the condo, and when …

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Tips for Buyer’s Agents on Condo Deals

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Condominiums, Professional Development, Sales & Marketing, Working with Clients 2 Comments

By Scott Newman With the market picking up steam, buyers are out there scooping up homes and they’re counting on you as their agent to help them navigate the treacherous waters of their transaction.  When they are buying a condo, that path can be filled with even more landmines, and you have a whole new realm of elements to account …

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The Science Behind Your Sales

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, communication, Helpful Tools, Professional Development, Sales & Marketing, Working with Clients Leave a Comment

By Brooke Wolford You may wondering what science has to do with sales…really what I am referring to is the chemical reaction that happens in your clients brains that ultimately leads them to begin a relationship with you.  What mental perception does your client get that triggers a spark? You can look at the beginning process of a client contacting …

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Swallow The Frog in Getting The Price Reduction

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Sales & Marketing, Seller Financing, Working with Clients 11 Comments

By Jessica Hickok As in every job, there are difficult tasks that you have to take on.  One of the difficult tasks that we face as REALTORS® is telling a seller that their house is overpriced and that they need to make a reduction in order to get it sold.  However, you can make this job easier taking the following …