Michelle Hofmann is a Los Angeles-based freelance reporter who loves all things real estate. Connect on Twitter @realestatewritr or via LinkedIn or michellehofmann@earthlink.net.
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Workplace strife can lead to poor agent retention and lost business. It’s up to broker-owners and managers to mitigate workplace conflicts and instill a no-bullying culture.
Sure, being known as an expert can set you apart. But if you have to tell people you’re an expert, you probably aren’t one. Here are some tried-and-true tips for practitioners looking to gain the expert advantage.
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With a second-choice property waiting in the wings, the buyers wanted a little more from the sellers. But the sellers were done making concessions. RE/MAX of Naperville, Ill., practitioner Bernie Cobb Jr. managed to get everyone on the same page.
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The first problem with the short sale of the four-bedroom bayfront home was the form, explains Brenda Parish, SFR, sales associate with Fort Walton Beach, Fla.–based Rosewood Realty Inc. Here's how she sold it.
Jacquelyn Foreman was nervous. After all, it was her first sale and everyone -- including the buyer and seller -- had more experience in real estate than she did.
In May 1997, real estate rookie Birgit DeSotle was excited about her first open house, and for good reason. It turned out to lead directly to her first sale.
Though open houses were not common in the area, Vickie Brockelman felt that with the REALTOR® Nationwide Open House Weekend, she could get a lot of attention and generate real interest in a house that had been sitting on the market for years.
Not long after Leo Nordine took possession of a bank-owned property, a professional squatter moved in and refused to leave. Here's how Nordine sold the property, in spite of the efforts of "the most tenacious scam artist ever."