Opinion
As a Realtor and broker-owner of Boardman Realty, Teresa Boardman has vast experience working in and running an independent brokerage. Here's her take on what it's like to be an indie broker and what the future might look like
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Emotional fatigue, hiring woes, shifting markets, increasing competition — here are the top hurdles teams are facing in the upcoming year
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Read the arbitration manual. Review the questions on the arbitration worksheet. And please, stop proclaiming that simply showing a home entitles you to compensation. It doesn't work that way
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As we move into 2022, many parts of the country will be experiencing mixed markets where prices may be appreciating in one price range and declining in another. Here's how to keep up with your local market and help your clients make the best decision possible
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As we transition out of an intense seller's market, agents need to dust off the fundamentals and adapt them to the local market, property types and sellers to give their clients the back-to-basics guidance they need right now
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To fully leverage IVT's floor plan tool, the user needs two additional vendors: one to produce a floor plan and one to produce the photos. Given what's out there today, this seems more than mildly inconvenient
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Zillow is not going away, and iBuyer programs are still disrupting. Those are the facts — but there's a massive opportunity to step up and step into your own role as a real estate professional. Here's what you need to know
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Industry veteran Bernice Ross argues that a business model in which a brokerage makes the majority of its profits from ancillary services like mortgage and title is not sustainable in the long run
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Zillow’s decision to shut down its iBuying business is more than just a response to the volatility of the Zestimate, but rather an indication that technology can't solve everything
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Here’s why expansion team leader Adam Hergenrother is investing in the future of Keller Williams’ teams with the rebrand to Livian and further growth investment from KW
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This move that has significant implications for the real estate industry. Here's why
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Access to too much capital often blurs good real estate investor judgment. Over-leveraged investors can easily lose everything
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The right facilitator can help clients not just find the home they desire, but also safeguard their interests throughout the buying journey
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Here's why that’s a terrible question and agents need to stop asking for (and giving) advice on Facebook
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Marketer excels at executing on your marketing plan, helping you reach the people you determine will best serve your business plan
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'Dear Zillow, it’s not me, it’s you,' writes agent Meg Jones Mullin. Here’s why she cut back 80 percent of her $5,000-a-month Zillow lead spend
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The user experience does a good job of recognizing the critical nature of simplicity. That seems obvious, but solutions to the problem of how to help agents create a social presence vary across the industry, and this is one of the better ways to do it
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Within the context of long-term industry disruption, Zillow's loss may simply be an embarrassing detour on its inexorable march to transform real estate
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In response to the Department of Justice hitting back against a petition from the National Association of Realtors, NAR president Charlie Oppler urged the DOJ to honor their agreement, calling for fair markets, fair housing and a fair chance for small businesses
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This week, Bryon Lazine and Nicole White discuss Zillow's latest move to pause homebuying, the client who shot his agent after buying a home sight unseen, and the agent who posed for listing photos in the buff
