If you haven’t already explored Instagram stories, now might be a great time to start experimenting. Use Instagram Stories to share snippets from your day as a real estate agent. This can be a tool to let your personality really shine through, or give an up-close-and-personal look at your listings or community. Keep in mind these stories …
by most in 3½ years WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of existing homes fell in January from a year earlier by the most in more than three years. Would-be buyers were stymied by rising prices and a shortage of homes for sale. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that sales dropped 3.2 percent from December …
7 Tax Benefits of Owning a Home What are the tax benefits of owning a home? Homeowners might be wondering this right around now as they prepare to file their taxes. Or, you might be wondering how the new tax plan might affect the tax perks of homeownership when you file next year. Well, look no further than this complete guide …
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO SHARE YOUR STORY Local Expert Tools for Keller Williams Associates During this Mega Leadership panel, leaders from the Sandy Springs (Atlanta, Ga.) and Arlington (Arlington, Texas) market centers took the stage to share how they have embraced the Career Growth Initiative and, specifically, the Local Expert tool. You know you are the local …
CELEBRATING SUCCESS. BUILDING MOMENTUM If there’s one message that Keller Williams drives home, it’s that working for everyone’s success leads to remarkable results and new opportunities. As announced by John Davis, Keller Williams’ president and CEO, during Family Reunion’s 2018 State of Your Company Address, Keller Williams enjoyed an extraordinary year in many ways. Celebrating …
KW MAPS COACHING CORNER Jim Reitzel and Kevin Reitzel of Canada are passionate about helping agents achieve their best results. The KW MAPS Coaches share helpful tactics and scripts that can help agents increase their commissions; in many cases by 25 to 50 percent per deal. Commission “MythUnderstandings” According to Kevin and Jim, there are …
WE ARE REWRITING THE RULES OF REAL ESTATE “Right now, we’re living in two different times. It’s the best of times for the remarkable individual and worst of times for the unremarkable individual. Technology is rewriting the rules, reinventing job descriptions, creating new industries and eliminating others. I’m ready to rewrite the rules if you …
To Watch Out for in 2018 Trends are an excellent way to predict things like homebuyer behavior over the coming months or years. Unlike a fad, which ends quickly, a trend is something that may continue on for 10 or more years. Each year, Fixr conducts a survey of influencerswithin the building and design industry—those professionals …
How Many Homes Will It Take to Find ‘The One’? When you’re house hunting, you can start feeling like Goldilocks pretty quickly: This one’s too small, that one’s too big, and that other one has crazy wallpaper—the list of “not quite right” goes on and on. The average home buyers will visit 10 homes over 10 weeks’ time before they …
KELLER WILLIAMS AGENTS MAKE HISTORIC GAINS IN 2017 The year-end performance report is out and the results are remarkable! Our agents’ relentless focus on growth has pushed Keller Williams past industry giants to become the number one real estate franchise in the United States in agent count, closed units and closed sales volume. KW agents …
