Tips for First-year Real Estate Agents
CONGRATULATIONS – you have yourself a real estate license! It’s official: you are now a real estate agent. So, what’s next? Garrett Lenderman, lead writer and researcher for Keller Williams’…
Big Military Base or Prison in Your Rural Town? You Just Got a Big Real Estate Win
Prisons and military bases are commonly located outside small, rural towns and often they’re the biggest employers and economic drivers around. But that’s been a double-edged sword—until now. Prisons and military bases currently count toward an…
KW Agents Shift Into Gear As Fed Raises Interest Rates
After years of rock-bottom interest rates, the Federal Reserve has raised the benchmark rate from 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent. With only eight increases in the last 10 years, and three…
KW Takes the Tech Revolution on the Road
By Lalaina Rabary This has been a year of rapid innovation for Keller Williams. From the release of an AI-powered virtual assistant (Kelle) and smart cloud (Keller Cloud) to the burgeoning…
December Housing Market Update
Ruben Gonzalez, chief economist at Keller Williams, provides a high-level analysis of U.S. housing market trends and shares his outlook for 2019. …
The New Homeowner’s Checklist – 13 Things to Do After the Close
Weeks of hard work have brought you here – the close. After a flurry of signatures, it’s official: Your clients have the home of their dreams! So, what’s next? …
Get the Price Right in a Shift
By James Shaw While the economy is thriving, unemployment is down, and it’s a seller’s market in many areas of the country, we know that history repeats itself – and markets…
Woman Buys House Back for Evicted Neighbor
What would you do for your neighbor? The answer might say a lot about what it’s like to live in your neighborhood. By that logic, living in Danielle Calder’s neighborhood in Hudson, Florida is a pretty sweet experience….
2 Ethics Changes That Can Impact Your Real Estate Work
The NAR Board of Directors a few weeks ago made a few small but important changes to MLS and other rules to improve cooperation among brokers and reinforce the importance of associations’ ethics procedures. Here’s a…
The Art of Follow Up: Effective Follow-up Communication Techniques
Strategic outreach, whether by phone, email or text, is key to building rapport and credibility with prospects, staying top of mind in the search for a home, and encouraging clients to follow through with the sale….