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Open house power up: A realtor’s guide

Housing Wire

Open houses are still a fundamental pillar of the business. NAR reports that 53% of home buyers visit open houses. So more than half of the buyers out there shopping, at some point in their search, will be visiting open houses. Pick up prospects who are not committed to an agent.

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How to become a part-time real estate agent & get clients — fast

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Watch any of the glamorous pseudo-reality real estate shows on TV, and you might be tempted to become a part-time real estate agent. There’s a ton of money to be made just by opening doors and looking glamorous — Right? Most of the agents you see on TV wearing $1500 outfits work 80+ hours per week.

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Real estate agents’ 12-month prospecting plan

Housing Wire

You can use these for door-knocking, lead follow-up, open house giveaways, and at the closing table. Door-knock your neighborhood prior to your open houses with red, white, and blue candy and flags. Add gift stickers wrapped with a ribbon and add the slogan: ‘Stick with me for all of your real estate needs!’

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How to host a successful virtual open house: Tips from a broker

Housing Wire

Virtual open houses are a unique way to help you stand out from other agents as a tech-savvy marketer and can help get your listings in front of hundreds (possibly thousands) of potential buyers online. What is a virtual open house, and are they still worth it? That’s the gist of a virtual open house.

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5 steps to succeed as a real estate agent in a down market 

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It’s a weird time to be a real estate agent , and I see it all around me here in the Denver metro. Brokers who rode the proverbial wave of real estate during the pandemic and have now had to reroute or pivot to figure out how to navigate a market that was once boasting the lowest rates in decades are disoriented.

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NAR: 31% of Realtors say they feel unsafe at open houses

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Real estate agent safety has been a concern for years, as the job requires showing empty homes or homes occupied by others, and meeting new people, often alone. Just this week, NAR reported that a real estate agent in Draper, Utah, was showing what she thought was a vacant house for sale to a potential buyer.

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Why there are so few real estate agents of color

Housing Wire

Amy Kong of Trust Real Estate hosts open houses where people ask, “Where is the agent?”. These are instances of racism experienced by Hispanic, Black and Asian real estate agents. The post Why there are so few real estate agents of color appeared first on HousingWire.