Real Estate Agent Archives - RealTrends - Blog https://www.realtrends.com/blog/category/real-estate-agent/ Empowering Real Estate Decisions with Trusted Insights. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:14:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/cropped-RealTrends_bug.png?w=32 Real Estate Agent Archives - RealTrends - Blog https://www.realtrends.com/blog/category/real-estate-agent/ 32 32 242052225 How to Become a Luxury Real Estate Agent — Fast (7 Proven Tips for Success) https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/03/19/how-to-become-a-luxury-real-estate-agent-fast-7-proven-tips-for-success/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/03/19/how-to-become-a-luxury-real-estate-agent-fast-7-proven-tips-for-success/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:03:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/?p=14431 Think luxury Realtor® are born and not made? Think again. Many of the most successful luxury agents on the RealTrends Verified list started where you are today. Thankfully, learning how to become a luxury real estate agent is no different than learning how to become an ordinary Realtor®. Shift your mindset, carve out time to […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/03/19/how-to-become-a-luxury-real-estate-agent-fast-7-proven-tips-for-success/feed/ 0 14431 The Ultimate Real Estate Referral Agreement for 2025 + Why it Works https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/03/12/the-ultimate-real-estate-referral-agreement-for-2025-why-it-works/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/03/12/the-ultimate-real-estate-referral-agreement-for-2025-why-it-works/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:55:15 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/?p=14428 Referrals are the lifeblood of every healthy real estate business. Receiving agents get warmer leads who are easier to close, and referring agents get to boost their GCI while someone else does the heavy lifting. An easy win/win in an industry that thrives on uncertainty.  Real estate referral agreements — the contracts that dictate the […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/03/12/the-ultimate-real-estate-referral-agreement-for-2025-why-it-works/feed/ 0 14428 Navigating International Real Estate Transactions https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/03/05/navigating-international-real-estate-transactions/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/03/05/navigating-international-real-estate-transactions/#respond Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:45:11 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/?p=14424 With more than 15 years working in the financial industry and another four as a luxury real estate agent in Miami, Mariana Niro with SERHANT., thought she’d seen it all. Until, she says, “I found myself juggling one of my most challenging transaction yet.”  Let’s set the scene: The sellers were from Russian, and all […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/03/05/navigating-international-real-estate-transactions/feed/ 0 14424 How to Switch Real Estate Brokerages Without Burning Bridges https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/02/12/how-to-switch-real-estate-brokerages/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/02/12/how-to-switch-real-estate-brokerages/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:43:39 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/?p=14382 The decision to switch real estate brokerages is more than a career move—it’s a defining moment. Maybe you’ve outgrown your current brokerage, or perhaps the support and tools you once relied on no longer align with your goals. You may also be craving a fresh start, a new network, or simply a better opportunity to […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/02/12/how-to-switch-real-estate-brokerages/feed/ 0 14382 The ultimate real estate transaction coordinator checklist for 2025 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/02/06/transaction-coordinator-checklist/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/02/06/transaction-coordinator-checklist/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:20:29 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/?p=14376 Your transaction coordinator is more than just a glorified paper pusher. If you train them right (and order them Uber Eats occasionally), they can help soothe your buyer’s frazzled nerves and even help you get more referrals. Smooth transactions lead to glowing reviews, and glowing reviews lead to closed deals. Why not set them up […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/02/06/transaction-coordinator-checklist/feed/ 0 14376 10 Ironclad Safety Tips for Real Estate Agents https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/01/03/real-estate-agent-safety/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/01/03/real-estate-agent-safety/#respond Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:38:37 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2025/01/03/real-estate-agent-safety/ From smarter client screening to using tech tools and safety protocols, these tips can keep you safe while you help clients find their dream homes.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2024/12/19/open-house-sign-in-sheet-template/feed/ 0 4799 How a hyperlocal focus and historic charm drives Robert Drimmer’s real estate success https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2024/12/12/how-a-hyperlocal-focus-and-historic-charm-drives-robert-drimmers-real-estate-success/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2024/12/12/how-a-hyperlocal-focus-and-historic-charm-drives-robert-drimmers-real-estate-success/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:20:46 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2024/12/12/how-a-hyperlocal-focus-and-historic-charm-drives-robert-drimmers-real-estate-success/ When Robert Drimmer, team leader of The Drimmer Group of Compass, moved to East Nashville 15 years ago, he saw something others didn’t — a neighborhood brimming with untapped potential. At the time, historic craftsmen and bungalows were selling for as little as $50,000. “Coming from the Northeast, where prices were astronomical, it didn’t make […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2024/12/12/how-a-hyperlocal-focus-and-historic-charm-drives-robert-drimmers-real-estate-success/feed/ 0 4763 Trading money for time is the key to hitting your annual sales goals https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2024/12/06/trading-money-for-time-is-the-key-to-hitting-your-annual-sales-goals/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2024/12/06/trading-money-for-time-is-the-key-to-hitting-your-annual-sales-goals/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2024 20:30:02 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2024/12/06/trading-money-for-time-is-the-key-to-hitting-your-annual-sales-goals/ Troy Palmquist offers strategies to help you leverage your resources and create more time for the things that matter most right now Like many agents, you may have spent last year retrenching, scaling back, working on systems and processes, and diving deeper into your database. Now, the action plan starts to take place to hit […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2024/12/06/trading-money-for-time-is-the-key-to-hitting-your-annual-sales-goals/feed/ 0 4756 Is free really free? The true cost of brokerage-provided tech https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2024/11/27/is-free-really-free-the-true-cost-of-brokerage-provided-tech/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2024/11/27/is-free-really-free-the-true-cost-of-brokerage-provided-tech/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:08:15 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2024/11/27/is-free-really-free-the-true-cost-of-brokerage-provided-tech/ What’s the true cost of using a website or CRM that your brokerage provides? Troy Palmquist looks at the financial conundrum Free coaching. Free CRM. Free training. Free marketing collateral. Free photocopies and business cards (remember those?). Whether you’re a new agent or a veteran agent shopping for a new team or brokerage, “free” may […]

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