bfrize, Author at HousingWire https://www.realtrends.com/blog/author/bfrize/ Empowering Real Estate Decisions with Trusted Insights. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 02:04:28 +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 bfrize, Author at HousingWire https://www.realtrends.com/blog/author/bfrize/ 32 32 242052225 How to market homes based on lifestyle https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/11/20/how-to-market-homes-based-on-lifestyle/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/11/20/how-to-market-homes-based-on-lifestyle/#respond Fri, 20 Nov 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/11/20/how-to-market-homes-based-on-lifestyle/ Selling a home is challenging, but it can become much easier once you determine the target buyers. It’ll help understand which boxes your property needs to tick, eliminating hours of failed house viewings and awkward conversations.  Besides helping you determine which personalities seem promising, knowing your demographics facilitates staging the house to emphasize its vital […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/11/20/how-to-market-homes-based-on-lifestyle/feed/ 0 123 The Thousand: Tracy McLaughlin Director of Luxury Estates for The Agency in Marin County California. https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/11/03/the-thousand-podcast-tracy-mclaughlin/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/11/03/the-thousand-podcast-tracy-mclaughlin/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:50:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/11/03/the-thousand-podcast-tracy-mclaughlin/ Tracy McLaughlin, Director of Luxury Estates for The Agency in Marin County, California. Ranking No. 20 by Transaction Volume With a keen eye for design and construction, Tracy parlayed that into a brand for her real estate business. In this podcast, she offers her strategies for building a brand and how to take a creative passion […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/11/03/the-thousand-podcast-tracy-mclaughlin/feed/ 0 150 The Thousand: Jonathan Spears: Scenic Sotheby’s International Realty, The Spears Group, Northwest Florida https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/08/25/the-thousand-podcast-jonathan-spears/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/08/25/the-thousand-podcast-jonathan-spears/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:05:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/08/25/the-thousand-podcast-jonathan-spears/  Jonathan Spears: Scenic Sotheby’s International Realty, The Spears Group, Northwest Florida Ranked No. 87 Individual Agents by Volume Making the REAL Trends + Tom Ferry The Thousand at the age of 24, Spears’ hard work found him handling foreclosure sales. However, the luxury market was calling him and, in 2015, he joined Sotheby’s and found […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/08/25/the-thousand-podcast-jonathan-spears/feed/ 0 253 The Thousand: Kyle Seyboth, The Seyboth Team Real Estate, CENTURY 21 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/08/11/the-thousand-podcast-kyle-seyboth/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/08/11/the-thousand-podcast-kyle-seyboth/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/08/11/the-thousand-podcast-kyle-seyboth/ Kyle Seyboth, The Seyboth Team Real Estate, CENTURY 21 Rhode Island and Massachusets Ranked No. 1 real estate agent by transaction sides and No. 50 real estate agent by volume. Transitioning from an individual sales associate to a broker amid a pandemic is not for the faint of heart. Find out how Kyle made the […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/08/11/the-thousand-podcast-kyle-seyboth/feed/ 0 269 New Dates for REAL Trends Gathering of Eagles Nov. 9-11 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/03/30/new-dates-for-real-trends-gathering-of-eagles-nov-9-11/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/03/30/new-dates-for-real-trends-gathering-of-eagles-nov-9-11/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:09:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/03/30/new-dates-for-real-trends-gathering-of-eagles-nov-9-11/ New Theme and Focus—The Keys to Recovery As we promised, we rescheduled the 2020 Gathering of Eagles for November 9-11, 2020. The DealMAKERS conference will also take place November 8 and 9. We will hold the event at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Denver. To make hotel reservations click here We are pleased and excited that […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/03/30/new-dates-for-real-trends-gathering-of-eagles-nov-9-11/feed/ 0 444 Movers and Shakers: Ben Kinney Companies Launches Mortgage, Title and Escrow & ActivePipe Hires New Marketing Director https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/10/movers-and-shakers-ben-kinney-companies-launches-mortgage-title-and-escrow-activepipe-hires-new-marketing-director/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/10/movers-and-shakers-ben-kinney-companies-launches-mortgage-title-and-escrow-activepipe-hires-new-marketing-director/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:44:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/10/movers-and-shakers-ben-kinney-companies-launches-mortgage-title-and-escrow-activepipe-hires-new-marketing-director/ Up to date info on real estate industry executive movement, franchise happenings and promotions.BEN KINNEY COMPANIES LAUNCHES MORTGAGE, TITLE AND ESCROW  Ben Kinney Companies (BKCO), one of the largest owners of real estate brokerages, technology, coaching, training, and sales networks in the nation, announced the launch of mortgage, title, and escrow services under the growing […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/10/movers-and-shakers-ben-kinney-companies-launches-mortgage-title-and-escrow-activepipe-hires-new-marketing-director/feed/ 0 495 What to Expect From the CFPB in 2020 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/what-to-expect-from-the-cfpb-in-2020/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/what-to-expect-from-the-cfpb-in-2020/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:25:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/what-to-expect-from-the-cfpb-in-2020/ The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) publish its Fall Rulemaking Agenda in late 2019, giving the industry an advanced look at what regulatory activity to expect over the coming year. REAL Trends reported in January on one item on the Bureau’s Fall Regulatory Agenda—a five-year assessment of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/what-to-expect-from-the-cfpb-in-2020/feed/ 0 501 First Person: iBuyers Are Here to Stay So What’s Next? https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/first-person-ibuyers-are-here-to-stay-so-whats-next/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/first-person-ibuyers-are-here-to-stay-so-whats-next/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:24:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/first-person-ibuyers-are-here-to-stay-so-whats-next/ Just as the housing market evolves, so too does the actual business of real estate—and fueling its rapid development are the ever-changing demands of consumers. Convenience is king in our increasingly digital world. As technology becomes more commonplace in our everyday lives, it has the distinct ability to shape people’s expectations and behavior. We quickly […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/first-person-ibuyers-are-here-to-stay-so-whats-next/feed/ 0 502 7 Reasons Your Database May Not Net You Sales https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/7-reasons-your-database-may-not-net-you-sales/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/7-reasons-your-database-may-not-net-you-sales/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:18:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/7-reasons-your-database-may-not-net-you-sales/ Working your database may not yield the number of transactions you planned. Here’s what you can do about it. You’ve likely heard of the Golden Rule of the database. The Golden Rule states that an agent, if they work their database correctly, will transact as many units as approximately 10% of the size of their […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/7-reasons-your-database-may-not-net-you-sales/feed/ 0 503 How Will the Industry Address the Issue of Affordability? https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/how-will-the-industry-address-the-issue-of-affordability/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/how-will-the-industry-address-the-issue-of-affordability/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:59:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2020/02/04/how-will-the-industry-address-the-issue-of-affordability/ When there is a deficit between household formations and housing construction, we must understand that this is not just an industry issue but a huge societal one. The Wall Street Journal reports that housing starts in the state of Oregon have fallen to a 50-year low. Oregon has some of the most restrictive housing land […]

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