Tracey Velt, Author at HousingWire Empowering Real Estate Decisions with Trusted Insights. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:38:13 +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 Tracey Velt, Author at HousingWire 32 32 242052225 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 Top team leader Bonneau Ansley on how he is redefining real estate success https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/23/top-team-leader-bonneau-ansley-on-how-he-is-redefining-real-estate-success/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/23/top-team-leader-bonneau-ansley-on-how-he-is-redefining-real-estate-success/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/23/top-team-leader-bonneau-ansley-on-how-he-is-redefining-real-estate-success/ In today's RealTrending, we speak with Bonneau Ansley, team leader of Ansley Real Estate and a partner with Christie's International Real Estate in Atlanta.

Ansley recognized early that school was not for him and figured out that his strengths lie in entrepreneurship. From his first business selling tee shirts his freshman year in college to his current position as a RealTrends + Tom Ferry The Thousand team leader, Ansley capitalized on these strengths to build a bustling real estate business. He outlined that success in his book, "Brokering Billions," and shares some of his secrets today.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/16/real-estate-brokers-focus-on-value-amid-commission-lawsuit-unease/feed/ 0 4744 Stakes are high as first buyer broker commission lawsuit goes to trial today https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/16/stakes-are-high-as-first-buyer-broker-commission-lawsuit-goes-to-trial-today/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/16/stakes-are-high-as-first-buyer-broker-commission-lawsuit-goes-to-trial-today/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:27:19 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/16/stakes-are-high-as-first-buyer-broker-commission-lawsuit-goes-to-trial-today/ The Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit goes to trial Monday and the stakes are high. Is this the end of guaranteed shared compensation?

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/16/stakes-are-high-as-first-buyer-broker-commission-lawsuit-goes-to-trial-today/feed/ 0 4743 Luxury influencer Dina Goldentayer shares the path from rentals to luxury https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/16/luxury-influencer-dina-goldentayer-shares-the-path-from-rentals-to-luxury/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/16/luxury-influencer-dina-goldentayer-shares-the-path-from-rentals-to-luxury/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/16/luxury-influencer-dina-goldentayer-shares-the-path-from-rentals-to-luxury/ On today's RealTrending, Douglas Elliman's Dina Goldentayer shares the strategies and lessons she's learned moving from rentals to becoming the No. 21 individual agent by sales volume in the RealTrends + Tom Ferry The Thousand.

Goldentayer is not afraid of hard work and saying no to opportunities that don't fit. More than that, she's built a huge Instagram audience by focusing on being authentic and informative. She shares her success strategies and offers a framework for building a luxury business.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/16/luxury-influencer-dina-goldentayer-shares-the-path-from-rentals-to-luxury/feed/ 0 4742 United Real Estate Gallery leaders talk about low-fee models and commission lawsuit prep https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/09/united-real-estate-gallery-leaders-talk-about-low-fee-models-and-commission-lawsuit-prep/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/09/united-real-estate-gallery-leaders-talk-about-low-fee-models-and-commission-lawsuit-prep/#respond Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/09/united-real-estate-gallery-leaders-talk-about-low-fee-models-and-commission-lawsuit-prep/ Ray Rivera and Sonny Downey share their perspective on the commission lawsuits. Sonny is a past president of his local MLS and Ray is the incoming 2024 president, so they have a unique view of how things may shake out. Ray and Sonny also discuss how low-fee brokerage models are able to scale so quickly […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/03/q4-brokerpulse-commission-lawsuits-spur-proactive-changes-for-real-estate-brokers/feed/ 0 4732 ShowingTime+ President Mike Lane on winning listings https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/02/showingtime-president-mike-lane-on-winning-listings/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/02/showingtime-president-mike-lane-on-winning-listings/#respond Mon, 02 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/02/showingtime-president-mike-lane-on-winning-listings/ On today's RealTrending, ShowingTime+ President Mike Lane offers insight into how showings have been impacted by the low inventory and high-interest rate market. He'll also talk about how agents can win listings, how Zillow has been impacted by the commission class-action lawsuits, and how the company is using AI to build better photography products.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/10/02/showingtime-president-mike-lane-on-winning-listings/feed/ 0 4724 United Real Estate CEO on minding the value gap for franchisees https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/09/29/united-real-estate-ceo-on-minding-the-value-gap-for-franchisees/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/09/29/united-real-estate-ceo-on-minding-the-value-gap-for-franchisees/#respond Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:29:08 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/09/29/united-real-estate-ceo-on-minding-the-value-gap-for-franchisees/ “You’ve probably heard this mantra — your listing, your lead, but most of the lead aggregators in the country say, ‘Your listing, our lead, and then we’ll distribute it to whoever pays us the most,'” said Dan Duffy, CEO of United Holdings at Elevate, the firm’s annual conference held in Orlando. “We’re trying to reverse […]

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/09/29/united-real-estate-ceo-on-minding-the-value-gap-for-franchisees/feed/ 0 4718 Real estate agents are staying put: Relitix https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/09/26/real-estate-agents-are-staying-put-relitix/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/09/26/real-estate-agents-are-staying-put-relitix/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2023 13:27:52 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2023/09/26/real-estate-agents-are-staying-put-relitix/ Real estate agents are moving much less between brokerages than the post-pandemic peak seen in the summer of 2021, Relitix’s inaugural Agent Movement Index™ shows. The index shows the relative degree of movement between real estate brokerages by experienced agents and is indexed to the level of mobility in January 2016. The graph shows that, […]

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