POWER BROKER Report Archives

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Survey: Small Business Owners Thrive on Independence Seventy percent of small business respondents in a survey issued by Endurance International Group believe owning a small business is the best job they have ever had, despite the significant financial and personal costs. This majority finding underscores the value small...	2016-07-01
Survey: Teens & Parents Express Limited Concern about College Debt Fewer than one in four teens say "taking on too much debt" is their top worry about paying for college, according to the findings of the third annual Teen College Savings Barometer survey, recently released by Private College 529 Plan, a prepaid tuition plan sponsored by more...	2015-05-27
Survey: The Risks of Making the Wrong Hire A new study from Monster Worldwide, Inc. reveals that nine-in-ten small business owners (89 percent) identify hiring the wrong person for a job as a risk to the company, with half (51 percent) saying it is a major risk. Conducted by Braun Research on behalf of Monster, the Small...	2016-05-06
Take a Bow and Reclaim Your Rightful Place Get ready for a news flash: Real estate is a really hard business. I've been in the game for 13 years and have seen the changes, including the incredible rise of Zillow and realtor.com®, along with the impact the Keller Williams model has made—and somehow, as Todd...	2017-05-02
Taking It to the Streets: MRED’s New Consumer Campaign for Broker Public Portal The real estate industry’s thundering response to the Broker Public Portal (BPP) with Homesnap initiative has been impressive. Backed by brokerages of all sizes across the country, our reach now extends to over 900,000 agents through their MLSs. In the Pacific Northwest alone,...	2018-09-28
Tapping into the Right Technology In an environment where changes happen on a seemingly daily basis, staying ahead on technology can be a tall order for brokers. In this interview, Prudential Towne Realty's Barbara Wolcott and Coldwell Banker Routh Realty's Sally Routh - both members of RISMedia's Real...	2013-11-22
Taxing Relocation: Your Bigger Slice of a Smaller Pie Lowering taxes is always a popular theme this time of year. Especially this year, when sweeping tax changes seem imminent, it’s tempting to think what we’d do with more dollars in our pockets after taxes. Both for businesses and individuals, having more discretionary money...	2017-11-29
Team Accountability: Harsh or Helpful? Every turn of the calendar, people make New Year’s resolutions. Every election, politicians say that government leaders need to be held accountable. And every year organizations tell their leaders, “We need to hold our people to their words and actions.”...	2015-02-25
Technology’s End Game: Redefining Customer Service While technology developments in the real estate space may dazzle and impress, they don’t truly serve the needs of brokers and agents unless they help fulfill one primary goal: making the real estate process quicker, easier and cheaper for homebuyers and sellers. During a recent...	2014-04-24
Texting: No. 1 for Business-to-Millennial Communication According to a recent survey of U.S. millennials, SMS, or text messaging, is the obvious choice for customer engagement, with texting cited as the most preferred communication channel for receiving notifications from businesses. While 72 percent of millennials note they text 10 or more...	2016-09-21
The 4 Keys to Reproducible Results Matthew and Janice are emerging entrepreneurs who recently went into business together. During a meeting, they discussed their future profit projections and how well their business is performing financially six-months after its opening. What began as a conversation about dollars and...	2016-06-28
The American Dream is Alive and Well, but Will the Starter Home Survive? Achieving the American Dream conventionally involved acquiring a starter home—purchasing a house for life led now, with the intention to trade up to a home that meets needs in the future. The Dream’s alive and well. Starter homes? Hardly. A solid three-quarters of...	2016-07-01
The Art of 'BRT': Building Relationships With Trust Looking back at the factors that have helped create a sustainable business model for over 20 years, I reflect on marketing strategies, sales skills, training and always trying to do the right thing, in addition to a variety of other factors that can—and have—contributed to...	2018-08-31
The Business Activity of NAR Members in 2017 It’s that time of year again - the National Association of REALTORS® has surveyed its members and released the 2017 Member Profile. According to this year's report, the median sales volume for brokerage specialists increased to $1.9 million in 2016 from $1.8 million in...	2017-07-20
The Changing Dynamics of Real Estate Investment In today’s recovering residential real estate market, investors have played an important role, accounting for more than 20 percent of all purchases in recent months. As noted in an article that appeared on RISMedia.com on August 28, entitled “A New Breed of Real...	2013-10-18
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declines The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had improved in June, declined in July. The Index now stands at 90.9 (1985=100), down from 99.8 in June. The Present Situation Index decreased moderately from 110.3 last month to 107.4 in July, while the Expectations Index...	2015-07-29
The Good, Bad and Ugly: Social Media's Impact on Your Brand (eM+C)—There’s no denying that social media has taken the world by storm. Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter boast millions of users. Social media is a huge engagement, staffing, retention and, increasingly, branding tool. It’s at the foundation of what I call...	2013-05-05
The High Cost of Cheap Translation You pay for the best technology and training. Your legal and administrative people are top-notch. You choose your advertising and marketing partners with utmost care. And then you pick the lowest bidder for your translations. There’s a good chance you’ve just made...	2016-08-16
The Housing Market Is Stronger Than We Thought Late last year, analysts were betting on a break from the hot housing market, which had begun to breed concerns of instability. How long could prices really run up? The consensus was strong: Expect interest rates to rise to 5 percent—possibly 6...	2019-04-25
The IMLS: Going Global in a Shrinking World For Dan Forsman, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties, it’s the new wave in real estate—a means to attract foreign buyers searching in their native language to local Atlanta listings. For Mike Pappas, CEO of The Keyes Company, it offers maximum...	2015-08-25

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