POWER BROKER Report Archives

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3 Steps to Understanding Personality Types If you were to ask 10 home sellers or buyers who have all worked with the same real estate agent—delivering the exact same service—to rate the service they received, you'd probably get a variety of different ratings. This happens because every client is unique....	2017-10-30
3 Proven Management Techniques that Work In business, the only thing that matters is what works, says Peder Johnsen. “The people in your company who are dealing with your customers – the clerks, the caregivers, the customer service reps – are where the rubber meets the road,” says the CEO of Concordis...	2014-08-27
2019 Real Estate Firms Outlook: Growth Expected Despite Market Downturn Despite a reported dip in business activity from 2017, real estate firms say they are expecting growth for 2019. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) recently released its 2019 Profile of Real Estate Firms, a report detailing the business activity and characteristics of real...	2019-04-26
2018 To-Do: Adapt Your Business to the On-Demand Economy The clock is just about to run out on 2017, and now is the time to assess, regroup and strategize. How did you do? What's next? Catering to the on-demand economy—the consumer-driven, get-it-now landscape we live in today—is a must for real estate practitioners...	2017-11-30
2017 Outlook: Will Policy Changes Extend the Expansion? Despite a strong year-end performance by the stock market and a post-election jump in confidence among consumers and businesses, limited information on the new administration's potential economic policies led to a conservative 2017 growth projection of 2.0 percent, according to the...	2017-01-27
2016: The Return of a Feel-Good Real Estate Market? Legendary NASCAR driver Bobby Unser, who steered his way to three Indy 500 championships in three succeeding decades, had a simple recipe for achievement. “Success,” he maintained, “is where preparation meets opportunity.” If you believe that –...	2015-10-28
2014: The Year of the Vacation Buyer Last year was the year of the vacation buyer. Based on the recently released 2015 NAR Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey, the share of vacation buyers in the overall market increased 57.4 percent. While there was a growth in vacation buyers, there was a continued drop in...	2015-04-23
2014 Housing Market Outlook: Sales Steady, Prices Up Since the height of the housing bubble, the number of renter households has grown by 5.5 million (from 2006 to 2013), while the number of home-owning households has fallen by 1.5 million. This shift has pushed the homeownership rate down to 65 percent from the peak of 69 percent...	2013-11-22
2 Rate Hikes are Better than 4 With all eyes on the Federal Reserve, real estate brokers around the nation are holding their breaths in anticipation of a strong spring market this year. The year began with some pessimism marked by the double-whammy of the first rate increase since the Great Recession in December...	2016-03-30
10 Ways to Maintain a Winning Business Blog Blogging is a cost-effective and popular way of offering information and service to clients. Not only does it grow your business reach, but if done right, it positions you as a voice of authority. Here are 10 winning ways to maintain a popular business blog. Show your individual...	2014-06-17
10 U.S. Cities Now Have 1 Million People or More San Jose, Calif., is now among the 10 U.S. cities with a population of 1 million or more, according to estimates recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. California now has three cities with 1 million or more people (Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose), tying Texas (Houston,...	2015-05-27
'Fur Babies' Drive Home Improvements Sixty-one percent of U.S. households have an animal or plan to get one in the future and 99 percent of owners feel that their animal is part of their family. In the Animal House: Remodeling Impact report, animal owners share their experiences of renovating their homes to enhance the...	2017-03-23
'From Neighborhood Golf Course Guy to CEO': Gino Blefari No matter who you are or where you come from, there are seven steps that can always lead you to success. No special connections and no entitlements necessary—just follow these steps consistently and reap the rewards. This was the powerful message HSF Affiliates CEO Gino...	2016-09-21
'Come In And Shut The Door:' Communication Breach In The Workplace Revealed In the workplace, "come in and shut the door" usually precedes a tough conversation and is a phrase known to strike terror in the hearts of employees. But the manager on the other side of the desk is likely feeling just as apprehensive about delivering the news, according to...	2016-03-03
Comprehensive Destination Services: Global Assignment Lifeline A previous column introduced RDC’s new GDS program; here we offer further insight toward developing a comprehensive DSP program. International assignments present many challenges for assignees and if unsuccessful, are especially costly for corporate employers. Although most...	2016-01-29
Communication Smog: How Much is it Costing Your Company? What would you do if a pollutant in your office was killing $5,000 of profit this year? What would you do if every single employee spewed forth that much pollution each year? This pollutant called “Ineffective Communication” affects every employee and causes smog in your...	2015-10-29
Commercial vs. Residential: Say 'So Long' to Silos? The trend for several years has been for residential real estate practitioners to dabble in commercial real estate sales to bump up their income. Should commercial real estate specialists also explore residential business activity? As we saw in the 2017 Choosing a Career...	2019-02-27
Bridging Cultures to Gain Clients Corporate employers are bringing many more foreign nationals into the U.S. each year. This influx of new relocation customers is a welcome opportunity but also brings new service complexities. Here is a glimpse of cutting-edge practices to serve and grow the US-inbound relocation...	2013-05-05
Boosted by Job Wins, Consumer Confidence Rises Americans' confidence in the economy, as well as their employment and income picture, is rising, brightened by gains in the labor market. In May, The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index® jumped to 134.1—an improvement from the month prior, when the Index...	2019-05-31
71 Percent Would Not Apply to a Company Experiencing Negative Publicity Negative publicity not only damages a company's brand, but also its ability to recruit talent. According to the latest CareerBuilder survey, 71 percent of U.S. workers would not apply to a company experiencing negative press. Female workers are much more likely not to apply to a...	2017-07-20

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