POWER BROKER Report Archives

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Beyond Referrals Last month, our column discussed how changes in the corporate mobility industry may herald new business opportunities for brokerage-based relocation departments. Traditionally, relocation directors focused on buyer and seller referral revenue, but with fewer corporate transfers and...	2013-04-01
Beyond the Fiscal Cliff: Ramifications Still Loom for Real Estate While the year began with a temporary reprieve due to the fiscal cliff resolution in Washington, real estate brokers continue to sort out the new playing field for the industry as the executive and legislative branches of government wrangle over the federal deficit and broad-based cuts...	2013-02-25
Beyond the Plateau: Brokers Share Growth Strategies at NAR Summit If there’s one thing you can count on in the real estate market, it’s change—and if you want your firm to succeed long-term, it had better be able to change right along with it. No one knows this better than the panelists who took part in RISMedia’s Power...	2017-02-22
Bidding Wars Still Dominate Low Inventory Markets While the pace of home-buying activities picks up around the nation, certain areas are seeing more excitement than others. As is usually the case during economic recoveries, no two cities recover in exactly the same way. Some have a glut of inventory that will take many years to...	2015-05-27
Big Data's Big Applications for Real Estate Consumers are hungry for information, and the Internet gives them unprecedented access to all kinds of it with a few clicks. When it comes to searching for a new home, buyers want as much data as possible to help them make informed choices. And sellers want to quickly find market...	2015-04-24
Big Opportunity: The Relocation Renter It’s no secret in the corporate relocation world that homeowner moves have become much scarcer. That’s a troubling reality for businesses that had come to depend on real estate commissions and referral fees generated by these prime customers and their...	2013-07-15
Bitcoin Unlikely to Crack Housing Market as Long as Dollar Thrives (MCT)—Will home purchases and mortgages ever be transacted in bitcoins? That this question gets asked with increasing frequency is an indication of how far the Bitcoin phenomenon has come. Readers should recognize that any answer at this point has to be highly...	2014-02-24
Bloomberg BNA Predicts Tax Savings for Many in 2018 Bloomberg BNA opened a window onto next year's tax planning landscape with the release of its 2018 Projected Tax Rates, a projection of inflation-adjusted tax items based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which were recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor...	2017-09-14
Branching Into Commercial Real Estate: Risk vs. Reward Whether it’s an attorney for a retail chain looking for a corner location with lots of foot traffic or a CPA for a developer of creative space who need tenants, chances are an experienced residential broker’s database is loaded with potential commercial opportunities. How...	2018-08-31
Branding Power: Can Brokers Compete with Portals? It’s no secret that the big real estate portals are on top of their branding game. With big advertising budgets, multichannel consumer branding campaigns, and ample, frequently updated content, you’d have to be living under a rock to be unfamiliar with players such as...	2013-09-23
Bridging Gaps with Interim Housing Services Demand for temporary housing accommodations within the mobility industry has expanded in recent years. Less costly and typically more accommodating than hotels, corporate housing offers the comforts and conveniences of home, comes fully furnished, including kitchen facilities, and is...	2015-11-24
Bridging the Generation Gap with New Hires “Did you see what she wore to work today? What was she thinking? This is a corporation, not a club! "How does he not know to bring a notebook and a pen to a meeting? Do I have to tell him everything?" "What would make her think it was okay to party with...	2015-12-28
Bring Calm to the Chaos in Your Business As the selling season continues to pick up, many agents find themselves busy and struggling to fit everything into their days. Although they’re grateful for the business, they worry that other important people and tasks are falling through the cracks. As a result, they may work...	2018-06-28
Broker Issues and Strategies Focus of Upcoming Atlanta Event 2014 REALTOR® Broker Summit Offers High-level Educational and Networking Opportunities Designed by brokers, exclusively for brokers, the 2014 REALTOR® Broker Summit will feature a rich line-up of speakers and sessions, tapping the expertise of leaders from both the real...	2014-06-17
Broker Strategies: Achieving More with Mastermind Groups Agent Mastermind Groups are a critical part of our culture here at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Ambassador Real Estate. Implementing Mastermind Groups sets an example for the entire organization that we expect agents to help each other and to share what is successful in their...	2016-10-25
Broker Strategies: Bringing a Global Value Prop to North America One-on-One with Engel & Völkers’ Anthony Hitt While every real estate brand has certain assets that set them apart, Engel & Völkers just might have cornered the market on differentiation. For starters, founded in 1977 in Hamburg, Germany, the premium real...	2014-09-25
Broker Strategies: Building Business, Making a Difference When Michael Saunders founded the Sarasota, Fla.-based Michael Saunders & Company in 1976, she wanted the firm to be something special. As the firm celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, Saunders feels as if it’s come to stand for everything she had hoped—especially...	2016-05-03
Broker Strategies: How to Have the Best Year Ever “It’s all about our culture – and our training!” So declared Nelson Zide, the jovial partner and senior executive vice president of ERA Key Realty, the mid-sized but mighty west-of-Boston company that in 2014 racked up the biggest year in the company’s...	2015-01-20
Broker Strategies: Innovation Done Right Kentwood Real Estate is making big waves locally and beyond with its impressive array of technology offerings and forward-thinking leadership in the competitive Denver market “Innovation” is one of those buzzwords real estate brokerages use to describe the value they...	2015-03-26
Broker Strategies: Leading With Faith, Skill and Purpose Good instincts and business savvy are reliable achievement indicators. Add great leadership skills, unshakeable faith, and a commitment to work-life balance, and the recipe for success is complete. Meet Tom Tognoli, co-founder, president and CEO of Intero Real Estate Services, the...	2015-12-28

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