Risk is a part of our everyday lives, both in personal and business settings. While its scale, scope and severity will often vary between industries and between businesses, as will its impact, no industry or business is immune to it. Here’s how to manage risk in your real estate business. When it comes to the […]
As social distancing becomes the new normal throughout the US and the world, professionals across industries are making drastic and immediate changes to their work and presentation styles. With the quick shift to working from home, business leaders, lawyers and sales and marketing teams are navigating new terrain—figuring out how to effectively communicate in a […]
From REAL Trends, the trusted source for real estate industry news and trends. This is REAL Trending episode 73. We’re analyzing the most important trends affecting brokerage companies and their agents. I’m Steve Murray, president of REAL Trends. Today, we’re discussing getting close to your people, preserving cash, but a new topic, how to bet […]
The famous saying goes, “Leaders are readers,” and this rings true for every profession out there, including real estate agents.
First, if you are an employee, create a list of questions to ask your HR team. Before you set up your new work-from-home space or even if you’ve already left the office to go remote, circle back with your HR team to understand how you’re covered if you experience a work related issue at home. […]
Lennox Scott, Chairman and CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate in Washington, California, Idaho, and Oregon
COVID-19 is having an increasing impact on the way we conduct business and most certainly on buying and selling houses. This author can personally attest to the impact on the real estate industry. We had unfortunate time and listed our house just days before the initial wave of COVID-19 diagnosis hit the U.S. As realtors […]
REAL Trends President Steve Murray outlines the benefits of The Cares Act’s Payroll Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance (EIDL). The latter provides a $10,000 forgivable loan to independent contractors.
Video content is all the rage nowadays. There is no doubt about that. And YouTube is the queen of all platforms you can post your videos on. However, there is a lot of competition on YouTube. Here’s how to get your real estate videos watched on YouTube.
I love this industry. It’s been my home for 44 years now. In my time, there have been three significant recessions and one minor one. We all hear that the recovery from this one we are now in will be a “V” shaped recovery—fast downward move followed by a fast upward move. We all pray […]
