Posts with tag 'Career development'

Once you become a REALTOR®, that's not the end of the story – not by a long shot! One of the reasons why Homesale Realty is successful in producing top real estate performers is this: We help our team members prepare and make the most of ongoing professional education.

In many fields, continuing education is considered kind of a drag. In real estate, it truly has the potential to accelerate your career by giving you all-new skills you could end up using every day. Although continuing education is a must in real estate, standards vary. Each state has its own expectations. Understanding the requirements and adapting to them is essential to your success.

Don't worry if you've never been a good test-taker: You're given plenty of time to meet your continuing education requirements. The challenge is to stay organized and get started promptly.

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Online reputation management is an important consideration for virtually any business. It's even more vital for professionals who make their money by providing expertise to their clients. In real estate, your reputation is essential fuel for growth. Our ability to help team members improve their reputation is one reason why Homesale Realty is the best place to build a practice.

Reputation management is essential because most of your future clients will find you online first. Before they know you well, they'll compare your reviews and testimonials to others in your area.

Since the vast majority of people trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations, it's worthwhile to make online reputation management a cornerstone of your marketing efforts. Done right, it can give prospective customers the extra incentive to contact you before competitors. That, in turn, makes agents of any experience level less reliant on word-of-mouth business. Here's how to do it right:

1. Set Up Accounts on Online Review Platforms
   Most of today's online review platforms will automatically create an account for each business in a town or city. However, to respond to reviews or update your listing, you'll need to claim your account. To start with, focus on getting set up with Google My Business and Yelp. Reviews on these platforms are the most visible to people making immediate buying decisions.

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Wondering why Homesale Realty is the best around? Because our agents never miss out on an opportunity—and that includes in the holiday season!

The holiday season has a bad rap for real estate because it's when listings (and interest in them!) tend to ramp down. Prospecting can be a bit more challenging than other times of the year. Still, you can get a lot done in December if you know how to use it right.

Let's look at some of the best ways to end the year strong in real estate:

1. Focus on Engaging Sellers
   Sellers tend to get anxious that buyers won't bite during the slow season. They've probably already been advised that buyers are scarce, but they are motivated to try anyway. Remind them that buyers who are active in November and December tend to move the fastest. Listing in the winter will get attention from a smaller but much more energetic audience.

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Building a great real estate team can render exceptional benefits for your business, especially in the starting stages. But building a team from the ground up is no easy task, and can either be a smart idea or a money pit. It takes time and due diligence to build a team that will help expand your networking and investment opportunities. We bring you 5 simple tips that will help you build a successful real estate team.

1. Evaluate Your Needs
   To get started on building a successful real estate team, you have to first identify the driving need or goal. Whether you're trying to increase your revenue, ensure you consistently have access to opportunities, allocate more time for yourself, or you need someone to handle your general tasks, you need to understand why you're setting up a team so you can align that with your hiring decisions. It's also important to pinpoint skills and characteristics that you excel at, as well as your weaknesses or areas of improvement.

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Starting a new career in real estate can seem daunting at first glance, especially to a new agent. But what makes great agents truly awesome at their trade starts with a great mentor to help them through the early career bumps along the way. 

This is why Homesale Realty puts such a premium on helping new agents get acclimated to their new lifestyle through solid mentorship. Learn more about the importance of teamwork and how to be an effective mentor.

• Listen to Your New Colleagues
  Sometimes when we're starting out in any new endeavor, we simply need to talk out our frustrations, fears, and expectations, which is why it's so important to have someone who is a good listener.  Good listeners also can process information for the speaker and help them come to a logical conclusion of their thoughts.
  
  More often than not, if we are allowed to "talk it out" to someone willing to take the time and listen, we can learn and draw our own conclusions about whatever is going on around us. A great mentor is always a good listener and is available to help their mentee vocalize the things that they are thinking about.

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