Purchasing property, especially a home, can be a very emotional experience. As a buyer agent, it is your job to be the voice of reason, the buffer, and sometimes the peacemaker. While many transactions are completed with a minimum of negotiations, others are fraught…
As the saying goes, “the kitchen is the heart of your home.” When selling a home, most real estate professionals will vouch that kitchen renovations are worthy investments that will likely increase your resale value. In a recent video from realtor.com®, DIY expert and…
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) says that the majority of homebuyers consider the internet as the best place to kick off home hunting. Indeed, 99 percent of Millenials (who make up 66 percent of first-time buyers) check a real estate website at least…
Part of knowing your audience as a real estate agent is anticipating what they need and expect from your services. Without accounting for your real estate clients’ common needs and expectations, you might be underperforming and risk losing their business. How do you anticipate…
Starting your own real estate business requires a lot of hard work and commitment. How can you avoid the pitfalls that leave so many small businesses languishing after a few years? Start by developing and harnessing your real estate business skills. To help you…
How much money will you make during your first year in real estate? It’s hard to say. So much comes into play to determine your real estate income. Your market, the overall state of the industry, how many agents you are up against, and…
Becoming a real estate agent requires a giant leap of faith and an investment of time and money. That’s why some agents may choose to test the waters with a part-time real estate position while hanging onto the steady income from another job. Industry…
There’s a reason the typical commercial real estate agent salary is six figures. The learning curve to become a commercial agent is six months to six years and comes with an expectation of increased education, said Thomas Riley, a New Hampshire commercial agent and treasurer…
If you’re considering switching careers to real estate, you might be wondering, “How much does the average real estate agent make?” Planning ahead to know how much you can expect to earn before starting a new career will help you understand how much to…
Real Estate Express is back with an all-new guide stuffed with the latest income statistics from licensed real estate professionals across the United States. In November of 2021, we reached out to thousands of licensed real estate agents and brokers to better understand the tactics…
Before Redfin and Zillow and 3-D video tours became the techno-tools for finding a property, real estate agents guided clients through the minefields of buying and selling a house. Today, 90 percent of home buyers rely on the internet as a primary research tool,…
When you launch your real estate career, as with any small business, you’ll need to budget startup costs into the total cost of being an agent. You’ll have to cover some of these expenses before selling your first property. If you prepare for these…
Learning how to make more in real estate takes time and commitment, but recent research shows there’s one thing that is guaranteed to increase your earnings: be happy. If it sounds too simple, it’s not. We surveyed agents across the country to uncover how…
Today there are more than 5 million people working in various parts of the real estate industry in the United States. Real estate has many wide-ranging career opportunities associated with it, both directly and indirectly. Many real estate jobs require licensing—such as a real…
Money management is an important skill for budgeting and to keep afloat in this commission-driven profession—especially during the initial phase of launching your real estate business. As a new real estate agent, you must deal with the unpredictability of when and how much you…
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