1. THE FIRST TWO RULES OF SELLING
Business Insider reports “Ben Caballero sold 4,799 homes worth a cumulative $1.9 billion in 2017 — an average of 92 homes per week.” Can you imagine? The top real-estate broker in the US sold $1.9 billion worth of homes in 2017 — and he says he pulled it off by following two top rules of selling: No. 1, you’ve got to make it easy, and No. 2, they’ve got to like you. Easy right?
2. 2019 DESIGN TRENDS
“If you’re looking to redecorate or renovate your home in 2019, you’ve come to the right place.” Mitchell Parker, home design journalist for Houzz, writes about cool spaces and innovative trends. Here are his 32 Home Design Trends That Will Rule in 2019. Any of them worth taking home?
3. DIVE DEEP
The Realty Times says Working with Almost Now Clients is important work. You know you should be staying in touch with them… “But your “almost now” clients exist in a nebulous world between your “now” clients and your “future” clients. You definitely know who they are. You’ve met with or spoken to them. They have indicated that they are interested in working with you—but not right now. Perhaps in three months. Perhaps in six months. Perhaps in a year or two. ” Bottom line is, everyone, no matter their time frame needs to have personal, professional, ongoing communication from their agent.
*These three articles have been shared almost 10,000 time since they’ve been published this week. Stay tuned as we curate more great real estate news content this year. There may be a few nuggets that may change the way you think about real estate. Happy 2019!
