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Whether you’re managing a small team or a large office, your brokerage’s success will depend on how good you are at inspiring and motivating those whom you manage. “If you don’t get leadership right, everything else will fall apart,” said Alicia Matheson, business coach for Matheson Global Consulting, as she led a crowded session Sunday [...]
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR(R) Magazine You can clean the air with plants. And in an age when “healthy home” is what so many buyers are saying they crave, you may find this a cheaper alternative to improving the air quality in a home by just being smarter about the plants you choose to stage [...]
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine The shower in the master bathroom is getting a lot more attention. In fact, it’s one of the main splurges among renovating homeowners, according to the 2017 U.S. Houzz Bathroom Trends Study. These “statement showers,” as Houzz dubs them in its report, include high-tech features, like rainfall showerheads, dual [...]
By Lauren Tussey Sal Giunta To kick off the final day of the 2017 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in Chicago, Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta spoke about his journey from 18-year-old Subway employee to a service member earning the highest award available to members of the U.S. military. “We are all in this world together. We [...]
From left, Good Neighbors Louise McLean, Bryson Garbett, Howard Hanna, Kay Wilson-Bolton, and Sal Dimiceli. For communities to be strong, neighbors must unite and contribute to the overall well-being of their areas. But you don’t have to lead a charity or be an activist to make a positive impact where you live. REALTOR® Magazine’s 2017 [...]
A shortage of homes for-sale continues to weigh on the market and is one of the biggest obstacles facing home buyers. But homebuilders say stop blaming us. “It does feel like every other [report] has Lawrence Yun [NAR’s chief economist] saying, ‘Builders need to build more,’” Robert Dietz, chief economist of the National Association of [...]
It was one of the most coveted tickets to nab during the REALTORS® Conference & Expo this week: The YPN speakeasy networking event in Chicago at a 1920s-era lounge cleverly named Untitled. About 400 members gathered face-to-face with their peers from across the country to celebrate the ninth annual Network of the Year Awards. A [...]
Former con artist Frank Abagnale knows first-hand how easy it is to assume another person’s identity, and he’s now devoted his life to helping others avoid getting duped. Abagnale’s story is well-known: From the ages of 15 to 21, he assumed identities as an airline pilot, physician, lawyer, and others. His story was depicted in [...]
Megan Hornsby and Harrison Beacher Three millennial real estate professionals say their jobs were key in helping to retire student loan debt and get on track toward a stable financial future. Tyler Meyer of Shorewest, REALTORS®, in Delavan, Wis.; Harrison Beacher of the Harrison Beacher Group in Washington, D.C.; and Megan Hornsby of RE/MAX Preferred [...]
Apple has become the most lucrative company in the world because of the simple, consistent customer experience it provides, Terry Watson, ABR, GRI, a Chicago-based real estate professional and motivational speaker, told attendees at the REALTORS® Conference & Expo on Sunday. “Apple stores are designed so that you can scan everything in the entire store [...]