Find out how to recognize workplace toxicity, learn how to avoid it, and pick up tips on how to cut out trolls online
The brokerage has grown rapidly thanks to generous handouts of cash and stocks to newly onboarded real estate agents. But amid leaner times, those perks are going away
It's the matchup of 2 erstwhile rivals, and bitter foes to many in the real estate industry, that has tongues wagging and agents shaking their heads
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While you've probably thought about a lot of aspects of practicing real estate, the one you should start with is your personal safety. Here's how to stay safer as you go about your daily activities
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Interest rates and out-of-whack supply and demand have Powell calling for a market 'reset.' Here's what that means for the real estate industry
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Laughing and cheering at the expense of others, whether those others are real estate professionals losing their jobs or celebrities embroiled in abusive situations, has no place in this industry
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During its tenure, REX made a lot of noise in court, but not so much in the marketplace. Now, as they appear to have bowed out of the fight, at least in part, Jay Thompson is left wondering what all of the fuss was about
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A solid training and development program is quite likely to improve retention, as well as attract new talent. Although you may lose someone occasionally, you’re also going to have happier, more satisfied agents working for and with you
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Although the overturning of Roe v. Wade promises to have a massive cultural impact, some experts also posit an impact on migration patterns
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You may have the best intentions in the world and consider yourself an advocate for women (I do). But now's the time to shut up and listen — don't learn this lesson the hard way
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Agents are prone to wanting to fix everything; it’s the nature of the business. That makes it tough to communicate in the face of uncertainty
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You want to help your clients, that’s totally understandable. You need to remember, though, where your expertise lies, and it's not in predicting the future of a very volatile situation
Lumping people into “generations” based on population shifts on a graph and applying wholesale marketing techniques to them makes about as much sense as me telling you to avoid people born in the year of the rabbit, says Jay Thompson. Here’s why he thinks marketing by age demographics is a racket.
Need a little boost in motivation? From Michael Jordan to Confucius, here are some wise words from the world's most successful individuals to give you that dose of inspiration (or simply just entertainment)
Back in August, Jay Thompson spent three weeks in the middle of the Pacific, confined to a 72-foot boat plowing through waves in an impossibly large ocean. Here's what he learned on the epic adventure — about people, real estate and life