The Newest Real Estate Technologies of 2025 Real estate technology is moving fast. In the past six months, from March through August 2025, a fresh wave of tools has landed on our desks. Some feel like future concepts. Others already save real time and real money. I put together this ranked list of the most…
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The Buyer-Agent Compensation Shift: What 2025 Demands of You A little over a year ago, I told a room of REALTORS®: “When a paradigm shifts, past success guarantees nothing. Everyone goes back to zero.” That was the day our MLS removed the field showing buyer-agent compensation. It wasn’t a rumor – it happened. And with…
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Why Your Next Listing Needs a Floor Plan (and How to Deliver One in 15 Minutes) Think about this: buyers aren’t just browsing photos anymore—they’re evaluating fit and flow. Floor plans make that decision easy. A Big Move That Signals Where the Industry Is Headed NextHome just set a company-wide standard to include a floor…
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$500 a Day for 90 Minutes? The Scam Targeting Real Estate Agents in a Slow Market When I tell agents to watch out for job scams, I’m not speaking in the abstract. I got one myself — and the market is slow enough right now that some people will read it and think, “Hmm… maybe.”
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The One AI Tool I’d Bet On (and Exactly How Agents Can Use It to Automate Their Business) Every now and then, I find myself going down a rabbit hole—part curiosity, part research—for something I can bring back to help real estate agents work smarter. Recently, I asked a question that I think cuts right…
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Why Real Estate Agents Should Consider Going All-In on Apple The overlooked advantage of using macOS, iOS, and iPadOS in perfect sync Most real estate agents run their businesses using a mishmash of devices—often a Windows PC at the office, an Android phone in their pocket, and maybe an old iPad floating around. And while…
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If you’re in real estate, you already know that long term success is never about luck. It’s about choices—small, daily ones that add up over time.This week, I came across something in James Clear’s excellent 3-2-1 Newsletter that stopped me in my tracks: “Strangely, life gets harder when you try to make it easy. Exercising…
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How to Wake Up a Sleeping CRM Mini Guide Let’s get something straight: despite all the noise about AI, instant cash offers, and DIY real estate apps, agents are still at the center of the transaction — and there’s one big reason why: Relationships. People still want a trusted guide, not just a search bar…
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The Three Currencies Every Real Estate Pro Must Master – And How to Trade Them Wisely I owe today’s post to Michael Montgomery, the brain behind REV Real Estate School’s weekly “REALTOR Wisdom” newsletter. Every Friday his bite-sized email lands in my inbox with three quick ideas and one quotable insight designed to sharpen an…
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Let’s cut through the fluff. Most agents think they’re working hard, but often, they’re avoiding the real work and hoping a shiny new app or CRM will save the day. It won’t. But these three things will. 1. Mine Your Database with a Systematic Follow-Up Plan Why it’s a winner: It’s low-cost, warm, and the…
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