Some of the best from the web this past week:
Real Estate Ads at Boston Condo Domain
Helping Agents Understand and Benefit from the Online World at Zillow Blog
Are Lenders Redlining Entire Cities? at San Diego Real Estate
More Real Estate Organizations Sued over Search Patents at Future of Real Estate Marketing
The Real Estate Business Is Content, Not […]

Have you ever had a prospect say to you “Tell me about your products and I only have 10 minutes”? What have you done in this situation? What was the response you received?
Before we look at three ways to respond, let’s look at the “I only have 10 minutes” statement.
The “I only have 10 minutes” […]

RIS Media recently conducted a survey on what people considered necessary for being a good boss. The response was:
1. Communication/listening skills
2. Effective leadership skills
3. Trust in their employees to do their jobs well
4. Flexibility and understanding
5. Intelligence
6. Teamwork skills and even temperament
7. Interest in employee development
8. Ability to share credit
9. Successful in finding and […]

Some of the best from the web this past week:
Seth’s Advice for Real Estate Agents at Future of Real Estate Marketing
Using other listings for leverage at AgentGenius.com
Still Confused About Conforming Loan Limits? at theFrontSteps
Real Estate Web 2.0 — Google Is Watching at Bonzai Real Estate Blog
Is Your Website Working Against Your Real Estate Career? at […]

As a catch up on this story, my wife and I were being crammed into a two-seat Mazda Miata by our agent, “Rick” and heading out to look at some open houses.
For those who don’t know, let me tell you about the inside of a Mazda Miata. It’s ridiculous. It looks like it was […]

“I want to be professional”.
What do people mean by this? Is there such a thing as a professional salesperson? Does it matter anyway? And how can you become a professional salesperson?
It always intrigues me every time a salesperson says that they want to be professional. Do they mean that they want to act professionally or […]

Cold calls, can be described as a bunch of unsolicited random sales calls. Remember that the people you call to give information have not asked for it. You are, on your own giving out the information. Most certainly you will encounter both positive and negative responses. Some people simply love and enjoy such calls, while […]

Q. What is eCommission?
A. eCommission is a commission financing service headquartered in Austin, Texas, who provides real estate sales professionals with advance payment of their commissions within 24 hours.
Q. Is eCommission a bank?
A. No. eCommission is a service provided to professional real estate agents by eCommission Financial Services, a privately held corporation specializing in financial […]

Some of the best from the web this past week:
Real Estate Trends 2008: Video highlights at Real Blogging
Google Spreading More Love To Real Estate Blogs? at 4realz.net
Real Estate Foreclosures By State at The Absurd Report
Luxury Real Estate Insider: A Look Back at Industry Trends in 2007 at Helium Report
Buying at the bottom at Trulia
Stefan Swanepoel […]

In today’s market conditions, it’s important for real estate agents to have many tools and skills available to them to create more sales. Short Sales are one way that an agent can make money in this market, unfortunately many of them make mistakes that cost them.
Tim Harris writes an article called 5 Mistakes Agents […]