One of the fastest growing cybercrimes in the U.S. is wire fraud in real estate. About 9,600 people were victims of wire fraud in the real estate and rental sector in 2017, with losses of more than $56 million, according to FBI data.The highest reported fraud in real estate last year was Business Email Compromise/Email Account Compromise. Fraudsters will assume the identity of the title or real estate agent and forge the person’s email and othe
By always staying in touch, you can generate leads while you’re out of officeSummer might be a time of fun and sun, but your business never goes on vacation. Even if you’re a solo operation, your business should stay in motion whether you’re out of the office for a few days—or a few weeks.So what do you do when you want to take some well-deserved time off? Here are a few tips to keep your business humming.Plan your marketingWhen you work
Plus 5 questions to capitalize on your visitors and capture more leadsWhen holding an Open House, most agents operate by one of two approaches: Hoping and praying to the real estate gods that people show up to your Open House, or… Holding a Mega Open House!I’m sharing five of my best tips on how to drive tons of traffic to your Open House plus five more on how to convert those visitors into buyers and sellers.These strategies are designed to
Will technology change the entire relationship consumers have with real estate professionals?Agents need to adapt, but their value remains critical to the transactionIt’s no secret: money talks. And the money being poured into alternative technologies and business models in efforts to upend traditional real estate transactions is now too much of a deluge to ignore.For example, many see Opendoor’s recent $300 million funding round as its offic
Homeowners in some affluent neighborhoods across the country are lobbying city and state representatives to fight against noise from overhead planes that fly over their communities since new flight routes were recently implemented. Owners are posting signs in their yards and have even developed technology to make filing complaints as easy as the press of a button.In 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration’s Next Generation Air Transportation
Yelp’s local search and reviews site does not need to remove negative comments posted by a user about businesses or services, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday, in a 4-to-3 decision. The closely watched case in California could have implications nationally.The court ruled that federal law protected internet companies from liability for statements written by others. As such, the decision to remove posts is at the company’s discretion,
About RaulI'm a fifteen year veteran of the Escrow and Title industry. I also have an in depth understanding of the home loan process. All of these capabilities give me the advantage of serving clients with an exceptional knowledge base, resources and a level of quality that is unsurpassed! I'm fluent in Spanish which is also of great benefit to the growing Hispanic population in our area. Being one of fourteen children I have learned at a young
Young adults express such a strong desire to own a home that they are willing to take on extra work or make another major sacrifice in order to afford one. Thirty-six percent of millennial home buyers say they’ve taken a second job to save for a down payment, according to a new Redfin survey of about 500 respondents between the ages of 24 and 38 who plan to buy their first home in the coming year.The top concern among these first-time home buye
Tom Ferry shares tips on leveraging your buyers (really!) into more listingsSomewhere out there is a seller who just hasn’t fully committed to the idea yet. So how do you get people who have been contemplating selling their house to take that next step and open the door to a conversation with you?I reached out to some of the brightest minds I know, and together we put together 4 no-brainer hacks to generate listings now.If you want more listing
Grab your selfie stick, because June 30 is Social Media Day. Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest have become vital for real estate marketers to get their content out to their audience and connect with prospective clients.“Hopefully, if you’re an agent, you spend more time on social media doing business than scrolling through feeds,” says Grant Findlay-Shirras, co-founder of Parkbench.com, a rea
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