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June
17



In this ever-evolving world of real estate, it is more important than ever to distinguish yourself amongst all the other players on the field. What makes you different? Why should a client hire you and not your competition? Your market knowledge, your great personality and your empathetic heart will set you apart, but how do you get into the game? Ready for the ball? To truly excel, you need to stay connected with your colleagues, attend those all-important sales and training meetings, and yes, even learn to enjoy a bit of role play. Think of it as the triple threat in your real estate toolkit.

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Let's face it, working in real estate can sometimes feel like you're on an island. Unless you're Tom Hanks in the movie "Cast Away," it is bette...

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June
10

"We figure out how to steal. That's what we do."
-the supposed "ringleader" of an organized attempt to sell Graceland for $3.8 million said upon realizing his efforts were in vain last month

I'll get into this a little bit more later, but we need to quickly make sure that we are all on the same page about the rampant fraud in real estate these days. On May 17thExpert Real Estate Advisors (Bellator agents) were notified of a slight tweak to company policy related to these types of scams. What we are seeing the most in our areas are scammers targeting agents asking them to list lots and land held by out-of-town owners.

Vacant lots and land...

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June
3

First, I want to thank Terryl Reeves for his kind words in last week's Broker Bit edition (linked here in case you missed it). It is an honor to work with all the Bellator Brokers. We all have different styles and backgrounds which makes it even cooler that we all get along so well. We are fortunate to have over 215 years of combined Broker experience working together for you.

Work ethic . . . Do you have one? Is yours working for you? Your work ethic is always important, but as our market changes and how our daily business practices will have to adjust, your work ethic is going to be more important than...

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May
24

I hope we are all hyper-aware of the major changes coming in a little over a month regarding how we assist buyers as agents or transaction brokers. We will need to have a meeting with our buyers prior to showing them any homes. As a Ninja, hopefully you're already doing this in your "Buyer Counseling Interview" or "Buyer Consultation". Bellator will have new documents and guidelines rolling out in early June to address the upcoming changes and we will train heavily on this prior to the planned implementation date in July.

The key difference between the Ninja pre-showing meeting (asking qualifying questions, setting appropriate expectations, etc.) is that we will now be required to have a buyer representation agreement signed...

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May
17

Surely many of you have heard of Lawrence Yun who has been the Chief Economist for NAR since September 2008. Whenever I see some predictions or opinion articles by him, I make sure I read them. He was a cool head back in the Great Recession providing Realtors with the facts and figures of the housing market without the doom, gloom and emotion. 

In this recent news article from FloridaRealtors.org, they summarized the Lawrence Yun lectures at the 2024 Realtors Legislative Meetings. The title of the article is 

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