In today's Agent Insights - Cara Ameer - a Florida based Broker Associate, Realtor, and luxury agent, shares the most common questions buyers and sellers ask, and why they ask them.

Snapchat, as you have probably heard, is the hottest social media app on the mobile market. It’s revolutionary self-deleting photos and videos have made it an interesting and captivating platform for millennials all over the world. Although a global phenomenon, a team of real estate agents in New York City have figured out how to harness its true potential. We’ll explore how this team has seen a ridiculous ROI based off their Snapchat account.

Listings presentations are your time to shine as an agent. Going in prepared and confident increases your chances of gaining a new client. Having a professional, world-class listing presentation will also convince potential clients you have the marketing and sales skills needed to get their home off the market. We’ve created this checklist for your next listing presentation, to make sure you cover every topic needed to convert leads.

Staying current is critical to keeping seller leads engaged. This can be done through various ways, but one of the most important is property updates. This not only makes you look well-informed, but it also is among the first important steps to building trust with a potential client. As you know, business is a relationship. The key to establishing a great and lasting relationship with your future clients is communication. In this article, we’ll cover how to keep your seller leads engaged through putting the right information in front of the right person, at the right time.

With virtually all listings being online, consumers expect high quality, web ready photographs. If you do not hire a professional photographer for your clients, it’s important your listings stay up to par, even in this year’s sellers market. Luckily smart phone technology has taken some of the time intensive labor out of taking and editing home photos. This list of photography apps is designed to help agents market listings competitively on home search sites and media, without having to hire a professional photographer. If you have a smartphone and a few bucks to spare, you can now take your listing to the next level.