Agent Insights - In this edition of Agent Insights, Beth Atalay, an agent in Orlando, FL shares some tips on how to generate real estate leads if you do not have a database.  We think this is fantastic advice for anybody just starting out, or even a veteran looking for new ideas.

Labor Day is that day in September many of us look forward to because it means we get a 3-day weekend. Lately the history of the holiday has been lost on us, so here are a fun interesting facts about Labor Day.

There is an overwhelming amount of contact management systems for Real Estate agents to choose from. However, the residential Real Estate industry is unique, in that it has both B2B and B2C features, meaning most agents benefit from only CRMs tailored to their specific needs. That's why agents who are converting a high volume of online leads benefit from Real Estate CRMs built around online lead generation. Many agents wonder what their competition is doing to convert online leads, so we’ve compiled a list of CRM features that should be a part of every top producer’s platform.

Lead ownership and distribution is a sore subject in many brokerages. In fact, according to a study published by Inman News, over 60% of real estates agents found their brokerage distributed leads unfairly amongst agents. As a broker, it’s your responsibility to ensure each of your agents is treated fairly. Start with strong distribution rules before taking on new team members. However, if your team is currently experiencing disputes, reconsider how you conduct distribution with on and offline lead sources. Also be sure to read the four rules below to ensure you are distributing leads as fairly and as efficiently as possible.

With the existential realization that many millennials are now in their 30s, it is important to ask yourself what this means for your business as a real estate agent.  While many may think that millennials are killing many industries, we can go ahead and shed that stereotype for the housing market.