There is one thing that I hear consistently from real estate agents…they just need more Leads! “Wade…if I just had more leads, I would have a lot more business to send you.” The big myth in the real estate business is that more leads = more business. Not true. The word “Leads” gets thrown around way too [...]
Do you have a website and looking to grow your real estate blog subscriber’s number? First, before we get into HOW to grow this number, we need to understand WHY. Realtors spend lots of money trying to get their marketing messages out to their target audience. A real estate blog is a great way [...]
The transactional agent vs relationship agent, there are many differences. Yes, they are both real estate agents, but HOW they conduct and generate their business is drastically different. Having worked with hundreds of Realtors over my 10yrs in the Title business, it is easy to see which agents are more transactional and which are [...]
The CFPB/TRID regulations are almost here…are you ready? Educated? Many of us are, some of us need to learn more about the upcoming changes and how it will affect their business going forward. Stewart Title (Nationally) and our local offices have been on the forefront of the CFPB for quite some time. I remember [...]
Today I’m doing something I don’t normally do, and that is have a “guest blogger” on the website. There are a lot of consumers out there looking for specific mortgage information when it comes to buying a home or refinancing. I reached out to my buddy Jay Richardson with MVB Mortgage in Fairfax, VA [...]
In many instances when a homebuyer comes to the closing table to sign what seems like a mountain of paperwork, legally binding them to a property, they don’t always understand the extra $1000-$5000+ for “Title Insurance.” What many people don’t understand, or sometimes it is not explained that Title Insurance is a 1 time [...]
July is here. That means “Half-Time” of the 2015 real estate year! Have you met the real estate goals you have set? (hope you did). Right around now is the time where Realtors and Lenders hit me up to help them “create more business.” Not because they haven’t had a successful year up to [...]
Getting up to date CFPB information is a good thing, especially when it comes from your trusted Title Company partner. Stewart Title has taken the lead in our industry at educating our Realtor and Lender partners on this issue that will effect everyone starting October 3rd 2015. Usually on this website I'm creating all [...]
As I teach real estate marketing classes and meet with agents throughout Northern Virginia and Washington DC, I get asked a lot of questions about technology, blogging, video, WordPress, and more. Many of these questions are similar and I felt that the best way to address some of the top blogging questions I receive [...]
Do you ever Google your own name? What do you find? Many people think that it is "vain" to Google your own name, but I can tell you that when you are a real estate agent or mortgage lender it is a MUST! You work hard to promote and sell your "Brand," but you [...]
