Professional One Franchising

…or did we? This past Saturday morning, a very lively, completely spontaneous conversation started on Twitter. The topic: the level of professionalism in real estate. The conversation gained momentum and grew to encompass the individuals listed below…and then it shifted over to Facebook…and then it continued on Sunday back on Twitter…and then it spilled over [...]

I had an exchange with Stefan Swanepoel on January 8, 2010 on Twitter. You are probably keenly aware of who Stefan is: the leading author, commentator, observer, speaker, trainer, etc. in real estate. When I think “real estate,” he’s the first guy I think of. Read more about him here. In any event, I sent [...]

Every company in my market has me on their recruiting list. I love reading the emails my competitors sends out attempting to recruit agents. I got one a few days ago that I found extremely amusing. It was from a local team leader of one of the “top brands” in real estate, and it was [...]

As I noted in my last blog post, the public has a low opinion of Realtors. I believe that there are many reasons for this. But I believe that there is one OVERWHELMING reason, and here it is: it’s just too easy to get a real estate license.* For me, this is – BY FAR [...]

I’ve been involved in real estate for a long time. In a little more than a year, I’ll have been in this industry for nearly two decades. Before getting into real estate, I practiced as a CPA from 1983 until 1991. Because it was the first *real job* I ever had, I assumed all jobs [...]

Recently, I was asked by one of the leading authors in the real estate industry to document my thoughts regarding the future of real estate franchising. Here’s what I came up with: The Future of Real Estate Franchising Real estate finds itself at a crossroads. It is not much of an exaggeration to suggest that [...]