Feng Shui and Serving Your Real Estate Clients Better
In a recent survey, 81% of Chinese-Americans indicated that feng shui encouraged their most recent home purchase1 and 36% of those surveyed also said they would avoid a real estate professional if they had NO knowledge of the principles of feng shui With more than 20% of Canada’s population being foreign-born (60 percent coming from Asia,…
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Converting Market Statistics to Real Estate Market Intelligence
In today’s information prosperous world, communicating your value is more challenging and more important than ever. The fact is, many buyers and sellers believe they know as much (or more) than the average real estate professional today. So how do you rise above this mindset? It’s simple but not easy. Your job is to communicate…
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Using Video in Your Real Estate Business
More video content is uploaded to the internet in 1 single month than TV has produced in 3 decades.1 It’s estimated that a third of all online activity is spent watching video.2 This is a market we all need to tap into. Still, there are many sales professionals who either aren’t utilizing video at all or…
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6 Tips to Get More Online Reviews
There’s no better marketing today than third party marketing and RRI Coaching Member Darin Germyn, Macdonald Realty’s #1 Producing Agent in Surrey, BC, has a few things figured out when it comes to online reviews. Last year, online reviews were responsible for at least 6 of his transactions and he’s hoping this year to take that number…
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Ontario’s Rent and Housing Reform: What Homeowners, Renters, Buyers & Sellers Need to Know
Recently Premier Wynne announced that Ontario would be initiating 16 new legislations designed to balance and cool the red-hot housing market among other things. Here are the 16 points explained. Actions to Address Demand for Housing: 1) A 15% non-resident speculation tax (NRST). The NRST will be imposed on buyers in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area…
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Double Your Productivity Using The Science of Willpower
Did you know, your brain is roughly 2% of your body weight but it uses 20% of your energy?1 Why is that? It’s because discipline (willpower) requires our brain which in turn depletes our energy. Throughout the day, we exercise discipline to make a million decisions. This is why it’s much harder to do things…
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35 Ways to Get Inspired Right Now
It happens to the best of us – things are going along relatively smooth, you feel good, in control and then, crash; you hit a wall. Maybe you’re in a busy market and you’re feeling burned out. Maybe you find yourself in a slower market and you’re feeling uninspired to prepare and prospect. Regardless of…
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5 REALTORS® Who Are Doing Video Right
RRI coaching members are extremely talented and we’re always excited to feature them. Video is hot (and here to stay) so I thought I’d show you some creative videos our members have produced and break down what they’re doing right. Here are 5 RRI coaching members (who are active real estate professionals) and their incredible…
ReadCreating a To-Do List That Actually Works
Between showings, offers, prospecting, negotiations, and our personal lives, accomplishing the tasks on our to-do list is almost always harder than we expect. We think we can do it all and in record time, but that mile-long to-do list is a recipe for disaster. At the end of the day, there are items that don’t…
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5 DIY Tips to Jazz up Your Website
Is your website helping or hurting you? Let me start by asking you this question: When you’re thinking of hiring someone for a job (a contractor for instance), what is the first thing you do when vetting this person or organization? You “Google” them and visit their website, of course! So, you’d better believe your…
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