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Real estate growth in chaos

Finding the opportunities in your market A mere week had passed since Hurricane Ian tore through Southwest Florida, leaving a swath of damages that could reach as high as $250 billion, and yet inside this once beautiful real estate broker’s office, workmen were already at the task of rebuilding. Talking Read more…

By Rick Ellis, 3 monthsNovember 4, 2022 ago
Broker Strategy

How the best recruit top agents

Keys to a strategic brokerage recruiting program Over coffee recently, a broker with 150+ agents, confided to me that he was losing agents to the aggressive recruiting activities of his competitors. As I listened, he said he was planning to gear up his own recruiting efforts at the end of Read more…

By Rick Ellis, 4 monthsOctober 14, 2022 ago
Broker Strategy

Increasing your brokerage’s value

What’s the real driver of value in a brokerage? “Why would I sell if I was making that kind of money,” he asked dismissively. The broker wanted to discuss selling his brokerage and cashing out. He had just voiced his thoughts on its value, and he had a really big number in Read more…

By Rick Ellis, 4 monthsSeptember 23, 2022 ago
Real Estate Brokerage

Surprises in the shifting market

The real estate pendulum swings again Galileo was inside the Pisa cathedral in Tuscany, Italy in the early 17th century when he observed the regular back and forth movement of a lamp hanging from the ceiling. Watching the swinging, he noticed the movement was constant and predictable, ultimately leading to his law Read more…

By Rick Ellis, 6 monthsAugust 11, 2022 ago
Broker Strategy

How the Best Brokerages Recruit

But We Have Free Coffee I was sitting in a boutique broker’s beautiful office listening to the owners vent about their frustration with recruiting. Attracting strong agents was a challenge for them, but equally frustrating was that after onboarding recruits, they often lost them to other brokers once they began Read more…

By Rick Ellis, 10 months ago
Broker Strategy

What will impact real estate in 2022

Same Stuff Different Day Welcome to the new year– although to many it’s best described by the acronym “SSDD.” Based on conversations with brokers, it does feel like the movie “Groundhog Day” in which the main character, Bill Murray, finds himself reliving the same day over and over. The real Read more…

By Rick Ellis, 1 yearJanuary 11, 2022 ago
Broker Strategy

How do you determine your ideal time to cash out?

Arnold Palmer said, “timing is everything in life and in golf.” If Arnie had been a real estate broker, he would have added “and selling your brokerage.” Most brokers I meet admit they think about selling their companies but very few have a real plan for the timing of when Read more…

By Rick Ellis, 3 yearsMarch 10, 2020 ago
Broker Strategy

The #1 Thing Your Agents Need

Ask ten brokers what agents need to be successful and you’ll generally get ten different responses ranging from leads, apps, training, nicer offices, better technology– even tough love. While these may be important, what agents really need is something more basic and if you can provide this one resource, you’ll Read more…

By Rick Ellis, 3 yearsFebruary 17, 2020 ago
Broker Strategy

5 Drivers of Brokerage Value

The New Decade is About Profits  It’s been almost twenty years since the Dot-Com Bubble Crash (moment of silence). Remembering back to 2000, the companies that were the darlings of Wallstreet and receiving obscene amounts of cash had several characteristics: Each was a disrupter and going to change the world They Read more…

By Rick Ellis, 3 yearsJanuary 27, 2020 ago
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