Pleasanton, CA— March 31, 2015 —NextHome is proud to announce our newest addition to the franchise, NextHome Edge – our first franchisee in the state of Michigan. Owned and operated by a trio of business partners Jeff Scott, Kathy Roza, and Brad Sandberg, the brokerage is dedicated to serving the needs of clients in Detroit, …
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(Article originally posted on Inman Select on March 23, 2015) In a previous article I wrote, “Zillow Group’s game of ‘chicken,’” and another written by Paul Hagey this past week, “Brokers facing tough choices when portals raise prices for ‘featured’ listings,” we both addressed the future plans Zillow, Trulia and realtor.com are taking to price brokers and …
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e·vent ho·ri·zon noun ASTRONOMY 1. a theoretical boundary around a black hole beyond which no light or other radiation can escape. 2. a point of no return. As someone who not only attends real estate conferences, but also is fortunate to speak from the stage as a keynote speaker at my fair share of …
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To discover ways to truly push the boundaries of progression or innovation, focusing on patterns, behavior and desires of tomorrow’s consumer is essential. Demographics, in their traditional sense, will no longer conform to segmented categories – age, gender, income, marital status, geographical location. Today and tomorrow’s consumers are creating identities more freely and openly than …
Over the course of my career serving the real estate industry, I have spoken to thousands of agents and brokers and there hasn’t been one that ever said their consumers were “national”. Not one has told me they want to attract a consumer located 10,000 miles away nor have they told me they do not …
“Put down your phone. Stand up. Introduce yourself to someone near you that you don’t know. Look them in the eye. Tell them something about yourself that has nothing to do with business.” This is exactly what I said on January 27,th 2015 at the beginning of my keynote session at the Inman Connect Agent Reboot real …
NextHome is proud to announce our newest addition to the NextHome franchise – NextHome The Gockel Group. Owned and operated by broker Don Gockel, this Palmdale, CA based brokerage is dedicated to serving the needs of clients in Lancaster, Pearblossom, Acton, Littlerock, Leona Valley, Lake Los Angeles, Lake Elizabeth, and Rosamond. Gockel, as a …
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It’s no secret that REALTOR.com has lost its mojo over the past 5 years due to Zillow, Trulia, their lack of vision and other market and industry factors. The result is a majority of the REALTOR community seeing little to no value in their site, and has little interest in its success. The only value …
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NextHome is proud to announce our newest addition to the NextHome franchise – NextHome North Valley Realty. Owned and operated by business partners Len Sterling and Shaunda Holt, this Lincoln, CA based brokerage is located 30 miles northeast of Sacramento. NextHome North Valley Realty is dedicated to serving the needs of clients in Lincoln, Roseville, …
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NextHome is proud to announce expansion into the state of Hawaii with the addition of NextHome Pacific Properties. Owned and operated by Principal Broker Steve Hogin and Vice President Rosie Hogin, NextHome Pacific Properties is dedicated to serving the needs of clients on the islands of Maui, Lāna`i, Moloka`i, and Hawai`i . The brokerage has …
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