I miss my old body

The panel is joined by Linsey Planeta, owner of Belterra Fine Homes in Orange County, California who has experience in larger brokerages as well as opening and owner a boutique brokerage of her own.  The panel discusses the dominant brokerage model and how it may be changing with the vast industry changes happening today.  Can brokerages afford the high-overhead, fixed expense model of the past?  Is it what agents want?  The panel discusses new models emerging and how they are impacting their markets.   Finally, the panel of 3 brokerage founders and managers discuss what a prospective brokerage owner should consider before making his/her move.

Contributors: Ken Brand / Brian Wilson and joined by Linsey Planeta

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Don't be that agent

The panel discusses basic real estate business standards and expectations in a fun, entertaining way.  The panel uses stories and examples based on personal experiences to layout some fundamental lines that real estate people just should not cross.  

Contributors: Ken Brand / Tim Harris / Brian Wilson

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The panel discusses the business strategy of identifying and seizing a market niche.  What are the benefits of a niche focus and what are the trade-off’s?  The panel discussed specific niche opportunities and the steps to take to claim yours.  

Contributors: Ken Brand / Tim Harris / Brian Wilson

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Ken and Brian discuss Internet Home Search systems (also known as MLS IDX systems).  They look at the different angles of internet home search including what features and capabilities are important for today’s agent.  Several Home Search vendors were discussed including Diverse Solutions, Wolfnet, and RealEstateWebmasters.

Contributors: Ken Brand / Brian Wilson

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The panel discussed the agent team model and its pros cons and pitfalls compared to the solo agent.  The panel will addressed the who-what-when and how’s of teaming up and questions such as:  Why most agents are creating / joining teams at the wrong time for the wrong reasons.

Contributors: Ken Brand / Tim Harris / Brian Wilson

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Contributors: Ken Brand / Tim Harris / Brian Wilson

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The panel discusses FaceBook and its implications to the real estate agent.  If real estate is a relationship business then should agents be active in the largest online community in the world. A site that hosts approximately 225 million people at a time???  Or is it another distraction from the real work of the day? The panel is joined by Amy Smythe Harris, a 15-year agent who uses FaceBook to grow her business daily.

Contributors: Ken Brand / Tim Harris / Brian Wilson, and –

Amy Smythe Harris

• 15-year real estate industry veteran
• Training real estate agents for 10 years
• Broker/associate and active producing agent in the Houston, TX suburb of The Woodlands
• Currently serving on 2009 Houston Association of Realtors Board of Directors

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The panel has a lively discussion about short sales and many of the questions that swirl around them.  To do or not to do?  Is it OK to talk with a client about the ‘stop making payments’ option? The conversation also addressed the direction of the market from a big picture perspective.

Contributors: Ken Brand / Tim Harris / Brian Wilson, and –

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Kathi Frank, a Realtor in The Woodlands, a Houston, Texas community joins the panel to discuss Twitter and its real estate implications.  The panel tries to get at the question: “Is Twitter a real estate client generation tool or just another distraction from the ‘real work’ of real estate?”

Contributors: Ken Brand / Tim Harris / Brian Wilson, and –

• Kathi Frank
  • Realtor, Prudential Gary Green, The Woodlands, Texas.
  • Publisher,  www.kathifrank.com a local market real estate blog
  • Publisher, The Woodlands Talk at http://www.TheWoodlandsTalk.com – a local market radio show.
  • Contributing author to a just-published print and digital book titled “Profit from Technology – A Guide for Today’s Real Estate Agent.”

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Jay Thompson, a Phoenix broker and early-adopter of blogging joins the panel and the panel talks about blogging for business.  The panel tries to get at the question: “What level of blogging commitment is required for it to pay off in terms of client generation?”

Contributors:  Ken Brand /  Tim Harris /  Brian Wilson, and –

• Jay Thompson
  • Publisher of www.phoenixrealestateguy.com which is a leading Phoenix real estate site with significant monthly traffic.
  • Broker / Owner of the 1.5 year old Thompson’s Realty which now has 10 agents and has business mainly driven from the blog.
  • Contributor to: www.geekestateblog.com, www.narwisdom.com, http://blog.homegain.com, and www.azrealestateblogs.com

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