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Fuel your real estate business and brand with technology insights,
news, product updates, and advice from the Insiders.
Growing your brokerage or team? 5 of the most creative recruiting tips we’ve seen
Two valued Inside Real Estate brokerage clients share the unique ways they recruit (and retain) agents, plus we have recruiting tips from our Agent and Success Team.
The excitement over CORE Present is palpable across The Keyes Company’s footprint and here’s why
If an agent can’t show sellers instant data and instant numbers, they won’t get the listing. That’s why CORE Present is changing the way Keyes agents win deals and CMO Paula Renaldo is a huge fan.
Providing agents the support they need to win in today’s market
How Dilbeck Real Estate is combating tight inventory with a tech stack that’s second to none
3 winning ways to get sellers to list with you NOW
Here are the top strategies agents see success with in this hyper-competitive market
Why Playbooks are like wizards that drive better results 5 ways
Playbooks in kvCORE automate everyday activities, so agents have a clear, streamlined process that eliminates the guesswork of what to do, how to do it, and when to do it.
The 6 hottest tech features being used by top teams
Inside Real Estate has a strong pulse on the unique needs of teams. What are the team features we hear about the most? Here’s a rundown of the top functions being used and demanded by top teams across the country.
Introducing Pond Accounts in kvCORE: Never let a lead go stale
Now, real estate teams can nurture a pool of contacts while leveraging the power of kvCORE's behavioral automation
Why your current CMA isn’t helping you seal the deal
CORE Present is the next-generation CMA and Presentation builder that empowers brokers and agents to tell a compelling story that wins listings and deals.
Making websites faster, more powerful, and more customized than ever before
Understanding feedback from our customers was key to our Spring ‘21 Release, so we're bringing you a supercharged user experience, plus innovative new features to power consumer-facing kvCORE websites.
Helping you crush the year and your competition
A Recap of Inside Real Estate’s Live March 18th Webinar, Including the Highly-Anticipated Spring '21 Release of kvCORE
How to position yourself as the local expert and get customers coming back to your website with Local Logic, now in kvCORE
The leading provider of hyper-local school, demographic, and lifestyle data, Local Logic makes it easy for brokers and agents to help customers search by local qualities that matter most.
Inside Real Estate Named to 2021 HW Tech 100 Winners
This honor is right up our alley for Inside Real Estate, which continuously delivers cutting-edge technology that drives a more innovative and efficient housing market and propels the industry into the digital era.
To Our Friends and Industry
Inside Real Estate will be here, independent, and leading the way, arm in arm with you, keeping your data secure and driving the innovation that champions the agent, and empowers you to serve this industry every day.
Does Tech Increase Transaction Volume? Yes—And There’s Proof
The data is indisputable. Inside Real Estate’s kvCORE Platform is getting more business for real estate professionals across the board.
Real Estate Teams Get What They Deserve
Teams just scored the most sophisticated solution ever created thanks to the latest release by the newly combined Inside Real Estate and BoomTown teams.
Does the Real Work Start After the Real Estate Transaction? The Numbers Say Yes.
Post Close Companion is your answer to client nurture after the transaction. And it makes it easier than ever.
Elite-Level Marketing Materials Don’t Need to be Time or Labor Intensive– Here’s Why
kvCORE is innovating tools that allow agents to do it all, without having to do it all.
Will 250k Agents Leave the Business Next Year?
What can you be doing to make sure your agents stay loyal with you and stay productive?
5 Keys to Winning at Lead-Gen as a Brokerage
Running a cost-effective lead-generation program is as difficult as anything else brokers will do. Follow these five lead-gen strategies to maximize deal flow and increase ROI for your in-house lead generation program.
3 Essential Tools That Will 10X Your Real Estate Marketing
Spraying your message high and wide does not breed online marketing success; rather, standout results emerge when you pair smart, strategic decisions with the right tools. The software you use to help you do this is critical. Here are 3 essential components your software platform must have to drive more leads, dramatically increase your conversion rates and accelerate your marketing success.
Rich Broker, Poor Broker: Breaking Free and Building Wealth in Real Estate with the “Cashflow Quadrant”
We all know the mantra, “Work smarter, not harder”. However sick of the expression you may be, as a professional in the real estate industry, can say that you actually consider this concept on a regular basis and actively practice it?
3 Hard Truths About Building Your Brokerage
Real estate is hyper-competitive. According to the 2012 Economic Census, there are 86,004 real estate brokerage firms operating in the United States. This means you have competitors around every corner vying to overtake your market and your business. However, one of the biggest mistakes you can make is focussing on your competition. Successful brokers focus on determining their own strengths and figuring out how to build a solid foundation for their agents and clients. Here are some key facts that are moving forward-thinking brokerages in the right direction.
Straight Talk: Why Agents Leave Your Brokerage
Only two metrics really matter to your brokerage: recruitment and retention. Why is retention so important, aside from the obvious that top producers continue to produce? Because it is an indisputable, impossible-to-fabricate metric that reflects your brokerage’s core values. We’ll cut to the chase. If you have an agent retention problem, It’s not them, it’s you. You may be falling short in a variety of areas, including the ones below. Review them to see how you stack up and where you could improve.
Low-Risk, High-Return Growth Strategies for Real Estate Teams
For large brokerages, cash and power drive growth. But for the single Realtor or small team, the improvement road can be rocky if you lack funds, knowledge, resources, and opportunities. You want to exploit strategies that will yield a high return with low risk and preferably with a marginal investment of time and money. Here are some simple growth strategies you should be implementing now.
Things Every Broker Can Learn From Elon Musk
Elon Musk is an American entrepreneur, inventor, and investor who is now considered one of the world’s foremost future-thinking entrepreneurs. As leaders in real estate, imagine what could be accomplished if we were to employ the same approach and tactics to our brokerages as Elon Musk has applied to technology? Here are the top things every broker can learn from Elon Musk: