Kelle Market Snaps is Winning Me More Business – Tips and Scripts

By Geoffrey Schierbaum | July 27, 2018

Kelle Market Snaps has moved to general availability after receiving the green light from 14,000 real estate agents through Labs. The feature, exclusive to KW agents, allows users to pull hyperlocal market reports with one voice or text com…

Real Estate Agents Can Help Address Affordable Housing

By Geoffrey Schierbaum | July 25, 2018

It’s the Monday after a Sunday open house and a dozen potential buyers put in bids, sparking a fierce bidding war and driving up the sales price. It’s a scenario that’s replaying itself over and over again in real estate markets across the …

Why They’re Renting and What You Can Do About It

By Geoffrey Schierbaum | July 23, 2018

By Madiha Ashour, Consumer Research Analyst, KW Research
For many, the American Dream includes homeownership, yet according to the U.S. Census Bureau, almost 40% of people in the United States continue to rent. Intrigued, we sought to unde…

Gary Keller Takes a Stand for Real Estate Agents at Inman Connect

By Geoffrey Schierbaum | July 20, 2018

There are competing theories when it comes to the future of real estate, but Gary Keller stands firm in his belief that the industry is in a time of massive change accelerated by an impending digital boom. The winners will be decided soon. …

We Are Innovating With Our Agents – Josh Team at Inman Connect

By Geoffrey Schierbaum | July 18, 2018

Real estate commissions are under pressure and technology and internet lead costs are climbing, but Keller Williams has a solution: the Keller Cloud.
“Our goal is to drive the operational costs for brokerages and agents from a technology p…

50-Plus Ways Kelle Can Help Run Your Business

By Geoffrey Schierbaum | July 17, 2018

Meet Kelle – your AI-powered personal assistant. Right now, Kelle manifests as an app – one that has been downloaded over 110,000 times and awarded the 2018 Inman Innovator Award for “Most Innovative Real Estate Technology.”
From…

Personalize Your Offer with a Love Letter

By Geoffrey Schierbaum | July 13, 2018

In this tight housing market, many buyers are using personal letters to highlight their enthusiasm for a property and potentially sway sellers to accept their offer over others.

Use the Media as Leverage to Tell Your Story

By Geoffrey Schierbaum | July 12, 2018

The pool of qualified real estate agents is growing by the minute. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates 469,000 brokers and agents by 2026 – a 6 percent increase from 2016. This means buyers and sellers will continue to have dizzyi…

It’s All About Time – Connect Your Someday to Today | Jay Papasan

By Geoffrey Schierbaum | July 6, 2018

“When you think about your dreams and your hopes, what do you think about?”
In his TEDx talk, Jay Papasan; executive editor and vice president of KW Publishing, as well as bestselling co-author of The ONE Thing and The Millionaire Real Est…

Cryptocurrency – The Good, the Bad, the Verdict

By Geoffrey Schierbaum | July 5, 2018

In 2017, the first entire real estate transaction via bitcoin was completed in Texas. The broker, satisfied with the process, said, “In all of my 33 years of closing transactions, I honestly couldn’t have expected something so unique to go …