by Shannon O'Brien | Jul 16, 2014 | Training & Education
When Market Leader released the findings of its Happiest Agent on the Block survey in April, one fact was especially surprising: Agents who entered real estate because they thought they’d end up with a flexible schedule are the least happy. It’s not their fault,...
by Shannon O'Brien | Jul 14, 2014 | Agent Spotlight
If you’re a longtime Market Leader customer, the name Kevin Meyer may be familiar to you. Although he’s now a sales agent with Coldwell Banker in Bellevue, Wash., Meyer was once an ace account executive with us for two years before being promoted to team leader and,...
by Shannon O'Brien | Jul 8, 2014 | Agent Spotlight
It’s easy to assume that all real estate agents’ business models are pretty much the same. Now, consider an agent who has spent the bulk of her career dealing with REO (real estate owned) properties. When she decides to make the switch to traditional residential real...
by Shannon O'Brien | Jun 25, 2014 | Business Management
If there’s one word that would win a popularity contest among real estate agents, it would have to be “free.” From free sandwiches served on a broker’s tour to free advertising on Craigslist, real estate agents love their freebies. It’s no wonder that websites like...
by Shannon O'Brien | Jun 23, 2014 | Agent Spotlight
Somewhere along the line, between the hospital and the Kalamazoo County clerk’s office, someone misspelled baby Jan Ellen’s name and she became Jon Ellen Snyder. Mom and Dad bore no hard feelings, however, and the family remained in Kalamazoo for Jon’s entire...