
What's the difference between going home and going to work? For many of us in 2020, the answer was "not much." Most of us have spent more time at home this past year than ever before, so it's only natural to be looking for ways to make that time at home more enjoyable and efficient. Smart home devices offer so many options for making life easier, more convenient, and more sustainable at home. Buyers, sellers, and owners are embracing smart home products like never before, and that trend is unlikely to slow down anytime soon. Now is the time to turn the page to a new year and learn what your clients want in a smart home, beginning with our Smart Home 101 guide.
• Who Is Embracing Smart Home Products?
Like with many types of technology, you will see the highest adoption of smart home pro...

With the ability to talk to thousands of past and current clients for a few dollars a month, email scales with your practice better than any other digital marketing technique. Sophisticated email drip campaigns that use data directly from your Customer Relationship Management suite can run 24 hours a day with little intervention.
Still, email has a learning curve to conquer before you'll be able to make the most of it!
There are two significant challenges when it comes to a flourishing subscriber list:
• Getting leads to consent to join your list
• Providing useful and informative content
Excited to get started? Don't forget: Before anyone gets to see your carefully crafted messages, they have to opt-in. Federal laws prohibit sending unsolicited commercial email, and many U.S. businesses strive to comply with the standard set...

2020 was a challenging year, and 2021 starts off with plenty of uncertainty. How long will it take for COVID-19 vaccines to reach the average person? What will the economy look like next quarter or even next month? How will the real estate industry continue to respond and evolve in a seemingly ever-changing world? These are all reasonable questions to have, but to position yourself for success in 2021, it's crucial to focus on the things you can control. Managing your priorities, schedule, and energy levels will get you where you really want to go. Speculation can leave you running in circles with no more clarity than before.
Luckily, the start of a new year is also a natural time to "start over" and focus on what matters most to you. Coming up with a plan and, most importantly, sticking with it can help make 2021 your best year yet.

When the coronavirus hit, real estate faced a turning point.
The pandemic creates challenges for everyone––none of them being particularly easy. In the real estate industry, old ways of doing business became outdated overnight. Just consider the average day: Until March, sales associates spent hours on face-to-face contact. A home showing was the centerpiece of most transactions.
In those first weeks of shelter-in-place, millions of real estate experts came together to find new ways of doing things, knowing their professional community depended on it. Virtual showings and open houses are emblematic of that effort. They've become some of the most popular real estate marketing tools.
Let's take a closer look at virtual showings and open houses and how this technology shapes the future of the real estate industry

