
Billions of people use social media every day. In fact, many people check their social media pages before they even get out of bed each morning! As such a dominant presence in our daily lives, it's no surprise that brands in nearly every industry create official social media business profiles to reach and engage with this wide audience. To put it simply, if you're not using Facebook to enhance your real estate business, you're missing out on the chance to expand your horizons.
Though Facebook is well known, many real estate brokers may wonder how a virtual presence on social media will help their agency. After all, of the millions of people on Facebook, how many are currently searching for a home in your market area?

Social media is an essential part of any real estate pro's lead generation efforts.
Like other forms of content marketing, social media builds trust with your followers. That's especially vital for the many people you meet who aren't ready to buy or sell a home yet but will be soon.
Without a clear strategy, though, social media often disappoints.
Many sales associates have high hopes when they start social media. After a few weeks, however, results don't materialize – and they often give up.
This comes from a common misconception about social media:
To turn social media into a growth engine, consistency comes before all. Consistently sharing listings, real estate photos, blog posts, and videos lets your social media efforts attract leads for you.

Facebook ads can be a powerful part of a real estate agent's marketing repertoire.
Digital ads are attractive for their ability to spur immediate response to your listings or services. Unfortunately, the learning curve for using them is much steeper than it first appears.
Some approaches to Facebook ad management seem like intuitive sabotage and can negatively impact your results at the end of the day. When this happens, your ad budget can become pure overhead: You'll either get no website visits or visits only from people who never follow up.
That turns ads into a waste of time and money. Frustrated by the experience, you could end up walking away from valuable online opportunities.
Beware of these common Facebook ad mistakes in real estate:

Done right, Facebook ads can generate near-immediate traffic and interest in your listings. Still, many real estate agents face some confusion about the best way to use them. Use these ten tips to help grow your real estate business using Facebook advertising.

At the end of 2018, the National Association of REALTORS® reported over 1.3 million members. That's a heck of a lot of competition jockeying for the attention of home sellers and buyers across America.
As a time-strapped REALTOR® on a tight budget, how do you uncover ways to stand out from the competition in your local area, attract more leads, land more listings, and grow your real estate business?
Consider Facebook Advertising.
Real estate and Facebook are a marriage made in heaven. Real Estate Marketing 101 tells us to go where the people go. With 2.23 billion people logging into Facebook every month, it's safe to say Facebook is THE way to connect with your audience online. However, for REALTORS®, advertising on Facebook is an especially effective way to market to the largest group of first-time homebuyers—Millennials. Â
These 30-something-and-under buyers dominate today's housing market at a whopping 66 percent. At the same time, there are twice as many Millennials on Facebook as any other generation. Advertising your real estate business on Facebook seems like the ideal place to speak directly to your perfect fit audience.