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From REAL Trends, the trusted source for real estate industry news and trends, this is REAL Trending episode 79. We're analyzing the most important trends affecting brokerage companies and agents. I'm Steve Murray, President of REAL Trends and today we're discussing this housing recovery, where to focus now and lessons from the agent rankings, what these trends mean and how can brokerage firms best deal with them.

Because of its extensive use of technology, McLeod says that Side agents were able to navigate the Pandemic with little impact on their businesses. Find out how McLeod and his leadership team implemented new protocols and programs to serve agents in a new normal market. 

An AHA moment with a stressed-out agent led to a clarity of focus on serving their most important customer—the agent. From there, Meessman and his leadership team built the organization around that premise. Find out how. 

Ranked No. 145 by transaction sides and No. 95 by volume, REAL Trends 500 After starting several businesses together, Sam and Oliver realized that the path to success was defining Big Block Realty as a service-first company. They redefined their value proposition and the rest fell into place. Find out about their path to success.

  Focusing on agents first allowed Brigham and Bevis to retain quality agents while dealing with stay-at-home orders. Now that their market is opening up, it's paid huge dividends in business volume. Find out more about their retention and recruiting strategy in this podcast.

128.2% growth between 2014 and 2018 Deciding to stop running a team and, instead, become managing brokers, the Macklin's turned their focus to recruiting. That set them on the course to the success they have today. Learn more about their strategy in this podcast.

Today we're going to talk about the housing recovery, new mobility patterns and competition for agents. What do these trends mean and how can brokerage firms best deal with them?

When COVID-19 hit, Averbuch scheduled one-on-one calls with all of her agents. Now that the market is reopening, that strategy has paid off. Find out more about how she is leading her team through unprecedented times. 

136.4% Growth between 2014-2018 Taking a leap of faith with some strategic acquisitions helped Lauri build his brokerage. That acquisition coupled with a strong training program helped Lauri and his team grow. Find out his lessons learned in this informative podcast.

Ranked No. 92 by transaction sides and No. 28 by transaction volume, REAL Trends 500 Growing up in the business, Budge felt that real estate was in his blood. After a stint at NRT corporate, he decided to jump back into brokerage. His creed of "People; Not Stuff' helped him develop a personalized approach to his brokerage that shows in his current success. Find out more about his lessons learned in this podcast.

Knowing they needed to act quickly to help its Realtor members adjust to Florida's stay-at-home orders, the Association developed a host of virtual tools for their members. Find out more about how Dionna Hall and the leadership team brought value to members during a challenging time.

179.4% growth between 2014 and 2018 With about 17 small mergers and acquisitions in 2016 and an aggressive recruiting program, D'Amico grew his firm to the 850 agents he has today. Find out what lessons he learned by growing so quickly and his strategies for successfully integrating new offices into his culture. 

From REAL Trends, the trusted source for real estate industry trends and news. This is REAL Trending episode 77. We're analyzing the most important trends affecting brokerage companies and their agents. I'm Steve Murray, president of REAL Trends. Today we're discussing the market recovery. Secondly, what we've learned, and lastly, what's ahead. What do these trends mean? And how can brokerage firms and agents best deal with them

As the market in California starts to open, civil unrest over the George Floyd murder ramps up. For Nourmand, taking care of his agents is a top priority. Find out what he's doing to ensure agents are able to transact business in the market.

189.9% growth between 2014-2018 Taking a strategic approach to growth during the 2008-09 recession set up the future success of Bullock's firm. Find out what actions he took and how he's managing growth today.

No. 213 by Transaction Sides REAL Trends 500 With an early passion for investing in real estate, it was inevitable that Hayes would move into brokerage. In this podcast, he talks about his lessons learned and how a passion for your profession is the cornerstone of success

Lori Oller and Amy Whitmarsh, sisters and co-owners, RE/MAX Results, Oklahoma As their market reopens, Oller and Whitmarsh found that they made the right decision to avoid any cuts to agent services last March when COVID-19 first hit their market. Find out what those changes were, the new protocols they put in place, and more.

207% Growth Between 2014-2018 When Conklin started in leadership, he didn't think he was the right person for the job. He was wrong. He proved his worth by the amount of work he put into personal development, ultimately finding out his why. Find out Conklin's why and how he and his leadership team continually grew their business a good amount each year.

From REAL Trends, the trusted source for real estate industry trends and news, this is REAL Trending episode 76. We're analyzing the most important trends affecting brokerage companies and their agents. I'm Steve Murray, president of REAL Trends. Today we're discussing the impact on the housing market from forbearance, the Top Agent Network litigation against realtor MLSs, and a summary of the first-quarter results from what I'll call the big six. What do these trends mean and how can brokers firms best deal with them?

By offering an expanded online learning platform, the leaders at Key Realty are ready to take on the new market. While their sales have been down, particularly in Michigan where real estate was not deemed essential, these leaders explain why their business model helped them retain agents and minimize losse