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Video entry from Matthew's blog titled "Why Overprice Property Just a Little? Go for it!"
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So what if the housing market takes another turn for the worse? Markets go up, markets go down. Unless you’re ready to quit selling real estate, what matters isn’t the market but your strategy. Here’s why.
Posted by: Matthew Ferrara •
on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Filed under: Blog, Featured, rssfeed
Tagged with: brokers, Consumers, economics, housing crisis, leadership, Management, standards of performance, Strategic Thinking

Saying a home is just a “little” overpriced is like saying you’re just a “little” pregnant. Sellers who do it should insist on the full benefit of overpricing. And it’s in their agent’s best interest to help.
Posted by: Matthew Ferrara •
on Friday, July 23, 2010 at 8:49 am
Filed under: Blog, Featured, REALTORS, Video Blogs, rssfeed
Tagged with: agents, brokers, buyers, Consumers, economics, listings, Management, standards of performance

Conducting office meetings can be an expensive proposition. Follow these “do’s and don’ts” to make your office meetings really count.
Posted by: Matthew Ferrara •
on Monday, July 12, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Filed under: Blog, Featured, Next Generation, Sales, rssfeed
Tagged with: brokers, leadership, Management, Sales, standards of performance

Every time a newspaper story fails to accommodate this new requirements of the reader, we throw it away and decreasingly wish to purchase it in the future. Matthew explains why!
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Matthew discusses the great debate over whether agents compensation is at the heart of the industry's failings.
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Here’s a case study on everything NOT to do when dealing with GEN X consumers in the modern era. Sorry, Lenovo: You’re fired.
Posted by: Matthew Ferrara •
on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 9:00 am
Filed under: Blog, Company, Featured, Next Generation, Opinion, Technology, rssfeed
Tagged with: consumer, Gen X, Management, standards of performance

Here are ten simple phrases managers can work into their recruiting conversations with potential candidates. The agent’s reaction to any one of them should instantly tell you if you have found the right person for the job.
Posted by: Matthew Ferrara •
on Monday, March 29, 2010 at 9:07 am
Filed under: Blog, Featured, Opinion, Strategic Thinking, rssfeed
Tagged with: brokers, leadership, managers, recruiting, standards of performance

Even giant companies like Lenovo might find they really don’t understand how to satisfy the modern customer. What about your company?
Posted by: Matthew Ferrara •
on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 10:24 am
Filed under: Blog, Featured, Opinion, rssfeed
Tagged with: consumer, Gen X, Gen Y, real estate the next generation, research, Sales, standards of performance

Matthew Ferrara explains how real estate salespeople can grow their business every day by following the low-cost and sustainable Formula of Fives.
Posted by: Matthew Ferrara •
on Monday, March 22, 2010 at 7:54 am
Filed under: Blog, Featured, Marketing, Sales, Video Blogs, rssfeed
Tagged with: agents, productivity, prospecting, Sales, standards of performance

Matthew Ferrara offers some contrarian answers to an “ask anything” session at a recent real estate conference.
Posted by: Matthew Ferrara •
on Friday, March 19, 2010 at 9:00 am
Filed under: Blog, Featured, Opinion, Strategic Thinking, The Market, rssfeed
Tagged with: agents, brokers, consumer, Gen X, Gen Y, leadership, Management, productivity, Real Estate, real estate the next generation, standards of performance, Strategic Thinking
Matthew Ferrara’s presentations on Generation Differences in Real Estate and Leads Management from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World 2010 Conference in Las Vegas.

Matthew Ferrara offers a radical idea on leads management: Only assign new leads to agents who have a track record of turning prospects into closings. Imagine that!
Posted by: Matthew Ferrara •
on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 9:00 am
Filed under: Blog, Featured, Management, Marketing, REALTORS, Sales, Strategic Thinking, rssfeed
Tagged with: agents, brokers, leads, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Sales, standards of performance, Strategic Thinking

Traditional housing reports lack useful data for the modern real estate consumer. What Gen X and Gen Y need to know in the future goes far beyond the traditional CMA.
Posted by: Matthew Ferrara •
on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 10:14 am
Filed under: Blog, Featured, Next Generation, Opinion, REALTORS, Strategic Thinking, The Market, rssfeed
Tagged with: buyers, consumer, economics, Gen X, Gen Y, MLS, real estate the next generation, research, standards of performance, Strategic Thinking

Matthew Ferrara offers ten ways to start focusing on what you can – and will – do this year to reach your success.
Posted by: Matthew Ferrara •
on Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 11:54 am
Filed under: Featured, Kiosk, Next Generation, Opinion, REALTORS, Real Estate, Sales, Strategic Thinking, The Market, rssfeed
Tagged with: agents, brokers, consumer, leadership, productivity, standards of performance, strategic planning