Real Estate Magazine - Highlands Sotheby's International Realty - July 2021

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REBAC REPORT All of these “watch-and-learn” resources are posted in the Member Center at abr.realtor in formats that are easy to digest, such as a new flipbook option for “Today’s Buyer’s Rep,” with clickable links to related resources.

Boosting Your Agents’ Success With Buyers By Marc D. Gould

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rokers want their agents to excel at earning new and repeat business, regardless of whether it comes from buyers or sellers. Your in-house training may already assist agents on the listing side of the business, but when it comes to buyers, the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC) is helping ABR® designees move the needle. At REBAC, we believe every buyer deserves the very best in representation services, and that every agent deserves access to resources that help them elevate their services. One of our most recent achievements in carrying out this work is the launch of a new membership website at abr.realtor. The new site helps us support our members in several significant ways. Here are just a few: 1. Gain and give referrals. Members routinely use our directory to identify ABR® designees for referral opportunities. Consumers also use it to find qualified buyer’s reps to assist them in purchasing a home. Our new, upgraded directory includes enhanced agent profiles. Users can refine their search results with filters for additional designations and certifications. 22 July 2021 RISMedia’s REAL ESTATE

In addition to referral opportunities via the membership directory, ABR® designees actively exchange referrals in the ABR® Referrals & Networking Community, an exclusive Facebook group of 9,000-plus members. 2. Stay current on important buyer representation topics. The foundation of our ABR® designation is education. This does not end at the conclusion of the course. We feel it’s our responsibility to provide ongoing, informal training, which is accessible via our new site. For example, our monthly membership newsletter, “Today’s Buyer’s Rep,” our instructor-led “Real Talk” events and various shared articles keep our members apprised of important topics impacting buyers and provide tips for raising the bar on their buyer representation services.

3. Receive effortless access to dozens of member resources. The new Member Center at abr.realtor makes it extremely easy to find every resource at a glance with thumbnail images organized into intuitive sections. Quickly locate what you want and discover new and valuable resources such as social media videos, consumer one-sheets, infographics, ABR® sample scripts and more. In the REBAC Print Shop, ABR® designees can customize brochures, flyers, postcards and many other marketing materials, including the popular (and recently updated) “Homebuyer’s Toolkit,” a 10-step reference guide. When customizing their marketing materials, ABR® designees can also modify some color schemes and companion photos, so the ABR® brand effectively supplements your brokerage’s brand. Learn More Our new site does an excellent job of explaining the value of the ABR® designation and designation requirements. If your agents have not already earned their ABR® designation, please encourage them to explore all the ways we support their success with buyers at abr.realtor. RE Marc D. Gould is the senior vice president of Member Development and oversees the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC), the largest association of professionals focused on representing buyers. REBAC awards the Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) designation. Learn more at abr.realtor.


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RE: Real Estate—The REACH

3min
pages 106-108

Service Profiles

43min
pages 94-105

Verl Workman – Hey, Alexa

2min
pages 92-93

Power Team Profile – High

4min
pages 90-91

Christian Barnes, Better Homes

11min
pages 86-89

Kurt Schuler, Schuler Bauer Real Estate ERA Powered

2min
page 85

Verl Workman – Empower

2min
page 82

Matt Farrell, Corcoran Urban Real Estate

2min
page 83

Cameron Keegan, RE/MAX

2min
page 84

Employment Trends Index Increases in May

2min
page 81

Realtor.com®: Listings Down Inventory Up

1min
pages 78-80

Laura Croll – Helping, Having Fun, Growing and Making Money

2min
page 77

Dan Steward – New

2min
page 76

Frank Chimento – Was Real

2min
pages 74-75

Ashley Bowers – Expect More

2min
page 72

Allen Alishahi – Consumers Are

2min
page 73

Michael Minard – Tech

2min
page 71

Olivia Mariani – How to

2min
pages 69-70

Dave Karoly – The Most

2min
page 68

Adam Long – Don’t Skip the Home Inspection!

2min
page 67

Sue Yannaccone – Defining

2min
page 66

Daniel Ramsey – The Current

2min
page 65

Customizing the Client Experience From Beginning to End

4min
pages 62-64

Rebound in Sight for Urban Rental Market, Experts Say

4min
pages 56-57

Powerful Tech Tools That Give REALTORS® a Competitive Edge

3min
pages 54-55

Transcending the Barriers Between Real Estate and Mortgage

4min
pages 52-53

Real Estate Webmasters

3min
pages 44-45

Reshaping Franchising for the Future

13min
pages 46-51

HSASM Home Warranty

3min
pages 41-43

Terri Murphy – Are You

2min
page 34

Verl Workman – Are You

2min
pages 35-36

The Experts at McKissock

2min
pages 37-38

Cinch Home Services: Going

3min
page 39

Homes.com: A Support System for Success

2min
page 40

Sherri Johnson – How to

2min
page 32

Darryl Davis – When the Listing Appointment Doesn’t Go Your Way

2min
page 33

Buffini & Company – Building

2min
page 31

Women in Real Estate: Christy

2min
pages 16-18

Great Spaces

1min
pages 21-22

Policy & Legal Matters

2min
page 23

REBAC Report: Boosting Your Agents’ Success With Buyers

3min
pages 24-27

From the Publisher

4min
pages 9-12

Power Broker Perspectives

3min
pages 28-30

Marketwatch

1min
page 13

NAR Power Broker Roundtable

3min
pages 14-15
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