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Why one California broker’s vision of creating an agent-focused business all hinged on agent-focused tech

For Ross Domke, Owner/Broker of Real Estate Professionals in Redding, California, bringing kvCORE into the business was all part of a master plan. Within a few short months of using kvCORE, they're seeing great results.

10 questions you should ask about the security & integrity of your data

Real estate runs on data, but who really should own yours? Your tech vendor, your brokerage, or the organization aggregating it for you? Here are ten questions you should be asking.

Fast Track to the Top: How One Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Team Is Dominating Their Local Market

A South Carolina team lines itself up for continued growth by leveraging powerhouse tech platform, kvCORE, by Inside Real Estate

What it means to earn 8 Winter report badges from G2 (and why we're proud)

Inside Real Estate and kvCORE Platform received top awards from G2 – here's what the badges say about the company and kvCORE Platform

10 tips to jump-start your New Year with kvCORE

Tried-and-true tips that will help you successfully start with kvCORE, so you make the best of your new tech and your New Year

Why understanding the homebuyer journey is key to nurturing real estate leads

Are you nurturing leads at the right time and in the right way? Here's what you should know about the journey your clients take when buying a home.

How do you get agents to adopt your technology? Try these 5 ideas

When it comes to getting your agents to use your tech what is it you really need? Here are five great value propositions

Building a future-proof business model

Inside Real Estate continues to innovate, driving massive growth for Utah brokerage

Top 6 tech reasons agents leave your brokerage

From disconnected tools to lack of database privacy, here’s how your tech might put your brokerage at risk

3 more ways to boost your SOI game

Real estate pros never stop networking, but growing your sphere of influence doesn’t equal success without engagement. Here are 3 more tips to boost your SOI now.

3 ways to dust off your sphere of influence now

Even top agents can get quickly overwhelmed with the volume of touchpoints needed to keep their sphere engaged. Give your SOI a shot in the arm with these tips.

Big wins, minimal risk: 6 growth hacks for real estate teams

Smaller teams need strategies that will yield a high return with low risk, preferably with a marginal investment of time and money. We have six simple strategies to help you grow now.

To Our Friends and Industry

Inside Real Estate will be here, independent, and leading the way, arm in arm with you, keeping your data secure and driving the innovation that champions the agent, and empowers you to serve this industry every day.

Does Tech Increase Transaction Volume? Yes—And There’s Proof

The data is indisputable. Inside Real Estate’s kvCORE Platform is getting more business for real estate professionals across the board.

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See why top agents and teams are flocking to brokerages with kvCORE

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Get the Definitive Guide to Winning Over Today's Sellers

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Real Estate Teams Get What They Deserve

Teams just scored the most sophisticated solution ever created thanks to the latest release by the newly combined Inside Real Estate and BoomTown teams.

Does the Real Work Start After the Real Estate Transaction? The Numbers Say Yes.

Post Close Companion is your answer to client nurture after the transaction. And it makes it easier than ever. 

See why top agents and teams are flocking to brokerages with kvCORE

Schedule your demo today and discover why agents and teams are asking for the platform they know drives business: kvCORE

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Elite-Level Marketing Materials Don’t Need to be Time or Labor Intensive– Here’s Why

kvCORE is innovating tools that allow agents to do it all, without having to do it all.

Will 250k Agents Leave the Business Next Year?

What can you be doing to make sure your agents stay loyal with you and stay productive?

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Pulling back the curtain: How top independent brokerage, Samson Properties, recruits over 100 new agents per month.

“Once agents see and hear about our tech stack, and find out it’s free to them, the deal is done,” says Donny Samson, CEO of Samson Properties. "The tech stack offered by Inside Real Estate's kvCORE Platform has been a game-changer for us."

Canvas Real Estate Sees Massive Growth Through Independent Tech & Training

Canvas Real Estate is among Florida’s leading independent real estate firms. Spanning the east coast from their base in Ft. Lauderdale, the firm is generating over $13 million in gross commission income across 800 agents. WAV Group founding partner, Victor Lund met with Canvas CEO Ernesto Vega to learn about the key strategies that are powering success at Canvas.

One More Time, with Pam Johnson O'Connor

Pam O’Connor retired only two years ago from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, where she was more than its President and CEO, she was an industry leader and a mentor to many. Inside Real Estate was thrilled to have her join us on the second edition of Insider Spotlight.

5 Takeaways from 7 Talking Points on Making Your Brokerage Profitable in a Shifting Market

In an insightful and candid discussion with Inside Real Estate’s Executive Vice President of Marketing and Enterprise Sales, Alissa Harper, and REAL Trends President Steve Murray. They offer slew of suggestions on how brokerages can cope with the inevitable changes that the COVID-19 crisis will bring to the industry.

How Weichert is Supercharging its Engine for the Future

National real estate powerhouse, New Jersey-based Weichert Realtors® has a long history of innovating to grow...50 years to be exact. With the recent launch of its brand-new technology ecosystem—myWeichert, powered by kvCORE—the firm has upped its value proposition for the more than 13,000 company and affiliated sales associates it serves.

What we learned in 2019 and what it means for you in 2020

With the landscape more crowded and confusing than ever, we reflected on the lessons we all learned last year, uncovering three ideas that we believe can lead us back to a path toward service, collaboration, and smart growth. And, it favors the agent-based model that’s worked for more than a century.

Homes of Idaho

Homes of Idaho experiences record growth by breaking the "one-size-fits-all" mold. “We’ve been able to build our own tech ecosystem that fits our culture and brand, so even if another brokerage in our market is using kvCORE, it isn’t going to look like our kvCORE.” -- Colby Lampman, Broker/Owner, Homes of Idaho

Small and Midsized Brokers Power Recruiting with CORE BackOffice

Actually working out the commission program needed to recruit agents presents much less of a challenge than tracking these unique commission programs designed for each agent on something other than an Excel spreadsheet. Small and midsized firms need to support variety in their compensation plans in order to recruit and require an affordable solution that integrates with QuickBooks. In 2016 and 2017, entrepreneur Jeremy Shoenig developed software for exactly this purpose, called BrokerSumo.

Real estate teams should demand more. Here’s why.

Teams are often the highest contributors to brokerage sales volume and one of the fastest-growing segments in real estate. This makes teams a critical part of today’s real estate landscape, so it’s important for brokers to make an effort to do whatever they can to recruit and retain teams in their organization. Fortunately, industry technology has improved in recent years and there are solutions today, like kvCORE Platform from Inside Real Estate, that effectively support teams and individual agents on one platform. Now, broker-owners have complete control, but can also allow their teams and agents to customize the platform to fit their needs and create their personal and private platform within the broker platform.

Tapping the Zillow Gap - Competing on Consumer Experience

Ah, Zillow. The real estate portal we all know and love? It’s no secret that many homebuyers leverage the “Z word” to begin their initial stages of the homebuying process. Due to the popularity of Zillow with homebuyers, many brokerages and agents alike feel they must be committing a dedicated monthly budget to the platform for a perceived fear of missing out on a potentially limitless stream of leads. Many real estate professionals also feel there is an unspoken expectation they need to be present on the search portal to truly compete with those who are also on Zillow. However, often the cons/disadvantages of advertising with Zillow outweigh the perceived pros.

Two Industry Leaders Team Up on 'A Journey to Tech Perfection'

REAL Trends and Inside Real Estate set out to answer an age-old problem for brokerages: How do you get agents to use the wonderful products and services that you offer? Many times, the technology is complicated, or the agents don’t want to invest the time into learning a new program. However, much of the time it’s due to a lack of management support, few training opportunities, and a dearth of incentives for sales associates to commit to your brokerage tech platform.

What Wins the Broker Tech Battle - Exclusive Interview

Joe Skousen, Founder/President of Inside Real Estate weighs in on what’s really behind the broker-tech battle, and how brokers can win the war.

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