Realogy Holding Corp., parent company of CENTURY 21 (and CENTURY 21 Redwood Realty), recently revealed their 15 choices for the 3rd annual Realogy FWD Innovation Summit on June 23rd in San Francisco. The FWD Innovation Summit is an invitation-only competition, with all entrants in the running for the ultimate $25,000 prize. According to Realogy’s press […]
4 Things Cooking Teaches You About Technology
With several holidays coming soon, minds are already wandering toward side dish recipes, the best way to cook a turducken and…PIE. Some people start preparing for their holiday meals months ahead, ordering turkeys and hams from nearby farms. Others race to the grocery store the day before the big dinner in hopes of scoring that deadly combination of […]
Which Technology Monster Are You?
In honor of Halloween, we’ve identified 5 kinds of “technology monsters” you often seen roaming in the daylight. From zombies to Frankenstein’s monster to vampires to witches… Which monster of technology are you? The Technology Zombie You can spot the technology zombie minutes or hours before he or she’ll spot you because their heads will be […]
3 Steps to Instantly Make You More Productive
It’s so easy, especially in the technological age to get caught up in everything, whether it be a money-making task or not. It’s also become easier and easier to justify time spent online – perusing websites, getting caught up on social media – what I like to call “falling into the Internet.” We call it “fact-finding,” […]
Success Through Systems
5 Essentials for New Real Estate Agents
When you’re first starting out in real estate, it can be a tricky thing to know what you will and won’t need as a new agent. As you get bombarded with paperwork from the associations, exam study materials, broker information and more legal language than most can wrap their heads around, what often gets lost […]
Organize, Prioritize and Systemize Your Technology
Too many laptops, tablets and smartphones suffer from the same virus – the Clutter Bug. With so much information being uploaded, downloaded and sent every day, it’s often difficult to keep track of and organize that information. Although the concepts of “Inbox Zero” and Minimalism have been preached time and again, the average workday (and […]
RETSO, Day 2
The 5 Best Apps for Real Estate Teams
There are a number of apps, both real estate-oriented and more generically business, that can be used by a real estate professional. However, real estate teams sometimes require different tools; or, at the least, a different way of using those tools. Where to start? Google Apps for Business might be the best place to start. […]
Respect Yourself – Control Your Technology Before It Controls You
Aretha is wailing in the background, “R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me…” You don’t hear the words, however, because chances are good that you’re currently surfing the Web for the newest cat videos, texting a client or catching up on emails via a variety of devices. I’ve talked about email management before, but […]