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Homebuying Hour Podcast

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Choosing the Right Managing Broker, Office Culture & Company

Choosing a brokerage out of which to run your practice is about so much more than money and split. Read More

Doing What’s Right: 60+ Years and Counting

Baird & Warner CEO and President Steve Baird, a fifth-generation owner of the brokerage, draws on the real estate principles of his father and former company leader John Baird. Read More

Your Team - Creating Consistency of Service

Are you an agent or team that can be relied upon? Not only while working with an active buyer or seller, but months, even years, after you last worked with them? Read More

Maximizing Your Brokerage’s Resources

Speaking of what your brand name stands for, here at Baird & Warner, we take pride in the abundance of training available for agents and managers throughout the year. Read More

Build Relationships with Title and Mortgage

Just like how you’d hope clients would come to trust you as their go-to resource for their own needs and referrals from their networks, maintaining strong relationships with mortgage and title is a relatively undervalued way to make transactions flow smoothly. Read More

The Real Estate Market Then and Now Glenview & Northbrook

How has the real estate market been impacted by the current COVID-19 crisis compared to the the financial meltdown of the 2000s. Read More

Nailing the Virtual Open House - For Pandemic Times, and Far Beyond

For obvious reasons, agents everywhere are getting familiar with virtual open houses in a hurry. Read More

Being a Client Resource in Crisis Times, Even When You’re Not Closing Deals

Staying relevant to your satisfied clients is always a sound principle of building a sustainable long term business. Read More

Maintaining Unique Client Touchpoints

Even if a full screen-sharing consultation isn’t what your prospect is looking for at this time, what are some different ways to keep in touch with them weeks, months, or even years since your last transaction with them? Read More

Dealing with Crisis in Your Business

From pandemics to financial meltdowns, many events can create fear and panic with your client base, and this month we address some strategies to help you. Read More

Getting Social

Social media can be an overwhelming strategy for many real estate agents these days.  Read More

Time Management

Just like a New Year’s resolution, one thing, as agents, we say we need to do, but never actually do is establish a time management system.  Read More

Email Marketing Tools

Sure, email seems like the step-child of technology now, in light of all that Social media affords us. Read More

Working in the Luxury Market when Inventory is High

An April 2018 Forbes article titled, “Real Estate is Hot, Except at the High-End: Disruption Coming in the Luxury Home Market,” discussed high inventory.. Read More

Inspiring Offers with Price Adjustments

There is an old saying in real estate: "It's a beauty contest and a price war, and you have to win both." Read More

Marketing and Lead Generation for the Fall

2018 may seem like it is coming to an end after the traditional busy seasons have concluded and many are already starting to think towards 2019. Read More

Are You on Track with Your Business and Marketing Plan?

Mid-year has its own allure: Summer starts, vacations beckon, the spring real estate season is in full swing, and it almost feels like a new beginning, right? Read More

Are You Interested or Are You Committed?

Over the years, I have noticed one mistake that agents make consistently. What’s that mistake you ask? Read More