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Social Media: Understanding How to Position Branding and Messaging
Learn how to effectively position your brand and messaging on social media with insights from Will Hayes, Senior Growth Strategist at the Tobe Agency. Discover strategies for defining your brand identity, understanding your audience, and setting clear objectives, choosing the right platforms, developing a content strategy, crafting compelling messaging, engaging with your audience, analyzing performance, and staying updated with trends.
How to Defend your Worth
To effectively defend your worth in the real estate industry amid ongoing NAR litigation, it’s crucial to stay informed and transparent about your services. Emphasize your value proposition by offering personalized, concierge-level service, showcasing specialized knowledge, and providing comprehensive market analysis.
Differentiating Affluent from Traditional Client Expectations
Learn how the distinct characteristics, needs, and expectations of affluent clients differ from traditional ones. Discover the importance of tailoring your approach to deliver exceptional service, build strong relationships, and achieve financial success. Explore key differences in financial capacity, property preferences, decision-making processes, service expectations, marketing, negotiation, and post-sale services.
Become a Leader: Stay Ahead of the Conversation
Staying proactive, informed, and influential benefits luxury real estate professionals by enhancing their reputation, decision-making, and relationships. Knowledge fosters thought leadership, innovation, confidence, and community engagement.
Understanding Paid Digital Media
Learn how to implement a successful paid digital media campaign with insights from Will Hayes of Tobe Agency. Discover strategies for setting SMART objectives, understanding media platforms, and creating effective search and social media ads.
Luxury Trends for the Summer of 2024
As we move into the summer of 2024, the luxury market shows remarkable resilience despite economic challenges like inflation and rising living costs. Sales of luxury properties have increased significantly, Read More
The Marketing Power of Features and Amenities
Learn how to position features and amenities in luxury real estate in luxury real estate. Explore how unique amenities and features can enhance marketability, appeal, and value, making homes stand out. Discover strategies to effectively market these properties, from high-quality visuals to leveraging social media.
The MAY 2024 Luxury Market Report
As we find ourselves amidst the spring market of 2024, we take a closer look at the current trajectory of luxury real estate and how it continues to redefine itself.
Unlocking Market Insights
In the fast-paced realm of luxury real estate, staying abreast of market shifts is paramount for informed decision-making. Whether you’re a buyer, seller, investor, or industry expert, access to dependable data and insightful analysis is non-negotiable.
March: A Story of Continued Strength
Explore the resilient narrative of the real estate market in March, marked by sustained robustness amidst rising inventory and sales levels.
Unlocking the Power of Imagery in Luxury Real Estate
Luxury real estate thrives on perception. Captivating imagery, from aerial views to interior shots, sets the stage for an exclusive experience. In this competitive market, high-quality visuals define professionalism and attract affluent buyers.
HOW TO LEVERAGE A BALANCED MARKET
Inventory levels are climbing in most luxury markets as we move firmly into the spring season. Statistically, this has resulted in a shift towards a balanced market. Traditionally, spring has Read More
Top Trends for Spring 2024
As we enter the spring months, and for many markets, what is traditionally the busiest period of home sales and purchases, we review some of the top trends, both indoors and outdoors.
Managing Buyers in a Seller’s Market or High Demand Price Band
In a competitive seller’s market or high-demand price band, guiding buyers effectively is paramount. Understanding market conditions, providing insightful analysis, and explaining potential challenges are crucial steps.
Strategies for Marketing a Challenging Property in a Seller’s Market
One of the most important factors to remember is that there is a buyer for every home but, although price does play an important role, reducing it might not be the only way to achieve a sale.
The March 2024 Luxury Market Report
This month, we delve into the underlying factors propelling demand and shaping the trajectory of the luxury real estate market over the past four months, as well as their enduring effects.
The Reality of a Seller’s Market
Knowing and understanding the implications of this non-traditional seller’s market is likely to make a critical difference in how to work more effectively with your affluent customers.
How to Predict Trends in your Real Estate Market
Leveraging these diverse sources of data, you can make more informed decisions, mitigate risks, and capitalize on emerging opportunities in the dynamic real estate market
How to Leverage a Hard-to-Sell Property
Leveraging a hard-to-sell property can help you to increase your business but it does involve thinking outside the box and seeking out opportunities.
Top Strategies to Access the Affluent
By implementing a combination of these strategies, you can effectively access affluent buyers and sellers in the luxury real estate industry.
Luxury Staging Trends and Tips for 2024
To help guide your sellers, we have identified a short list of luxury home staging trends and tips that will be important this year. Working with an experienced stager can help you maximize your impact as a well-informed and highly insightful luxury real estate professional in your market.
Selling Lifestyle
Lifestyle is an emotional choice and it’s no longer acceptable to simply state the facts of a property. If you are looking to sell a luxury property, make it stand out from the competition
Do You Have a Plan for Success in 2024?
Many agents set unrealistic goals each year and are disappointed when they don’t achieve them. January is often a quieter month for many agents, so it’s the perfect time to take stock of how you performed last year to help you understand if your plan for 2024 is achievable
Change Your Mindset, Change Your Success – Part Two
Whether you’re a brand new luxury real estate professional or you’re a seasoned pro, there are important perspectives to consider (or reconsider) before the start of the new year. To conclude our two-part blog series, we finish our deep dive into re-setting your mindset.
Change Your Mindset, Change Your Success – Part One
As we prepare for 2024 after what has been a largely unpredictable year, one thing is certain: success happens when we focus on things we can control. And what is the one thing all of us have control over? Our mindset..
Great Client Gifts For This Festive Season
Our top tip for this year is to focus on gifts that “keep giving”, ones your clients will want to use, showcase, hang and hopefully actually appreciate!
Connecting the Dots Between Buyers and Sellers
Here are four methods to help to connect the dots between buyers and sellers during a luxury real estate transaction.
The Focus of The Luxury Consumer in Today’s Market
Your key role as a luxury real estate agent is to paint the best, most relatable picture possible. How do you do this? By finding ways to relate to existing consumer experiences.
The October 2023 Luxury Market Report
October’s report reviews the current statistics for the luxury market in North America month over month, as well as the 13-month trend. We review the status of September’s market, as this month is usually a good indicator of the direction the market is headed for the next few months.
The September 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report offers a comprehensive analysis of trends and comparative data for top residential markets across Canada and the United States. The report for September examines the Read More
12 Types of Luxury Home Inspections You Need to Consider
Luxury homes often require thorough and specialized inspections to ensure that their unique features, high-end amenities, and premium construction are in top condition. If you’re a luxury real estate professional Read More
7 Tips for Creating Referral-Worthy Experiences in Luxury Real Estate
If you’re new to the game of luxury real estate, one thing you’ll quickly realize is that referrals from your clients are truly the best reward for a job well Read More
Timeless Charm: 8 Tips for Buying and Selling Historic Luxury Homes
There’s a growing demand—especially among the affluent—for historic properties. Not only do these properties tend to retain their value well, but they also offer a unique opportunity to own a Read More
“HENRYs”: Why Do They Matter to Luxury Real Estate?
The luxury real estate market is ever-changing—and the most successful real estate professionals are the ones who can stay one step ahead of new developments. If you’re looking to grow Read More
The Importance of A High-End Luxury Outdoor Space
If there is, indeed, a bright side to the world’s recent experience of a global pandemic, it may just be the increased importance of home and family, and the renewed Read More
Luxury Real Estate as an Investment Opportunity
Luxury real estate falls into a unique category of upscale investment, much like fine art, classic automobiles or vintage wines. It is certainly not for everyone. Investment in any of Read More
The August 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report offers a comprehensive analysis of trends and comparative data for top residential markets across Canada and the United States. The August report provides a month-over-month Read More
Trend Alert: Elevators in Luxury Homes
Although luxury home trends are sometimes difficult to predict, and some notable housing trends have faded as quickly as they appeared, many have their roots in lifestyle ease and lasting Read More
5 Must-Have Wellness Amenities in Luxury Homes
An emphasis on health and wellness is not exactly a new trend, but today’s luxury homes include a variety of unique amenities that allow residents to pamper themselves as if Read More
The July 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report serves as your guide for analyzing trends and comparative data in the top residential markets across Canada and the United States. The report for July Read More
Pricing A Luxury Property: More Art Than Science
In the “traditional” real estate market, pricing a home is pretty straight-forward. You run some comps on the neighborhood, determine a “dollar per square foot,” amount, and calculate the ideal Read More
Location, Location, Location in Luxury Real Estate
In the luxury real estate market, there are very few things more important than a home’s location. Even the most stunning of luxury homes may have a hard time selling Read More
7 Tips For Creating Privacy and Security in Luxury Homes
Across the United States, break-ins and burglaries are on the rise. In New York alone, for example, state-wide burglaries increased a whopping 36.5% between April and May of 2021 alone. Read More
The June 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analyzing trends and comparative data in the top residential markets across Canada and the United States. June’s report reviews the current Read More
7 Content Marketing Ideas for Real Estate Agents
One of the best ways to build a successful career as a luxury real estate professional is to dedicate as much time and attention to marketing yourself and your abilities Read More
13 Essential Features of a Luxury Home
While architectural and design trends may fluctuate, we firmly support the concept of healthy homes and neighborhoods. We also believe that luxury is not only a housing trend but also Read More
What is Biophilic Design in Luxury Homes
If you were to ask 10 people about their thoughts on “Biophilic Design,” it is possible that eight of them would respond with a blank stare. Although the term may Read More
The May 2023 Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analysis on the trends and comparative data in the top residential markets across Canada and the United States. May’s report examines Read More
Understanding Luxury Buyer Behavior in Real Estate
Whether you’re trying to break into the luxury real estate market or have been working with luxury clients for a few years, one fact remains. In order to maximize your Read More