As 2020 slips into Spring, Very-High Net Worth Individuals will become the most influential demographic in the luxury real estate market. These clients possess a few distinct differences from their Read More
Estate Of Mind Podcast Highlights: Leaders in Luxury With Special Guest Andrew Hong
Best practices in luxury real estate marketing are always changing, and anyone who has sold a multimillion-dollar home or two can attest that the path to luxury real estate success Read More
Two Types of Blog Content For Luxury Realtors That Practically Write Themselves
Blog content is one of the most effective real estate marketing ideas for a luxury realtor to attract leads online. However, it’s also one of the most time-consuming aspects of Read More
3 Reasons to Earn Your Certified Luxury Home Marketing Designation (That Have Nothing to Do With Money)
Why would anyone invest the time and money into becoming a Certified Luxury Home Marketing specialist if the designation isn’t required to sell high-end real estate? One of the mantras Read More
5 Benefits of Sharing a Monthly Market Report With Your Network
With so many online listing portals available to luxury real estate buyers and sellers today, effective real estate marketing is one of the only ways that luxury real estate agents Read More
The Dos and Don’ts of Networking With Other Real Estate Agents
Knowing how to network is integral to achieving success in real estate marketing. It’s an indispensable part of the business, and as most realtors already know, it never hurts to Read More
Estate Of Mind Podcast Highlights: Luxury Live with Special Guest Louise Guido
Welcome to the first full episode of our new podcast, Estate of Mind, where you can learn real-time actionable real estate marketing tips to get more listings and successfully market Read More
3 Real Estate Marketing Trends You Shouldn’t Ignore in Your Luxury Listings
Since sellers are relying on you to create a high-quality listing that sells their home fast and for as close as to their asking price as possible, knowing exactly what Read More
Mastering the Art of Relationship-Building in Luxury Real Estate
Personal relationships are the lifeblood of any sales-based business, and this is doubly true in luxury real estate. Achieving real estate success means cultivating meaningful connections with your clients and Read More
The Importance of Continuing Education for Luxury Real Estate Agents
In an ever-changing market, stagnation is the enemy of luxury real estate success. If you’ve spent any time at all reading our Monthly Member Spotlights, you’ve seen that every real Read More
3 Types of Valuable Online Content for Luxury Real Estate Agents
If you’ve spent any time trying to figure out how to grow your online presence to attract more clients, you’ve probably ran into the phrase, “add value”, more than once. Read More
January Luxury Market Report Summary: Market On the Rise
It’s a brand new year, and if you’re wondering how to sell luxury listings in 2020, look no further than your own backyard. Our January report reveals that luxury home Read More
Institute President Diane Hartley Shares 3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Luxury Home Marketing Strategy
Recently, we spoke with our very own President of the Institute, Diane Hartley, to answer the three biggest questions on every luxury real estate agent’s mind when it comes to Read More
6 Interesting Places For Luxury Real Estate Agents to Find Affluent Clients
In real estate, relationships are absolutely everything. While you may have no trouble nurturing client relationships, finding those relationships can sometimes be a challenge. But as a luxury real estate Read More
Nurturing Client Relationships in Luxury Real Estate with Email Marketing
Nurturing client relationships in the luxury real estate space has taken on a few extra layers with the rise of digital marketing. Most agents are naturals at networking and nurturing Read More
The Best Marketing, Client, and Professional Development Strategies of 2019: From Our Member Spotlights
Every month, we interview a top-producing Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist to learn more about their real estate success story and celebrate their achievements. With every interview, we learn more Read More
2020 – Ready to Go
2020 is here and it’s a good idea to revisit your methods of working with your luxury clients. With an election year ahead where a “wait and see” period may Read More
3 Ways to Build Trust With Sellers
Working with luxury clientele can provide some of the most rewardng experiences a real estate agent can ask for. One topic that frequently comes up when we interview top-performing, CLHMS-certified Read More
3 Things Luxury Real Estate Agents Can Outsource to Grow Their Business
Time is a luxury real estate agent’s most precious commodity. The more time an agent has, the more time they can spend on networking and nurturing client relationships, which is Read More
December Luxury Market Report Summary: The Era of Holistic Living and Millennial Buyers
As the year and decade comes to a close, we find ourselves in an exciting time for luxury real estate. December’s Luxury Market Report shows that we are at the Read More
certified luxury home marketing specialist
If you’ve ever wondered how to sell a luxury listing using influencer marketing, or wondered how other agents are using it successfully, you’re not alone. Influencer marketing is a fairly Read More
The Right Way to Ask for Testimonials and Why It’s Important
Creating social proof around your services is one of the keys to real estate success, but asking for testimonials can be uncomfortable even if you’ve provided a great experience for Read More
3 Reasons Why You Need to Include Inactive Listings in Your Marketing Strategy
Any luxury real estate agent knows that the amount of work that goes into selling a luxury home can be daunting. There are so many details to include, lots of Read More
Increasing Conversions at Luxury Open Houses
Those of you who know me know I’m passionate about open house conversion. When I got started in the real estate business at the age of 18, I didn’t have Read More
How to Nurture Client Relationships After the Transaction
Here’s a staggering stat: According to NAR, 88% of homebuyers say they would use their real estate agent again, but only 11% actually do. When we talk about real estate Read More
3 Ways to Improve Your Luxury Real Estate Listing Copy Right Now
With a flood of new luxury listings coming online every day, it can be difficult to make yours stand out. Most luxury real estate agents realize that high-quality photography and Read More
How to Work your Feeder Markets
In today’s fast-paced and growing transient market understanding the locations from where your buyers are moving could become a significant differentiator in the success of your business. The first step Read More
When Do You Hire Your First Assistant?
The simple answer is that you should hire your first assistant when you are ready to be a full-time salesperson and when you can afford to hire one. The real Read More
Member Spotlight: Christine and Carl Battista
Becoming a successful real estate agent looks different for everyone, but some stories are truly astounding. Unlike most real estate success stories, Christine and Carl Battista’s started their career in Read More
How A Photo Canvas Helped Launch a Career in Luxury Real Estate
What’s the most innovative way to launch a career in luxury real estate? For Jake Kuiper, an Institute for Luxury Home Marketing alumni and founder of Twin Cities Luxury, that Read More
Adapting to Real Estate Trends in the Luxury Market with Jordan Ayan
Although Jordan Ayan’s venture into luxury real estate started just two years ago, he has already done $22M in closed volume and has another $17M in active listings in his Read More
Before You Drop the Price On a Slow-Moving Listing, Consider These Alternatives
Adapting to real estate trends in the luxury market takes some creativity, especially in a static market. Seeing the “days on market” creep up higher and higher on your listings Read More
Static Market leads to Focus on Future Trends – Part 2
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to an analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. This month’s report looks Read More
Creating Urgency in a Buyer’s Market
A static luxury real estate market begs the question, how can we increase an overall sense of urgency in today’s luxury buyers? Real estate market trends are showing that most Read More
The Difference Between a Luxury Real Estate Agent and a Luxury Real Estate Expert
With so much information publicly available online, the role of a luxury real estate agent is changing. Along with that, becoming a successful real estate agent is starting to mean Read More
3 Strategies Top Luxury Real Estate Agents Use to Market a Slow-Moving Listing
It’s easy to overanalyze a slow-moving listing. Is it the photography? The ad copy? The price? Your skills as a luxury real estate agent? Last month, some of the highest-performing Read More
Real Estate Branding in the Luxury Home Market
These days, virtually every buyer starts their home-buying journey online—which is why it’s more important than ever to pay attention to your online presence. With most luxury home marketing happening Read More
Holding The Line On The Commission Dollars You Deserve
Most sellers know more than one real estate agent, and most will interview multiple agents before making a selection. It also goes without saying that most will, at some point, Read More
Luxury Real Estate Photography Tips: Are You Doing All of These Things?
Sometimes, the only difference between listings that sell quickly and ones that sit on the market for months is the difference in real eastate photography. Investing in a professional realestate Read More
Pricing Property in a Shifting Market and Selling the Tough to Sell – Part Two
In my last blog, I talked about pricing and selling tough to sell properties. Many readers reached out with great comments about how much they enjoyed the blog. Also, many Read More
Member Spotlight – Elizabeth McQueen
This month our Member Spotlight series introduces Elizabeth McQueen of Vancouver, BC, Canada. Following up on Elizabeth’s success as the winner of The Institute’s award for the Best Marketing Strategy in Read More
Pricing Property in a Shifting Market and Selling the Tough to Sell – Part One
Pricing unique homes is never an easy task, and a shifting market makes it even more difficult. In a shifting market you will most likely have to take some listings Read More
Modern Geographic Farming Methodology
“You gotta farm, it won’t do you any harm, and in fact it might even give you charm!” My first day as a real estate agent I walked into the Read More
5 Milestone Strategies for success in the upper-tier market
Are you just stepping into the upper-tier real estate market or already a successful luxury real estate professional? No matter your stage, the following milestones should be part of your Read More
Expired Listings…A Great Way to Break into The High-End Market As we see the market shifting across the nation, high-end homes are starting to sit on the market longer. Inventory Read More
Member Spotlight – Jack Miller
Our members are some of the most talented and hard-working real estate professionals in the business. After completing extensive training at our live or online trainings, Institute members are uniquely equipped Read More
How to Communicate Effectively with the Affluent
How many times have you heard the words “if only there had been better communication”? If you want to work with affluent buyers and sellers then learning the art of Read More
Ready to Break Into the Luxury Market?
It is common for agents to be excited about the thought of increasing their sales price by selling very beautiful high-end and luxury homes. If you decide that luxury is something Read More
5 Creative Ways to Market Your Luxury Home
Having difficulty selling your luxury home? High-end real estate can be both financially rewarding and challenging to sell. Factors outside of your control, like the economy and market in which Read More
Want to Ace Your High-end Listing Presentations? Follow These Steps
Winning the opportunity to market a high-end property will more often than not put you in a highly competitive situation. Affluent clients are not only highly selective in their choice Read More