The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analysis on the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. March’s report reviews the Read More
5 Tips for A Single Property Website for a Luxury Real Estate Listing
If you’re looking for a unique way to show off a new luxury real estate listing, creating a single property website is a great option. Specifically, a single property website Read More
The 3-Step Framework for Effectively Marketing Luxury Listings
Properly marketing luxury listings may not sound like a difficult task, but to do so effectively takes a well-thought-out approach. As you likely already know, preparation is the key to Read More
4 Luxury Home Staging Trends for 2023
Anyone associated with the real estate market knows well that trends ebb and flow based on a variety of outside factors, from the seasons to the state of the economy. Read More
How to Successfully Nail the Real Estate Listing Appointment
Curiosity can be a luxury real estate professional’s best tool, according to Michael Morrison, owner broker of the highly successful Morrison House Sotheby’s International Realty firm in Seattle, WA. He Read More
The February 2023 Luxury Market Report
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. February’s report reviews Read More
Luxury Property Pre-Listing Tips for Real Estate Professionals
According to Michael Morrison, a leader in the field of luxury home marketing, “Be Prepared” is not just a motto for Boy Scouts, but a mantra that should be adopted Read More
The No. 1 Tip for Branding Yourself in Luxury Real Estate
The luxury real estate market is fiercely competitive — so finding success often begins with having a strong personal brand and setting yourself apart from the competition. As daunting of Read More
6 Habits For Creating the Perfect Luxury Real Estate Conversation
As a luxury real estate professional, you have probably already learned that success in a niche market requires knowledge, dedication, a unique skill set — and, perhaps most of all, Read More
The January 2023 Luxury Market Report
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. January’s report reviews Read More
Why Adopting a Luxury Mindset Is Imperative
If you have dreams of selling high-end homes, then adopting a luxury mindset should be the very first thing you start to do. But what, exactly, does that mean? In Read More
5 Tips for Breaking Into Luxury Real Estate
Setting a resolution to make 2023 your year for breaking into luxury real estate? As a real estate professional, the luxury market offers greater opportunities for earning higher commissions. Plus, Read More
The 2022 December Luxury Market Report
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. December’s report reviews Read More
The Double Platinum Rule for Luxury Real Estate Clients
Offering a high level of service is the key to dealing with affluent clients. If your niche is the luxury home market, you likely already understand the importance of going Read More
3 Ways to Leverage Real Estate Videos to Win Luxury Listings
In today’s market, there’s no denying the power of real estate videos. In fact, studies have found that video listings receive more than 400% more inquiries than listings without video Read More
The 2022 November Luxury Market Report
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. November’s report reviews Read More
The Number One Misconception About Working in Luxury Real Estate
Even though it may be natural to assume that luxury real estate professionals only deal with multi-million dollar properties or with high-end clients and estates that are out of reach Read More
The 2022 October Luxury Market Report
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. October’s report reviews the current Read More
The 2022 September Luxury Market Report
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. September’s report reviews the current Read More
The 2022 August Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analyzing the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. August’s report reviews the current Read More
The 2022 July Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analyzing the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. July’s report reviews the current Read More
The 2022 June Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analyzing the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. June’s report reviews the current statistics for Read More
The 2022 May Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to analyzing the trends and comparative data on top residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. May’s report reviews the current statistics of Read More
The 2022 April Luxury Market Report
The Institute’s Luxury Market Report is your guide to an analysis of the trends and comparative data on the top-residential markets throughout Canada and the United States. April’s report reviews the current Read More
Branding Yourself as a Luxury Professional: 5 Tips for a Great Headshot
The luxury real estate market is highly competitive. To set yourself apart from other real estate professionals, you not only need to be great at your job, but you also Read More
Standing Out in Your Market as a Luxury Expert
It’s no secret that the luxury real estate market is lucrative, yet highly competitive. Those looking to buy or sell a luxury home these days have no shortage of options Read More
How Luxury Agents Can Leverage Their Social Media Pages
As a luxury real estate professional, you already know just how competitive the market can be. Finding a way to differentiate your services from that of other luxury real estate Read More
The 2022 January Luxury Market Report
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. January’s report reviews the current Read More
Common Pitfalls Real Estate Professionals Should Avoid on Facebook and Instagram
When it comes to real estate marketing, social media is definitely a vehicle that the majority of real estate professionals utilize. As more and more of the business world turns Read More
Why You Should Be Open to Co-Listing as a Luxury Real Estate Professional
Co-listing is a hot topic among real estate professionals — and one that is gaining significant traction in luxury home marketing strategies. When the stakes and home valuations are highest, Read More
Refining Your Real Estate Target Audience for Effective Email Marketing
How well do you know your audience? One way you can tell is by analyzing your click-through rate and “unsubscribe” numbers from your email list this past month. In November, Read More
The Difference Between Relationships and Transactions in Luxury Real Estate
Buying a new home is one of the most emotional purchases your client will ever make, so why does the final transaction seem so — cold? Jim Walberg, a 35-year Read More
Building Your Luxury Sphere of Influence from the Ground Up
So, you’re a new luxury real estate professional in the area, and you’re wondering how to go about building your luxury sphere of influence from the ground up. Without a Read More
5 Real Estate Vocabulary Shifts for Higher Perceived Value
With an ever-growing number of competitors in the real estate industry, it’s not enough to simply have a valuable service and hope your cookie-cutter marketing will be enough to win Read More
3 Things Every Luxury Real Estate Professional Should Splurge On
If you’re like most people looking to break into luxury real estate, you might be wondering what you should splurge on for your best chances of success when you’re just Read More
5 Ways to Maximize Your Instagram Strategy for Luxury Real Estate Leads
Luxury real estate is a competitive industry, which can sometimes make it difficult at times to tap into new, fresh sources of leads. The good news is that luxury real Read More
How to Sell More By Being a Better Listener
When you meet with a new prospect or client, do you listen more than you speak? In any profession where sales are involved, there’s a tendency for the sales professional Read More
The Power of Strategic Partnerships in Luxury Real Estate
How often do you spend time networking with luxury professionals outside of the real estate industry? We’ve all heard the phrase “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” Read More
Could the Luxury Condo Craze Return? Here’s What’s Happening In Urban Markets
While many affluent clients were busy trading in their luxury condos for more space, privacy, and nature over the last eighteen months to escape the confines of a job they Read More
The October Luxury Market Report
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. October’s report reviews the current Read More
How the Pandemic Is Changing the Affluent’s Expectations of Luxury Homes
With remote work becoming more commonplace and the world still subject to change at any moment, the affluent’s idea of a desirable family home has changed dramatically over the past Read More
How to Capture Luxury Real Estate Leads Organically
Wouldn’t it be nice if warmed up leads fell right in your lap? Although it sounds too good to be true, it’s possible when you have a great digital marketing Read More
How to Prepare for a Luxury Real Estate Listing Appointment
So you’ve landed your first luxury listing appointment — now what? Meeting with prospective clients — especially ones at a higher price point you may have never worked in before Read More
3 Benefits of Co-Listing In Luxury Real Estate
If you ask around the real estate market, many real estate professionals have mixed feelings about co-listing. Plenty of real estate professionals have never co-listed a property with a colleague Read More
The September Luxury Market Report
Future Trends Homeowners and Investors should Consider Over the last few months, the luxury real estate market has experienced the return of a more normal pace of doing business for Read More
Never Stop Doing These 3 Things in a Hot Market
When inventory is low, prices are high. And when the market is hot, what more could a luxury real estate professional ask for? In hot markets like the one we’ve Read More
How to Create Aspirational Spaces That Sell in the Luxury Market
Ever wonder if luxury homes really need to be staged? Most traditional real estate professionals and their clients are familiar with the concept of staging a listing to help potential Read More
A Top 1% Producer’s Unique Approach to Closing Gifts
You’ve negotiated a deal, signed the documents, and now it’s time to part ways with your client. Except how do you thank someone who just shared a multi-million dollar transaction Read More
5 Ways to Improve Your Direct Mail Marketing
Think direct mail marketing is dead? The truth is, direct mail marketing never went away — in fact, it’s still one of the most effective luxury real estate marketing strategies, Read More
3 People Luxury Real Estate Professionals Need In Their Sphere of Influence
How often do you network with other professionals who serve an affluent clientele? Luxury real estate has a reputation for exclusivity, but the truth is, success comes from building a Read More