Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate Federal Way & Puyallup

Some Highlights: Buying a home can be intimidating if you are not familiar with the terms used during the process. To start you on your path with confidence, we have compiled a list of some of the most common terms used when buying a home. The best way to ensure that your home-buying process is a confident one is to find a real estate professional who not only puts your family’s needs first, but will guide you through every aspect of the transaction with  ‘the heart of a teacher.’ OCTOBER 12, 2018 / BY  THE KCM CREW

A 3 hour Lunch & Learn on How to Get More Listings with our new Director of Career Development, Scott Stevenson. https://bhhshowtogetlistings.eventbrite.com

Get ready for another month of learning! August is right around the corner, so be sure to look at the digital or physical printouts of the calendar to pick/ choose what class you'll be taking. Let's get educated! ☺ Both our Career Nights:  1st Tuesday:  https://bhhsfwcareers1.eventbrite.com 3rd Tuesday:  https://bhhsfwcareers3.eventbrite.com Test Prep:  https://bhhstestprep.eventbrite.com DISC & RE:  https://bhhsdisc.eventbrite.com Listing Presentations:    https://bhhsnwlistingpresentation.eventbrite.com

Branding yourself as a real estate market expert is key to your success. However, many agents focus on branding themselves as a utility rather than an expert. For example, they often advertise that they can help clients with tasks like home search, home staging, or paperwork. While this is certainly helpful for clients, it doesn’t set you apart from other real estate agents who can do the exact same thing. A better approach is to brand yourself as an expert — as a real estate agent who knows what’s happening in the market. Why? Because that’s exactly the kind of professional today’s buyers and sellers want to hire. In fact,  NAR’s Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers  shows that when deciding on which agent to work with, 93% of consumers say an agent’s “knowledge of the real estate market” is very important. Skills like being a great home stager or assisting with home search rank much lower. You need to prove that you’re the expert who can help people with the l...

A listing presentation is essentially a job interview for representing the seller in a real estate transaction. Much like a job interview, you need to focus on building trust as well as demonstrating that you are a better fit for the job than any other candidate. A listing presentation can simply be a conversation with a homeowner about why you’re best equipped to represent them, but the best prepared agents bring a slide deck, visuals, and/or documents to help make their case. A copy of the editable version of the new listing presentation will be sent to you all During the workshop you will have time to work on and customize your new presentations Paul will be doing a full Listing appointment from start to finish https://bhhsnwlistingpresentation.eventbrite.com