How Social Apps Like NextDoor May Get You in Legal Hot Water and What to Do About It

<div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kGtjsxH3bgtR7gWYXeH1jeRyGnuIX8GII35rXO1OjbwQbRYgOZ2KYABUhCgY__QVcK0DXB9cEWaR4FtR4WsEFgey5HmjyKJO1szT2DweBGM5AUWANg4WLeMhao8H7F7nfyD3xR6jllaMCUcBQVWdjOGu7l9fg2Ta-dPhY76FOefI5mcRJLP28nu6/s1280/ecstatic-g96887d0b2_1280.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kGtjsxH3bgtR7gWYXeH1jeRyGnuIX8GII35rXO1OjbwQbRYgOZ2KYABUhCgY__QVcK0DXB9cEWaR4FtR4WsEFgey5HmjyKJO1szT2DweBGM5AUWANg4WLeMhao8H7F7nfyD3xR6jllaMCUcBQVWdjOGu7l9fg2Ta-dPhY76FOefI5mcRJLP28nu6/s320/ecstatic-g96887d0b2_1280.png" width="320"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div>We just finished commemorating Fair Housing Month and what a wonderful month it was that gives me hope for the future of everyone achieving the American Dream of homeownership. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you to every company, church and REALTOR® association that allowed me to share! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span></span></span></div>

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How Social Apps Like NextDoor May Get You in Legal Hot Water and What to Do About It

We just finished commemorating Fair Housing Month and what a wonderful month it was that gives me hope for the future of everyone achieving ...

Podcast Drop: "Realtoring" in the Metaverse

<div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFcfvxupAMFxPoi_Aw2dX5X1WJHPfolpwLJYrHsgfJ5n__9wU1VwRMzqGC8x4tpoOaFxNno-BqDQlmuLPKDClS-DeqrrSKll4BcI1p1prafWo2VigHeP_wpdP0dgeOYOibWmzctzP_jw5Ww0ND42yVKb-5K8lPaDssSbN0aSXD16WonnNFrwIcXSnx=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1280" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFcfvxupAMFxPoi_Aw2dX5X1WJHPfolpwLJYrHsgfJ5n__9wU1VwRMzqGC8x4tpoOaFxNno-BqDQlmuLPKDClS-DeqrrSKll4BcI1p1prafWo2VigHeP_wpdP0dgeOYOibWmzctzP_jw5Ww0ND42yVKb-5K8lPaDssSbN0aSXD16WonnNFrwIcXSnx=w400-h220" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have you heard about the new “land” rush? <span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">In this podcast episode of The Real Estate Rundown by the Atlanta Realtors Association, we discuss the metaverse, which may become the new “it” place to wheel and deal "land". <span></span></span></div>

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Podcast Drop: "Realtoring" in the Metaverse

Have you heard about the new “land” rush?  In this podcast episode of The Real Estate Rundown by the Atlanta Realtors Association, we discus...

Real (Estate) Talk -- Fair Housing Month and the Elephant in the Room: The Color of Professionalism

<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As featured in <a href="https://www.inman.com/2022/04/19/real-estate-talk-fair-housing-month-and-the-elephant-in-the-room/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Inman News</span></a>.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg3bVuE4EnKvhscePcON2ZkvzvMa3QqeQ1p2LTM4QosXW6QNNd7dTcI8tK1IlD0MLHenrzWw5W89bheD_riQ5DBQ7xqscNhQ666E6ILZfd04GOcTor0d69QMiy6iq1HbsoDqKPydYuIPl-WQGtqwtxCJrroZBCKDl2T-DwLkCibKRkMfK6ddsEavoa=s336" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="336" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg3bVuE4EnKvhscePcON2ZkvzvMa3QqeQ1p2LTM4QosXW6QNNd7dTcI8tK1IlD0MLHenrzWw5W89bheD_riQ5DBQ7xqscNhQ666E6ILZfd04GOcTor0d69QMiy6iq1HbsoDqKPydYuIPl-WQGtqwtxCJrroZBCKDl2T-DwLkCibKRkMfK6ddsEavoa=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Woo-hoo, April is here! The weather is getting warmer in many parts. Also, April is National Fair Housing Month, which is an annual time to reflect and challenge ourselves to ensure housing is fair for all -- one of my favorite times of the year. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Quiet as it is kept, fair housing is not just what we as real estate pros do in regard to the public but fair housing entails who is even included in the various professions of the real estate industry (cue the "mmm hmms" and "wells" of the proverbial choir of agreement). </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I repeat: fair housing begins with the inclusion of under-represented real estate pros.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The real estate industry has a ways to go in being representative and unfortunately, this lack of inclusion is known to contribute to unfair housing (<a href="https://abc7chicago.com/home-appraisal-house-real-estate-appraiser-cost/11531046/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">like this for example</span></a>). Thus, as we reflect on how to ensure fair housing for all, let's be conscientious of intentionally including -- recruiting, mentoring, sponsoring, promoting, and partnering with -- those that are most <a href="https://datausa.io/profile/soc/real-estate-brokers-sales-agents#ethnicity" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">under-represented</span></a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Elephant in the Room: Unfair Housing Starts with Little Attention to the Unfair Treatment of RE Pros</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Imagine finally getting to meet a client that you have built a wonderful rapport with via email.<span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Wait, you’re _______ (fill in the blank with your name)?”, asks the person who has been impressed with you via email or over the phone but now that they see you in person, they are visibly confused.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Oh, you look different than I thought,” they mutter incredulously.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Unfortunately, this is the last conversation you have with them. They had been dazzled by your business acumen before this face-to-face meetup but now they are like a ghost. What changed?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Clearly, it was something about how you looked -- they said it although not everyone will be so forthcoming. It could have been your style of dress, hairstyle, and/or some other superficially bogus determinant that did not actually diminish the savviness they had previously experienced from you. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">That hurts and may even crush your spirit despite being good at what you do. You may decide to change things about yourself to ward off similar rejection (although I do not recommend it). </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let's take this further. Now imagine you are dismissed due to a trait you cannot so easily change like height. That should seem preposterous because it is.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yet, that is the lived experience of some real estate pros. Remember when <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2021/10/black-realtor-clients-sue-police-for-handcuffing-at-gunpoint-during-house-showing.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">this agent</span></a> faced the barrel of a gun simply because he did not match what the neighbors thought of a real estate agent. Or, even <a href="https://youtu.be/_aNqW53HT4I" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">these stories</span></a> of REALTORS® still thriving despite being discredited for how they looked. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>I've shared at various conferences and in my books, what it was like getting started as a real estate agent almost twenty years ago for me. Like anyone, I wanted to drum up business. I was told by my managing brokers at the time that door-knocking </span><span>was a good start. (Sidebar: </span><span>social media was brand new at that time and not yet seen as a viable way to find legit clients although I would eventually find the most success using my blog and Facebook.) </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I tried it but the first person to answer in the suburban neighborhood 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳 told me that although I seemed nice enough, I could be mistaken for a 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐑. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ My mouth dropped.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ What about me made him say that?⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ I was wearing a nice dress (like always when working and even not working as a girly girl; my logo is even my avatar in a dress!). I even had a briefcase so that I could on-the-spot run home comparables (this was before today's smartphones when laptops were big boxes lol). ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I cringed but I was grateful that my white <i>neighbor</i> cautioned me about the reality of how I would be seen in <i>my</i> community.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ My white managing brokers at that time that had suggested door-knocking to me, didn't understand the danger of going uninvited to someone's home presented for me even in the middle of a sunny day. ⁣⁣⁣They had success with doorknocking (again, pre-social media) and could not imagine why I -- living in a similar neighborhood with a similar socioeconomic status -- would be seen as a threat to anyone. ⁣⁣⁣ I was around their age when they started.  I was an outgoing and educated (Go Blue!) woman like them. The only glaring difference was our skin colors.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">When I think back on that, I become even more committed to championing and teaching fair housing, not just for our clients but for the real estate pros that face the same realities.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">As unfortunate reminders:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: x-large;">Black pros are underrepresented: Less than <a href="https://www.nareb.com/a-new-program-aims-to-increase-the-number-of-black-real-estate-agents-in-the-usa/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">6%</span></a> of real estate pros are Black, making a whopping <a href="https://www.inman.com/2021/03/30/nar-survey-shows-large-income-gap-between-white-and-black-realtors/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">$32,700</span></a> less in median real estate sales income </span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;">Most historically Black colleges and universities have not had the support of the real estate industry to offer competitive <a href="https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/employer/hbcus-cre-feeder-schools-need-help-catch-22-110020" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">real estate majors</span></a> unlike neighboring predominantly white colleges and universities</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.inman.com/2022/03/28/the-old-boys-network-relic-or-reality/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Women</span></a> (who make up <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/quick-real-estate-statistics" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">65% of the REALTOR® industry</span></a>) are woefully <a href="https://rismedia.com/2019/03/05/women-real-estate-leadership-glass-ceiling/#openModal" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">underrepresented</span></a> in firm leadership (sidebar: the <a href="https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/documents/2021-profile-of-real-estate-firms-09-16-2021.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">NAR 2021 Profile of Firms</span></a> had an opportunity to track and update this needed information along with People of Color representation but did not; hopefully it will include such demographics going forward because what gets measured, gets awareness, and gets changed)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Law of Supply and Demand dictates that if demand remains unchanged for Black and/or women (and other underrepresented) real estate pros and supply increases, a surplus occurs, leading to a lower equilibrium price. <b>In other words, we cannot simply add more underrepresented real estate pros without improving demand, or earning gaps will only increase!</b></span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Demand for inclusion, despite a clear need, is foremost to diverse representation</span><span>. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Getting the Elephant Out of the Room: More Attention to Underrepresented RE Pros</span></b></div><div><b style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></b></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">How can we improve inclusion as an industry? Some businesses like <a href="https://finurah.com/2022/01/03/developers-need-equity-to-close-deals-new-amazon-accelerator-aims-to-support-black-real-estate-developers/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Amazon have committed to giving money</span></a>, which is needed and a good start. But, rarely does solely throwing money at an issue end that issue. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Mott & Chace Sotheby's International's Blackstone Team recently announced <i><a href="https://www.golocalprov.com/business/mott-chaces-blackstone-team-launches-black-real-estate-agent-scholarship-me" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Black Real Estate Agent Scholarship & Mentoring Program</span></a></i> that will begin accepting applications at the end of 2022. And, remember last year, when I shared DreamTown Realty's <a href="https://youtu.be/eUBfrqneueo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>InspiRE Mentorship Program</i></span></a>? These are outstanding sleeves rolled up, hands-on initiatives yet we need "all hands on deck" throughout the real estate industry.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">In this video, hear from dynamic real estate pros (<a href="https://www.kimscottatl.com/about" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Kim Scott</span></a> and <a href="https://christiansoldit.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Christian Ross</span></a>) that share their experiences along with their recommendations. I hope their stories spark ideas that help you too.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KPnlyymjqmE" width="320" youtube-src-id="KPnlyymjqmE"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>Sound off -</b> I would love to hear from you!  Give me a shout on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LearnWithDrLee" style="background-color: white; font-family: times; line-height: 22.08px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Facebook</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://instagram.com/learnwithdrlee" style="background-color: white; font-family: times; line-height: 22.08px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instagram</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/leedavenport8?sub_confirmation=1" style="background-color: white; font-family: times; line-height: 22.08px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">YouTube</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">or by visiting </span><a href="http://www.learnwithdrlee.com/" style="background-color: white; font-family: times; line-height: 22.08px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LearnWithDrLee.com</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.  </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />Download today your complimentary (aka NO FEE but for a limited time so hurry) copy of my new book, <a href="https://dl.bookfunnel.com/luem6y7zox" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">How to Be an Anti-Racist Real Estate Pro</span></b></a>. </span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want more tips </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">from fellow real estate pros (like Leigh Brown, Kim Hayden, and Sarah Johnston to name just a few) to help you become even more resilient in real estate?</span><b style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grab our new book, </span><b style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Resilient Real Estate Women</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">, by </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B00WTAE5L4" style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">clicking here</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Want more of the best practices of our nation's top producers? 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Real (Estate) Talk -- Fair Housing Month and the Elephant in the Room: The Color of Professionalism

As featured in Inman News .   Woo-hoo, April is here! The weather is getting warmer in many parts. Also, April is National Fair Housing Mont...

Being a Fair Housing D.E.C.O.D.E.R.: 1 Simple Yet High-Impact Technique to Interrupt UN-Fair Housing

<div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As featured in the <a href="https://www.ypn.realtor/the-lounge/interrupt-fair-housing-inequities/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">National Assoc. of Realtors YPN Blog</span></a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe8mYkhCHE7ANA9kqSLsglR9ZbBcONWqhpDhi0J6V4AxomllqVqKvOBvXEtj3gKDZPNE7oIZ5Q7ajeN3c6VMS2dRWvCnWJoFvDbTvTa3NFABIIqZqZ2FclzSwFfhEtSLD4MKloDBklU0icYrlHiatVH4AOecH2YtoA5WT21WV9B6s65X02IjKq9Oc/s1920/timeout-g43d50327e_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="1920" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe8mYkhCHE7ANA9kqSLsglR9ZbBcONWqhpDhi0J6V4AxomllqVqKvOBvXEtj3gKDZPNE7oIZ5Q7ajeN3c6VMS2dRWvCnWJoFvDbTvTa3NFABIIqZqZ2FclzSwFfhEtSLD4MKloDBklU0icYrlHiatVH4AOecH2YtoA5WT21WV9B6s65X02IjKq9Oc/s320/timeout-g43d50327e_1920.jpg" width="320"></a></div><br><br></div><br></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have you noticed from shows like The Tinder Swindler, Dateline, Snapped, and the ID channel that abiding by laws is not automatic or even intuitive for everyone? </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"></span></span></div>

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Being a Fair Housing D.E.C.O.D.E.R.: 1 Simple Yet High-Impact Technique to Interrupt UN-Fair Housing

As featured in the  National Assoc. of Realtors YPN Blog .  Have you noticed from shows like The Tinder Swindler, Dateline, Snapped, and the...

Secrets for Converting Internet Leads from Tom Ferry, Jared James, Ken GoodFellow and Moi

<div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinirJwHfyCQcOcRvG-6OTNiTY8o2A08C_MZqUyFmNOlui4CHw-Zhh_47uN2f2ZE-6vT5Zu6IQbFAz5Inyv4m-kQ5zH9UveRL3bjqOmUb8Ki6T5jS2QJcpWXCUAOpyswN-h2BG0Ir7Ruk874nUreyeC_Thwx85e_jj0V_4SVtTlF3PMqkyI10llbIAU/s1280/Untitled%20design.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1253" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinirJwHfyCQcOcRvG-6OTNiTY8o2A08C_MZqUyFmNOlui4CHw-Zhh_47uN2f2ZE-6vT5Zu6IQbFAz5Inyv4m-kQ5zH9UveRL3bjqOmUb8Ki6T5jS2QJcpWXCUAOpyswN-h2BG0Ir7Ruk874nUreyeC_Thwx85e_jj0V_4SVtTlF3PMqkyI10llbIAU/s320/Untitled%20design.jpg" width="313"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><span style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;">Did you know that there have been instances where the average response time of agents and/or brokers when they get a lead has been OVER 15 hours?</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div></span></div>

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Secrets for Converting Internet Leads from Tom Ferry, Jared James, Ken GoodFellow and Moi

Did you know that there have been instances where the average response time of agents and/or brokers when they get a lead has been OVER 15 h...

Real (Estate) Talk: Making Fair Housing a Piece of (Carrot) Cake

<div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As featured in my monthly <a href="https://www.inman.com/2022/03/22/get-your-team-invested-in-fair-housing-real-estate-talk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Inman News column</span></a> on race and real estate.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvdA33kHSa9KIGcCqA8tfr5wGOhFqYMVGglrVLPCRK4YwafioPwcqJFE9j0SiScmAPGHYBUw582S4gOBGp2S1MhZsK0S5pbDqKmDztDwNw7ZSkmEECLnCa7MwCh_ef9g_hoBgW5De6CM8O7bCK6yRnP40kx1YOEXwommBRHrFc_8O5WMiZjXQHtBU/s2157/carrot-cake-5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvdA33kHSa9KIGcCqA8tfr5wGOhFqYMVGglrVLPCRK4YwafioPwcqJFE9j0SiScmAPGHYBUw582S4gOBGp2S1MhZsK0S5pbDqKmDztDwNw7ZSkmEECLnCa7MwCh_ef9g_hoBgW5De6CM8O7bCK6yRnP40kx1YOEXwommBRHrFc_8O5WMiZjXQHtBU/s320/carrot-cake-5.jpeg" width="214"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Fair housing doesn't have to be about violations, shame and punishment. Here are a few ways to use positive reinforcement, like awards, to create a renewed sense of celebration as well as better outcomes all around.<span></span></i></span></span></div>

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Real (Estate) Talk: Making Fair Housing a Piece of (Carrot) Cake

As featured in my monthly Inman News column on race and real estate.   Fair housing doesn't have to be about violations, shame and puni...