Author Archives: Teresa Boardman

Awards we will never see in the real estate industry

I like to think of this as the painful time of year when real estate agents and companies make claims of greatness and win awards. There will be a diverse list of “top” people. The diversity is mostly in the … Continue reading

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A new era of useless advice

Ever since the NAR got sued over how commissions are paid there has been an abundance of really useless and in some cases stupid advice for real estate practitioners. Many in the industry do not understand the issue. It isn’t … Continue reading

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When leaders hide

Sometimes when there is a crisis in an organization the leaders of the organization go silent. They are hiding hoping that everything will blow over but sometimes it doesn’t blow over. Some will be told that they can not say … Continue reading

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Silence can be deafening

Silence can be deafening. The “leaders” who are silent right now are speaking volumes. Leadership isn’t just about enjoying the good times and taking a bow when all goes well. Sometimes leadership involves dealing with some ugly stuff. Are you … Continue reading

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Squat, scrunch and look small

This is for the powerful and amazing women in real estate. Sometimes powerful women get together and when they do we find photographic evidence of the get-together on social media. There are some poses women will use in photographs to … Continue reading

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Brand confusion

The most recent data about National Association of Realtor members says that 62% are female and that the median age is 60. 81% of motorcycle owners are male, and the median age of a motorcycle owner is 50. Soooooo.  . … Continue reading

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Where us my Threads webinar?

As I write this on my blog cleverly disguised as a hot dog stand, “Threads” has been available to real estate pros for 24 hours. The new app is sort of like Twitter I am told. I am not using … Continue reading

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