Playing the long game with effective lead nurturing

Post-pandemic real estate isn’t easy, according to Florida team leader Marcus Larrea. Here’s how to make sure you’re capturing as much business as possible.

Mortgage rates overtake inventory as biggest worry for agents: Triple-I

After exceeding 8 percent in October, rising mortgage rates overtook “lack of housing inventory” as the top concern for real estate agents, according to the results of the latest monthly Inman Intel Index.

Google Tests Longer Local Justifications From Third Party Sources

Google may be testing showing longer-form justifications in the Google local results. In the example below, provided by Miriam Ellis on X, it showed a more extended description/justification provided by Yelp.

Seven FAQs On Automatically-Created Assets For Google Responsive Search Ads

Google’s Ad Liaison, Ginny Marvin, posted seven FAQs around automatically-created assets (ACA) for responsive search ads. She posted these on X yesterday, and I figured I’d archive them here.

Google Search “Ask A Doctor” PPA

Google Search has what looks like the people also ask (PPA) section but titled “Ask a doctor.” I am not sure if this is new, because I suspect since I can replicate this myself that it has been out for some time. But for some medical queries, Google does show this “Ask a doctor” section […]

New Reports: Google Search Getting Dates Wrong Again

I am seeing some new reports, some publicly, and some not, of Google Search getting the dates they display in the Google Search results wrong. This is a common issue that Google has struggled with over the years but recently seemed to have been getting better at.

Follower Count Fully Live In Google Search Result Snippets

Google seems to have fully rolled out the follower count in the search result snippets for social media sites like YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, X and others. This was being tested back in April and Google said it would go live last week with the personalization features and it now seems fully live.

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The Secret to Saving More, Spending Less, and a Perfect Credit Score

Building wealth, saving money, getting rich—it’s much more straightforward than most people think. You don’t need to be a financial expert or millionaire to know what you should do with […]

No Cash to Invest? Use THIS Side Hustle to Help Buy Your First Rental

Saving for your first rental property can take a while, but adding side hustle income could help you stockpile enough cash to buy much sooner. Today’s guest discovered the PERFECT […]

EXp scoops up 60-agent RE/MAX team in Canada

Justin Havre and his 60-agent team in Calgary are the latest big names to move brokerages as big-name firms compete for top talent.

Today’s NYT Connections Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Here are some hints to help you win NYT Connections #163

The Google Pixel Watch Is 50% Off During Amazon’s Black Friday Sale

Snatch a Google Pixel smartwatch for its lowest price during Amazon’s Black Friday sale.

Use Google Lens to Determine the Value of a Vintage Item

Figure out if your flea market find is worth a fortune—or a few bucks.

High Interest Rates Have Impacted This HELOCs—But Can You Still Get One?

Stop being concerned with ROI and IRR. Stop putting yourself in speculative positions. The path to wealth is boring, and this is what you should be paying attention to.