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In the above session from Connect Now, top social media trainers Stephanie Alfonso and Dylan Handy of Elm Street Technology showcase the latest trends that every agent should integrate into their 2022 marketing plan.

In the above session from Connect Now, brokers April Kearney, Shaylene Todd, Guillaume de Corlieu, and Gavin Christie of Corcoran and its affiliated brokerages discuss how to approach the year ahead in real estate.

We're kicking off the new year right by celebrating the backbone of real estate: agents. Join Inman in showing gratitude to those who make this industry tick.

When water pools in an area where it is unwanted, mechanical methods can be employed, but gravity may be the best solution over the long term. Enter the French drain.

Every agent wants to win more listings, but few are willing to invest the time practicing. You must be willing to do the reps and craft your presentations so that sellers will likely sign with you. Here's how. 

Top Agent Portfolio (TAP) is a destination home search portal that markets the listings and personal brands of top-performing agents in unique markets.

Auditing your CRM will build self-awareness and help you establish personal responsibility around your processes. Most importantly, you’ll sell more houses — which ultimately is the goal of every single real estate agent. 

Educating and empowering clients will lead sellers to being comfortable with making good decisions and hopefully generating some more inventory in this challenging market. Here are a few questions they'll most likely be asking you next year — and how to expertly answer them.

Four out of five real estate professionals say that expanding their social media presence is a top priority. So how can you optimize your channels to turn organic traffic into qualified leads?

As Inman's "5 Challenges" series wraps up, take a look back at how Keller Williams, Compass, Zillow and six other major players will contend with low inventory, rapid growth and more in 2022.

There are hundreds of formulas for stable, long-term success out there — but according to top producer Jimmy Burgess, only one has really stood the test of time. It boils down to these three key ingredients.

Acquisitions, spats, implosions and brawls: As the year wraps up and real estate professionals wish for the best in 2022, test your knowledge of the biggest real estate stories of 2021.

Back in August, Jay Thompson spent three weeks in the middle of the Pacific, confined to a 72-foot boat plowing through waves in an impossibly large ocean. Here's what he learned on the epic adventure — about people, real estate and life.

Here's how to talk shop with the best in the biz and how to avoid looking like a dork at your next cocktail party.

In a year that seemed like a reprise of 2020 — call it "2020 Light" — the past 12 months have been filled with anxiety. Take a walk down memory lane as Inman reveals its most-read stories of 2021.