In April, CBNC reported that there were about twice as many agents as there were available listings.
“Frankly, this is not the time for amateurs,” Dana Bull, a real estate agent from Boston, was quoted in the report. “This is the big leagues here.”
With an end to the strain on inventory unlikely in the near future, agents need to focus on working with what already exists.
In late June and early July, Inman asked real estate professionals what creative strategies they are using to maneuver through the housing shortage, below are the top four.
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While the industry is in the midst of a technological revolution, sometimes the best strategies are the oldest.