Industry Perspectives

Tips and Strategies for Growing a Successful Real Estate Brokerage

   by HomeSmart Broker/Owner Bill Telford     RISMedia caught up with HomeSmart Broker/Owner Bill Telford from Utah to discuss different growth strategies when running a successful brokerage.   Bill is a long-time real estate industry veteran – starting out as the director of real estate for a restaurant chain in the early 70’s, he entered residential real estate in the 80’s and has been selling real estate and then running his office ever since.   Over the course of several decades, Bill had a wildly successful real estate business of his own, which is why he parlayed that success

HomeSmart Offices Designed for Agents

  Our franchisees design their HomeSmart offices for one purpose and one purpose only: to enable real estate agents to conduct business easily, efficiently and effectively. By keeping our branch office spaces concise we’re able to lower brokerage overhead to be able to re-invest into the things agents really need like tools, systems, training and overall development to help our HomeSmart agents grow their real estate businesses and serve consumers effectively in their home buying and selling transactions. This approach at designing HomeSmart brokerage offices starts at our Corporate Headquarters which is where we design, implement and tweak the ideal

HomeSmart Growth: 10,000+ Agents Nationwide

  Just recently, HomeSmart International achieved a major milestone in the company’s growth by exceeding more than 10,000 agents nationwide in nearly 90 offices across 15 states. This upwards trajectory path we are on is no accident. It’s with a deliberate and laser sharp focus that HomeSmart is growing and achieving such incredible things.   But, don’t take our word for it…the numbers don’t lie so let’s see what some of our most recent stats and data show from the last several months: HomeSmart International ended 2015 with a company-wide net positive increase in both agent count and office count 77%