Real Estate Trade Organizations: Why They Matter, and Why REALTORS® Should Get Involved By Ken Alger, REALTOR®

    Real Estate Trade Organizations: Why They Matter, and Why REALTORS® Should Get Involved By Ken Alger, REALTOR®   Trade organizations in real estate are not social clubs and they are not legacy formalities. They are the infrastructure that keeps the industry functional, defensible, and credible—e

When Silence Becomes Complicity: Why REALTORS® Must Speak When Housing Is Used as a Weapon : By Ken Alger, REALTOR®

  When Silence Becomes Complicity: Why REALTORS® Must Speak When Housing Is Used as a Weapon By Ken Alger, REALTOR®     “Tell me, was I unfair to your classmates just now?”(Class nods)“Indeed I was. So—why didn’t any of you protest?Why didn’t any of you try to stop me? Why didn’t you want to prevent

They Told Me I Didn’t Belong in Real Estate, Minnesota Proved Them Wrong : By Ken Alger, REALTOR®

  They Told Me I Didn’t Belong in Real Estate, Minnesota Proved Them Wrong By Ken Alger, REALTOR® — Farmington & Twin Cities, Minnesota       I’ve been fired from big brokerages in Minnesota for one primary reason: I didn’t push enough sales. That’s not spin. That’s the truth. At my first brokerage,

What Really Happens When You Click “Schedule a Tour” : By Ken Alger, REALTOR®

  What Really Happens When You Click “Schedule a Tour” By Ken Alger, REALTOR®     If you’ve ever searched for homes online, you’ve almost certainly clicked “Schedule a tour,” “Request info,” or “Contact agent.” Most consumers assume that action connects them directly to the agent who listed the home