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What high-performing agents get wrong about imposter syndrome

April 23rd, 2026 by Julie Escobar

Stop worrying about the way you feel about your performance, Julie Escobar writes, and start looking at the ways you've proven your expertise in the past.

Category: Agent, Luxury, Luxury Lens, New Agent, Select, Service, agent development, Albert Bandura, client expectations, Darryl Davis Seminars, imposter syndrom, imposter syndrome, Julie Escobar, Korn Ferry, listing appointment, negotiations, professional development, Self-Efficacy, top producer

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There are 2 kinds of agents. The market now prices them differently

April 23rd, 2026 by Deb Siefkin

Agents are experiencing a shift from being compensated for participating in the transaction to being compensated for how they shape the decisions that lead to it, broker-owner Deb Siefkin.

Category: Agent, Columns, Markets & Economy, Select, Service, agent commission, buyer agent commissions, buyer representation, buyer's agent, compensation, Deb Siefkin, execution, guidance, Listing Access, market, negotiating commissions, Residential real estate transaction, RightSize Realty Associates

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Listing agents create the value, but who gets the opportunity?

April 23rd, 2026 by Robert Smith

If listings are the foundation of the real estate market, why are so many decisions being made without agent input? Robert Smith asks.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, Listings, Markets & Economy, Opinion, Select, Service, Teams, Brokerage Strategy, Buyer Inquiries, century 21, Compass International Holdings, homes.com, idx, listing, listing agent, Listing Agent First Window, listing data, listings, listings marketing, marketing, MLS, Multiple Listing Service, Northwest Multiple listing service, nwmls, platform, portal, real estate listings, real estate market, robert smith, Zillow Preview

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More than 1 in 3 homesellers is giving up a sub-5% rate this spring

April 23rd, 2026 by Jessi Healey

More than a third of homesellers working with Coldwell Banker-affiliated agents hold mortgage rates below 5 percent and are still planning to list this spring, new survey data shows, an early sign the lock-in effect may be loosening.

Category: Agent, homebuying, homeselling, Markets & Economy, Select, buyer's market, coldwell banker, Coldwell Banker Affiliates, freddie mac, home listings, home sellers, housing supply, Jason Waugh, listing agent, listings, lock-in effect, midwest, mortgage, mortgage purchase applications, mortgage rates, northeast, pending home sales, Redfin, seller's market, south, west

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