FAAR Louder

These 3 cousins discuss their diverse families and how they talk about ethnicity, race, and origin at home.

Chair Allison Graves, Vice Chair Tamar Myers-Moffatt, and Membership/Recruitment Manager Adarsh Parbadia share why new agents and seasoned agents need to know about the Young Professionals Network and how the network can help you in your business.

Get to know FAAR CEO Page Browning as President Carrie helps us reflect on the challenges we've faced and what we can look forward to at the Fredericksburg Area Association of REALTORS®!

How are you sharing your listing videos in Bright MLS? This brief episode shares how to stay compliant with Bright MLS rules when working with listing videos. Thank you to our episode sponsor, Kensington Vanguard National Land Services.

PJ Moore with Donofrio & Associates shares what services are offered, the biggest questions to ask during a home inspection, should you still get an inspection if the contingency is waived, and how you can book an inspection today.

There are a lot of flyers out there. What makes the good ones stand out from the average ones? How can you make sure that your content is being seen? Get some great tips on building great flyers on this week's episode of FAAR Louder.

Are your emails in compliance with state and national standards? Do you have the right disclosures in your text messages? Today we talk to FAAR's Education Director to see what we should include in every email. This episode will also explore some design steps to ensure that your signature line looks clean and professional.

This week we talk to agents who are working to have it all. Check out these great tips and encouragements from dual-career agents who are making it work. Get ideas on how to streamline your business, on some tools to help you out, and how to make your business work.

Everywhere we turn, we are hearing about short sales. Today we talk about why the topic of short sales is so prevalent, how short sales today are a little different than 2008, and what you need to know to get started. Interested in learning even more about short sales and how to be repaired to work with one? Check out Short Sales 101 at bit.ly/shortsales101

There is a need in our community, right outside our own doors. Many people are struggling to find permanent and even temporary housing. This week we sit down and talk with leadership in Micah Ministries and talk about how those needs can be met. If you are interested in getting involved with the ministry, please reach out to Josie Ramos at josie@dolovewalk.net. This episode was made possible by the FAAR Technology Committee. To learn more about committees and how to get involved, check out faarmembers.com.

This week Kevin Breen of Coldwell Banker Elite sits down to talk with us about his journey from a young boy in Ireland to a business owner in the US. Learn how perseverance and the right attitude can set you up for success.

Networking. Networking can be one of the most intimidating things that an agent has to do. Not only must an agent network with potential clients, but also with other agents. How do we network and make quality connections? How do we network with people who are different from us? Hear President Carrie's passion for networking and then stay tuned for the new Marketing Minute segment to get some best practice tips from Marie with Lost Pearl Creative.

In a time where everything seems to be changing, we take a look back. How did we get here? How has Fredericksburg changed? And possibly most interesting, what has stayed the same?

This week we talk about best practices, creative ideas, and how to implement pop by gifts! Thanks to our sponsor Topside for making this episode possible.

This week we look at what it takes to make a splash on social media. We also talk about how RPR can be used to share meaningful and timely information through your social channels.

Today we talk about how to get your website in front of clients and how to utilize SEO. If you like this episode and are interested in the FAAR YouTube video on writing bios you can check it out here! https://youtu.be/K-u_oU_zKZg

In this episode find out what Coming Soon status really means for you and your clients. After we learn more about coming soon we get to hear from Richard Bibb of Goosehead Insurance all about what you need to know about home owner's insurance.

This week we talk to outgoing Association President Drew Fristoe about his journey with FAAR thus far.

FAAR staff sits down with Dawn Josemans, a property manager for Coldwell Banker Elite, to talk about what new and experienced agents need to know about working with renters.

This week we review the basics of what title is, why a title search is important, and what title insurance can do for your client. Hear from Laura Rodier of The Title Professionals as she gives us the rundown on title.

This week hear FAAR's marketing manager break down some steps you can take to keep yourself safe online.

This week we discuss diversity and the steps you can take and what your association is doing to meet the needs of our whole community.

Internet access has been a vital element to life as we know it up to this point. COVID-19 has made fundamental changes to how we do business, school, and many other activities. Access to the internet has become an absolute necessity. Find out more about how local officials are rising to the challenge to meet the needs of their homes.

This week we get to speak with Bobby from HD bros about the benefits of 3D walkthroughs. Not only will they keep your buyers and sellers safer but can they help a home sell faster?

This week we sit down with Deb Ellis to talk about how we can start prospecting today. She shares great tools and tricks that we can start using immediately. After the great tips from Deb, we speak with Corrine Macon who won the 2019 Rookie of The Year award as she shares her road to success. You don't want to miss this fun and informative episode!

This week we sit down with Alicia Angstadt owner/broker of the Angstadt Real Estate Group. She talked about managing your time and how to find that work-life balance.

This week on FAAR Louder we interview Chip Taylor of Long and Foster about community service. We get answers to questions like: How do I start? Why does it matter? Why should I be involved? And what opportunities are there for me to participate?

Our Public policy director speaks to the Fredericksburg Regional Alliance to talk about local changes and commuting.