This month we are lucky to have Joe speak to us about how real estate professionals assess renter and agent demands and deliver solutions based on those demands. Modern real estate agents, buyers, and renters expect more from the online real estate experience and industry websites need to constantly innovate and evolve in order to [...]
Eat & Learn: Joe Charat Talks About What Goes Into Making Consumers (and Agents) Happy
And…..We’re back!
We brokers make too damn much money

There, I said it: Broker compensation is indefensible. An independent broker who is a friend of mine and I were having — how to put it? — a robust discussion at the last monthly meeting of the Lucky Strikers Social Media Club. We talked about commissions (without violating anti-trust laws, heaven knows). I ventured an [...]
The NYTimes focuses on the Fantastic Phil Faranda

This week’s Lucky Striker in the Spotlight is Phil Faranda of J. Philip Real Estate who was the main focus of a New York Times piece on the increasing tech savviness (and serve-iness) of quality real estate brokers. Here’s an excerpt: February 24, 2011 A For-Sale Sign With Brains By ELSA BRENNER IN 1996, when J. [...]



