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Some of your New Year’s resolutions may have already come and gone. That’s okay! I’m here to suggest a few achievable resolutions that will help you excel professionally this year.  Embrace Professional Development: Set a goal to try a few new classes this year. Even one or two can help you learn new tools, sharpenContinueContinue reading “Jeff’s Corner: 2026 New Year’s Resolutions”

As you look to tell the story of what’s going on in the market to your clients, check out InfoSparks. InfoSparks allows you to dive into statistics for a specific location and neighborhood so you can figure out how long houses are sitting on the market, sales prices, number of listings, etc. All of theContinueContinue reading “Agent Toolbox: InfoSparks”

Congratulations to Julie Dahl on her promotion from Vice President of Industry Relations to Chief Operating Officer! We spoke with Julie about her new role: What are you looking forward to in your new role as Chief Operating Officer? In addition to my operational duties which include working closely with legal counsel, insurance partners, publicContinueContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Julie Dahl”

If you’re not enrolled in AutoPay, it’s time to sign up! AutoPay allows you to automatically pay your IRES invoices using your checking or savings account or credit card, so it’s one less thing for you to worry about.   With AutoPay, you won’t forget to make a payment. Any subscriber who misses a payment getsContinueContinue reading “Don’t Stress, Sign Up for AutoPay! “

Looking to take your career to the next level? Want fresh leadership experience? Have opinions about today’s real estate landscape and want to do something about them? If any of these apply to you, we encourage you to apply for the IRES MLS Board of Managers. We’re looking for three members to join our board.  ContinueContinue reading “Level Up Your Career “

Have you been including floorplans on your listings? If the answer is no, it’s time to rethink that approach. According to the WAV Group Floor Plan Consumer Interest Survey:   95% of buyers are more likely to take a closer look at a listing if it includes a floorplan  93% of buyers believe agents who includeContinueContinue reading “Agent Toolbox: CubiCasa  “

We appreciate your feedback so we can constantly improve our systems. This month, we have some exciting new updates made based on your previous feedback:   Condensed List View: We added the ability to condense the list view in Property Explorer to provide more data/columns. To access this new feature, just uncheck the property photos thumbnailContinueContinue reading “IRES Acts: Updates Based on Feedback”

There are so many tools and products at your disposal through IRES that it can be easy to forget what’s out there. We’re starting a new monthly feature where we’ll highlight a product available to you as an IRES subscriber and explain how it can help you more efficiently and successfully run your business.  It’llContinueContinue reading “Agent Toolbox”

We’re always listening to your feedback and making changes to our systems. This month, we’re highlighting some much-needed updates to the Contracts system.  We launched a more modern version of Contracts that allows us to do regular maintenance on the software behind the scenes. Everything still works the same, it’s just easier to use andContinueContinue reading “IRES Acts: Contracts System”