With the slower summer months comes the most popular time of year for many homeowners or renters to relocate. And as a real estate agent, you should see this time of year as a major opportunity! Follow these tips to successfully convert prospects and build your business during the advantageous summer moving season.

In real estate, it’s often all about farming for new business from those buyers and sellers you’ve never worked with before. But did you know that 74% of buyers and 69% of sellers would use their agent again or recommend their agent to others? That’s a BIG opportunity to cultivate meaningful, genuine relationships with those you’ve already worked with. Authentic relationship-building is definitely a long game, but it’s one that will pay dividends.

Many agents are interested in customer relationship management (CRM) and how to either implement it or better utilize their current software as part of an overall real estate marketing strategy. If you aren’t riding the CRM bandwagon, it’s time to hop on! The time and dollar investment in CRM has proven to be well worth it. According to one analysis, the average return for CRM is $8.71 for every dollar spent, a continued trend of increasing return since 2011.

The applications and platforms that will streamline your day and make you more productive.

We’re all busy. Real estate agents, certainly, have a lot to keep up with, including work with current clients as well as maintaining relationships with prospects. As your real estate business grows, it’s important to streamline important but time-consuming or tedious tasks wherever possible. And in 2019, marketing automation will be more important than ever.