Category Archives: Real Estate Career

Top Notch Training

Ferguson Realtors offers its agents on-line training at no charge.  Through our affiliation with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® we are allowed access to their award winning training site, which is called Institute. Below you will find a recent press release regarding Institute:

CHICAGO – (February 16, 2018) – Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) was ranked #1 on the 2018 Training Top 125, which recognizes the organizations with the most successful learning and development programs in the world. The only real estate network named to this year’s Top 125, LeadingRE’s first-place position reflects the company’s rapid rise in the elite ranking, placing 3rd in 2017, 9th in 2016 and 64th in 2015.

LeadingRE, a select global community of over 565 independent real estate firms spanning six continents, earned the distinction based on its commitment to delivering best-in-class training and development for its member brokerages, as well as its corporate employees. A key component of LeadingRE’s learning programs is Institute, a robust online learning platform that currently boasts 350 online courses with new classes each month, including certifications for sales, service, leadership, marketing and relocation, as well as an extensive resource library for managers and agents.

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Tips to Increase Your Productivity

Productivity is about managing your priorities and time. The skills and habits needed to be productive can be learned with dedication and effort.

Here are some tips to start you on a road to being more productive:

Know what’s important – Learn to tell the difference between important tasks and ones that just keep you busy. Spend the most time on the ones that are important.

Plan your day – Take some time at the end of the previous day or at the beginning of the day to plan what you want to get accomplished that day. A handy tool might be creating a to-do list each day, and refer to it often. This will help to keep you on track and focused.

Know your priorities – It’s not about just getting things done, you want to get the right things done. Learn to delegate tasks that others can do for you. This will free you up to work on higher priority items. Also learn to say no. Protect your time, energy and focus.

Solve problems – Take the responsibility for solving problems both at work and home. Once things are resolved it will relieve you of some undue stress and free-up your mind for more productive activities.

Focus – Concentrate on the task that you are engaged in at the moment and tune out distractions.

Get organized – Keep your work and home space in order. This will cut down on wasted time looking for things, plus it will help reduce stress.

Be disciplined – Be accountable for your goals. If you aren’t focused and disciplined on what you want to accomplish, you’ll wander aimlessly.

Keep learning – You’ll never know everything. Keep you mind open and actively seek opportunities to learn new things in life

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Boost Your Income With Referral Business

As an agent at Ferguson Realtors you’ll have an opportunity to work some of the many referrals and leads that we obtain on a daily basis.  A large percentage of our referral business comes from our affiliation with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®.  We also collect a high volume of leads from our 50+ websites domains that we maintain and manage.

Give us a call at (865) 690-1300 to schedule your confidential interview. We are looking for both seasoned real estate professionals and folks that are just starting their real estate career.

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The Work Life of a REALTOR®

As one works each day in real estate, every day is a new day. Boredom is not an option and meeting new people is a must. In addition, real estate agents gain invaluable skills such as marketing, sales, operations, negotiations and networking. Most real estate agents operate as independent contractors, which mean they decide their own business model and set their own schedule.

Working at a local real estate firm adds value to the community by helping fellow residents and new neighbors realize their dream of home ownership. Not only can it be personally rewarding, but practicing real estate is also a great way to network and meet new people in the community.

If you think that you might be interested in a real estate career, go to www.KnoxBest.com to find out more.

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Reasons to Consider Ferguson Realtors

We offer our agents:
•No franchise fees
•Signs and copies at no charge
•Choice of commission plans
•Listings promoted on over 50 high traffic internet domains
•State-of-the-art visual marketing
•High quality on-line training at no charge
•Company generated business
•Managing broker with over 50 years of experience
•Member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World

Go to www.KnoxBest.com to find out more.

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Are You Looking For Some Referral Business?

As an agent at Ferguson Realtors you’ll have an opportunity to work some of the many referrals and leads that we obtain on a daily basis.  A large percentage of our referral business comes from our affiliation with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®.  We also collect a high volume of leads from our 50+ websites domains that we maintain and manage.

Give us a call at (865) 690-1300 to schedule your confidential interview. We are looking for both seasoned real estate professionals and folks that are just starting their real estate career.

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An Agent Had This to Say

I have worked for Ferguson Realtors for 16 years and they have promoted, supported and help grow my professional career in real estate. Ferguson Realtors is always on the cutting edge of technology with high quality video, photos, websites and creative ideas in advertising to get homes Sold! Their ethics and integrity, that is the Ferguson name, is also unparalleled in the business. Ferguson Realtors has a personable and friendly atmosphere to work in, while being one of the leading Realtors in the industry. Ferguson Realtors is a company that I am proud to say that I hold my license with and plan to continue my career with for years to come.

Are you considering a career in real estate or a company move? If so; check us out at www.knoxbest.com.

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Agent Experience

At Ferguson Realtors our agents average 20.65 years of experience. That experience benefits buyers and sellers, as well as, fellow associates. Every real estate transaction offers its own set of unique challenges and it’s good to have other experienced folks surrounding you that you can call on for advise.

If you are looking to buy or sell real estate, or are someone newly licensed or looking to move your license, then call upon Ferguson Realtors at (865) 690-1300.

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