Hello YPNers! Safety should come as the highest priority in our day-to-day operations as REALTORS® and independent business owners. Many times in our everyday business practices, we find ourselves meeting new clients (strangers) from online requests, showing vacant homes and driving to remote areas. Our personal information and our everyday activities are shared through social…
Hi Young Professionals of GTR! Summer is in full swing! We loved kicking off with our Pirate Water Taxi Tour and networking mixer at Jackson’s Bistro in Downtown Tampa. We loved seeing so many new faces and Greater Tampa REALTOR® members come out to our sold-out kickoff event! Did you miss it?! Here’s what you…
Hi Young Professionals of GTR! We are all juggling and navigating this insane and demanding market. Showing property after property is exhausting and time-consuming. As buyers are on the hunt for their perfect home, some realize they must change their search criteria to new areas, which leads to us trekking outside of our normal stomping…
YPN is the Young Professionals Network and we represent REALTORS® that are young in age, young at heart, or young to the real estate industry! YPN encourages leadership involvement, knowledge of real estate trends and advocacy, networking and community outreach. Pretty quickly after becoming a REALTOR® in 2012, I got involved with this amazing group…
As 2021 comes to an end, I want to thank you for allowing me to be your YPN Ambassador. This year has been eventful, an d we have encountered many changes in our market and the way we do business. We have continued to push forward through it all, and I have been able…
September is officially REALTOR® Safety month, but safety is something we must practice year-round to ensure we make it home to our families. According to the National Association of Realtors, 38% of members report they’ve been in a situation where they feared for their safety. When I first got into the industry, my Broker…
International buyers invest billions of dollars in the U.S. housing market. They view the United States as a place offering favorable opportunities. Attracting foreign buyers has its challenges, but the benefits should not be ignored. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the national dollar volume of foreign buyer residential purchases during April…
By Sherman Milton III I remember studying to become a REALTOR® and learning about the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Little did I realize at the time of how crucial and important it is in my day-to-day operations, as I am sure it is for many of you as well. The Fair Housing Act was created…
By. Sherman Milton III Technology will continue to reshape our world and how we live from day to day. What came to light this past year is technology is also reshaping #RealEstate. We were forced to use technology whether we liked it or not to keep our industry afloat. We pivoted from traditional real estate…
By Sherman Milton III New Year, new Young Professional Network (YPN)! Each January, many of us sit and reflect on what we did the previous year to develop a list of new goals that we would like to accomplish. In 2021, we will continue to change and adapt with the times to achieve them. Personally,…