Blog tagged as Agent Recruitment and Retention

The Real Estate Agent Surge of 2021: Who’s Still Standing?

In the wake of the unprecedented housing market boom of 2021, the real estate industry experienced a massive influx of new agents. That year, U.S. home sales hit a 15-year high with 6.12 million properties sold, and Realtor® membership numbers surged to record highs—1.56 million in 2021 and topping ...

Maverick & NEO: Empowering Agents with the Best Tools for Success

The real estate industry is moving fast and the key to brokerage growth isn’t just about closing more deals—it’s about recruiting the right agents and giving them the tools to thrive. That’s where Maverick Systems and NEO come together: two forward-thinking platforms focused on supporting brokerages...

Keep Your Best Agents Happy: Smart Strategies for Lowering Turnover

Let's be honest, losing your top agents is a nightmare. It's like watching your hard-earned commissions walk out the door!  And it's not just the lost sales; it's the time and money you invested in training, the hit to team morale, and the ripple effect it can have on your whole brokerage.

The g...

The Great Real Estate Shakeout: Agent Market Share is Shifting Toward Top Producers

Almost a year ago, we wrote an article for HousingWire that pointed to key data suggesting that the real estate industry could be on the verge of a mass exodus of agents. Rising mortgage rates, declining home sales, and shifting commission structures all pointed toward an industry where fe...

Maverick Systems Expands Agent Recruitment Platform to Top MLS Markets 

Real estate data analytics startup leverages proprietary technology to profile over 200,000 real estate agents nationwide

Featured in Inman, Yahoo Finance, HousingWire and more

CHICAGO – February 25, 2025 – In an industry where recruiting the right agents can make or break a brokerage, Maverick System...
The Complete Guide to Understanding Agent Success Stats

For real estate brokerages, understanding the trends behind agent productivity and longevity is key to sustaining a high-performing team. How many deals per year classify an agent as "full-time"? What patterns indicate an agent may leave the industry? Let’s dive into industry data to help ...

Beyond the Interview: Using Data to Predict Agent Success

In today's competitive real estate market, recruiting top agents is more crucial—and more challenging—than ever. While traditional interviews and gut instincts have their place, leading brokerages are discovering that data-driven recruitment strategies can dramatically improve their success rates in...

How To Find And Recruit Agents This Winter

Originally published on Inman News

 

As winter nears, the real estate industry will experience a normal seasonal slowdown. During this time of the year, it’s common for agents to take a pause and reflect on their past year’s performance and strategize for the year ahead.

 

This unique wind...

The Illusion of Success: Vanity Metrics in Real Estate

Originally Published For Inman News


If vanity is characterized by excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements, then vanity metrics can be defined as statistics that present a superficially impressive facade. The problem with vanity metrics is that they don’t reveal anyth...

Beyond Cold Calling: 5 Effective Strategies and Alternatives for Sales Prospecting

Originally published for Inman News


For some salespeople, few activities generate as much anxiety as the prospect of making unsolicited phone calls to strangers in an attempt to sell a product or service. The daunting practice commonly known as cold calling can be a source of stress and anxiety for m...

7 Components to Create a Superior Agent Recruitment System in 2025

Real estate brokerages have always competed for top-performing and high-potential agents. If you’ve faced frustration in recruitment efforts, you're not alone. The competition has intensified in recent years, driven by varying cost structures, alternative models, and heavily funded larger brokerages...

Unleashing the Power of Value Proposition: Crafting a Compelling Narrative for Success
Unleashing the Power of Value Proposition...for Success | Maverick Systems
How to create compelling email messaging that recruits every time
Originally published on Inman

Agent recruitment is a hot topic and one that will certainly take center stage as we move into a more challenging real estate market. With mortgage rates rising, soaring inflation and home sales declining, many agents will feel the crunch and may begin to consider a bro...
3 Reasons Agents Leave Their Brokerage…A...What The Data Says | Maverick Systems
3 Reasons Agents Leave Their Brokerage…A...What The Data Says | Maverick Systems
Data Storytelling: The key to smarter agent recruitment
How to create compelling email messaging...recruits every time | Maverick Systems