Sentences with phrase «increasing number of agents»

DeBord said he's just trying to further the conversation, particularly with more traditionally minded brokerages who may not realize that increasing numbers of agents can't simply «meet at the office» and that some kind of safety standard needs to be created.

Not exact matches

Although President Trump has pledged to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, there is no indication that his administration will bring back the disruptive work - site raids that were more common under President George W. Bush.

Cruz says he favors building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, and would triple the number of agents on the border, as well as increase aerial surveillance.

Whether it's leading a national conversation about gun control or fighting for girls» education and gender equality around the world, an increasing number of young women are stepping forward as change agents.

Skalka, a free - lance writer, was talking to a real estate agent Frank Maguire about the increasing number of classically trained musicians who had chosen to live in a community that most outsiders scurry through on their way to or from the northern suburbs.

«The ability to address any solid tumors that can be surgically removed greatly increases the number of patients who might benefit from such potent immune - stimulating agents, which can be toxic when administered throughout the body.

Kingsbury pointed out that an increase in the number of researchers handling select agents would «inevitably» lead to an amplification of the insider threat: the risk of an attack masterminded by a scientist working at a biocontainment facility.

«The advent of new antiviral agents for hepatitis C will shorten treatment duration, likely increasing the number of people offered treatment, and improving cure rates, which are the final two steps of the hepatitis C treatment cascade,» said Yehia.

For sufficiently strong cooperativity, increasing the baseline reproduction number of one or both agents produced abrupt, discontinuous outbreak transitions and multi-stability.

Compared with the untreated group and the groups treated with single agents, the number of apoptotic tumor cells was increased following combined treatment (Figure 4D).

It aims to increase the number of successful new treatments for cancer by taking undeveloped anti-cancer agents from industry and putting them into clinical trials.

An increasing number of literary agents now make it a regular practice to seek out and welcome successful self - published authors as their clients.

An increasing number of top - tier authors like Saffi and Catherine are moving to the «hybrid» model, with an equal number of self - and traditionally published titles and a career aided by an agent / manager.

Most of these keep classical pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits, small rodents, birds and fish, but an increasing number of companion animals are exotic and wild animals, posing a poorly understood risk for both human and food animal health, due to the unfamiliarity with the infectious agents they may harbour and poor regulation of the wildlife trade.

The company has expanded its global sales and marketing presence in Europe by increasing the number of associates dedicated to representing its member hotels directly to corporate and leisure travel agents, and group planners in the region.

An increasing number of companies have brought on legal operations specialists to manage the legal supply chain, improve internal services and workflow, and act as change agents and innovators.

Kristen Saurini, an agent with Davis & Massey Insurance Agency, Inc., said that a number of things can cause insurance rates to increase.

There has been increase in the number of individuals» agents in the life insurance sector.

He also added that the number of the agents selling life insurance policies will increase from the current number of around 2 to 4 million.

In its lawsuit, the ACLU noted that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have increased the number of scans of data on electronic devices carried by travelers...

• Introduced core office systems which resulted in increased efficiency of work processes • Implemented a novel filing system which dynamically assigned library numbers to folders and files • Reorganized the office supplies inventory system, incorporating a module that sounded alarms when the inventory for any item went lower than 30 % • Decreased office supplies cost by $ 58000 by switching from an expensive supplier to a cheaper one who offered the same quality • Set up a core system to organize incoming mail which eliminated distribution hurdles completely • Streamlined the client scheduling system, resulting in increased communication between office and clients • Singlehandedly prepared a plethora of materials, now being used for all workshops and conferences that the company organizes • Introduced and implemented a forms processing system, resulting in a 50 % decrease in processing time • Successfully implemented a client information system, decreasing information pulling time by 80 % • Scheduled 3 meetings and a large annual event simultaneously, without a single evident problem in any of the 4 occasions • Reduced executives» travel expenses by 50 % by incorporating the services of a less expensive travel agent

• Advise staff of any changes in policy and procedures, allocate resources, plan work schedule and assign work • Train current and new staff members, conduct performance reviews and make recommendations regarding corrective actions and dismissals • Proactively assist departmental manager with scheduling for entire department for various training courses to ensure service level is met • Create and distribute various reports to staff and peers Collector III (September 2007 to present) • Assisted non prime borrowers in bringing their loan current using one of the variety of programs offered customized for individual financial needs • Assisted team manager with maintaining and distributing month end numbers to peers needed for individuals to achieve individual as well as team monthly goal • Proactively created and facilitated various training classes to assist peers with negotiation skills, creating a sense of urgency as well as curing past due mortgage loans • Peer coached Prime and HAD agents on negotiation skills, overcoming objections and handle time Financial Service Advisor / Relief Team Manager (March 2006 to September 2007) • Proactively contacted Card members that were deemed likely to attrite, educated them on their current terms and offered competitive balance transfer rates based on their individual credit history • Assisted with new hire training and development • Created reports assisting peers with agent availability which increased team results by 20 % • Provided feedback to marginally performing associates to improve both individual and department performance in percentage of contacts to attempts, phone availability and sales rate

In many ways, this focus on increasing workforce numbers is back to the future for West, whose journey as an agent of systemic change began in 2004 when working as a mental health nurse in a secure forensic unit, where Indigenous men occupied 30 of the 32 beds.

There are over 100,000 real state agents so that is over $ 30 million a year and if the number of FSBO's is increasing.

When asked about the future of Century 21, Martin outlined a few pillars of growth: «Recruit more agents and brokers to our Century 21 brand and increase the number of homes that we help our customers buy and sell through the brand.»

Make sure you (or your agents) are adding attributes to your listings such as property specifics (photos, total number of rooms, bathrooms, etc.), in addition to an address or other geographic - specific information to increase the discoverability of your listings.

The program, initiated in September 2013, has not only been instrumental in helping agents build relationships with today's buyers and sellers, but it has also brought an increase in the number of sales opportunities to the 100 + agents within the company who are actively utilizing the system.

REM: With Quebec's consistently high number of For Sale by Owner properties and increasing consumer pressure to reduce commissions, how do you get more money into the pockets of your agents and your brokers?

You can also offer a higher buyer agent commission to increase the number of showings.

RISMEDIA, March 17, 2010 — In 2009, the total number of available transaction sides per agent increased by a whopping 13 %.

The overall rate of IRS audits is low; but, despite a lack of hard numbers, being a real estate agent appears to increase the chances of getting extra attention during tax season.

An even greater number of seller's agents say a staged home increases the dollar value buyers are willing to offer.

The requirements to get and keep a license have continuously increased over the years yet the quality of service, relevance of agents and number of complaints to regulators have all remained low.

Associations have allowed our image and purpose to strain under the increasing weight of the industries climbing membership numbers while many Brokers have gone from primarily being mentors to the Realtor to being landlords whose main focus purpose is increasing the number of fee paying agent recruits indefinitely.

He suspects one of the objectives for the large fee increase is to reduce the number of agents in the province, particularly part - timers.

Rizzi admits the number of agents in the province is probably too high, but says a better idea would be to reduce the number of new agents rather than to hit those who are already working with steep fee increases.

As economist John Tuccilllo recently said, the number one trend in America right now is skepticism and the result has been an increased degree of speculation in all types of decision making... including selecting a real estate agent or company to work with.

Key to Staying Profitable: Focus on increased productivity by monitoring the number of agents and the number of sales per agent.

The fund increased its total number of agents by 1,159 for the nine months ended September 30.

The number of agents working out of the office since it first opened has already increased from nine to 19.

«Red flags include things like a new highway being built [in close proximity to the house], an increased number of short sales, foreclosures and vacant properties, but even the number of rentals in an area can be cause for concern,» says Lisa Frushone, a Pennsylvania real estate agent.

Local real estate agents have said they've seen an increase in the number of flood - damaged houses on the market, now that homeowners have processed the initial shock and dealt with FEMA, their insurance company and their lenders.

We didn't have to increase the number of leads we generate, or the number of agents on the team.»

Some brokers and agents — particularly those who specialize in representing buyers — have suggested that Edina Realty and other brokerages that have stopped syndicating listings to third - party sites want to increase the number of transactions where their agents are representing both sides of the deal.

Since 2003, companies have been using Real Estate Simulator to increase their number of potential agents, provide a realistic job preview, and achieve greater accuracy in hiring the best agents.

2014: Supported legislation to increase the number of continuing education credits for real estate brokers, and to require initial training for newly licensed real estate agents

A study released by the California Association of REALTORS ®, January 2001, states that the number of «For Sale By Owners,» who ultimately list their home with an agent has increased from 76 percent to 80 percent.

The Director of Productivity has helped agents increase their price points, number of transactions, and overall sales volume — in some cases even doubling it.

Good news agents, the number of prospective buyers signing contracts to buy previously owned homes increased last month to the highest level in three years, which is just one more sign that the housing market's rebound is well under way.

And the percentage who rated agents» honesty and ethics as high or very high (20 percent) represents an increase of several percentage points from Gallup measures of the 1990s, when the high / very high number was consistently in the mid-teens.