AGENT STRATEGIES TO GROW YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE

In real estate, where connections and maintaining relationships with clients are crucial, having a strong social media presence is essential for any REALTOR®.

Why Should I Choose You?

In some markets, a real estate agent is competing against thousands of other individuals and teams. There are only so many bells and whistles—so many buzz words you can throw at prospective clients.

HEATHER RICKMAN

Top Agent Heather Rickman is the head of Rickman Real Estate Group with Elite Real Estate. The team specializes in serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Small Yard? Big Statement: How to Make the Most Out of Micro Outdoor Spaces

When house-hunters compile their lists of must-have home items, a dreamy backyard space is often near the top. After all, who doesn't want an outdoor oasis of their very own? From summer barbecues to open space for your dog to frolic—everyone has their own aspirations when it comes to creating the perfect backyard paradise.

Untangling the Bidding War: A Buyer's & Seller's Perspectives

In a competitive marketplace, bidding wars become the norm. While this may put sellers in an excellent position to recoup on their investment, it can push buyers beyond their budgets and test their temperaments in the process.

Easy Blog Topics for Your Real Estate Blog

Today, blogging looks a lot different than it did back in 2007, when the platform was just beginning to take off.

JAMILLE HERNANDEZ

Top Agent Jamille Hernandez started her own brokerage, Realty Xpress Group, in 2024. It now consists of 16 agents that serve Union, Essex, Bergen, Passaic, and Hudson counties in New Jersey

AGENTS WITH HEART

A pivotal question we pose to featured agents in Top Agent Magazine is, ‘Tell us about your community involvement.’ This query holds immense significance, not only as a benchmark for nominees but also as a crucial factor contributing to the success and prestige of top agents.

Establishing Yourself as a LOCAL AREA EXPERT

For real estate agents and local business professionals, carving out a reputation as a go-to local expert is invaluable.

GISSELLE MALDONADO

A strong drive to succeed and a love of people propelled Gisselle Maldonado to the top of Houston’s real estate scene.

3 Easy At-Home DIY Projects to Increase Property Value

Most homeowners have a lengthy list of chores and bit projects they intend to accomplish around the house.

What the First Thing You Do After Work Says About You

We all have our routines. From that morning cup of coffee to a jog at the gym, it’s common to establish touchstones for our daily lives.

5 BUSINESS LESSONS" I LEARNED FROM MY DOG

Applying these key lessons to your business can lead to an increase in productivity, creativity, and resilience.

Liquid Death

FOR GIVING THE BRAND COLLAB NEW LIFE

Wonder

FOR RETHINKING HOW FOOD DELIVERY WORKS, FROM THE BOTTOM UP

Crunchyroll For turning anime fandom into an ecosystem

BEING A FAN OF ANIME IN THE aughts meant you either had to know Japanese or rely on the kindness of internet strangers, who would up- load their own subtitled versions of popular series to video-hosting site Crunchyroll, which launched in 2006. In the nearly two decades since, anime has crossed from subculture into mainstream pop culture among Western audiences, with Crunchyroll leading the way.

Robinhood

For helping Sherwood Forest help itself

Homecourt For adding luxury to sustainable, nontoxic household products

CLEANING YOUR home is hardly a sexy undertaking. But when you’re obsessed with design, cleanliness, and things smelling good, it can be joyful.

HistoSonics

FOR CHANNELING SOUND TO DESTROY LIVER TUMORS

TOP TEN

“I WOULDN'T WANT TO COME HERE, TO BE honest” is not the first tourism slogan that would occur to most marketers.

WAYMO

For steering robotaxis into the fast lane

Essilor Luxottica

FOR MAKING SMART GLASSES COOL

Port of Portland

For creating a truly local airport

Zero Foodprint For funding "collective regeneration"

EVERY DAY, Americans spend hundreds of millions of dollars on food, yet very little of that money directly changes how food is grown.

WNBA For posting up when it mattered

WHEN BASKETBALL STARS CAITLIN Clark, Angel Reese, and Cameron Brink rolled up to the Brooklyn Academy of Music last April for the 2024 WNBA draft, they signaled the arrival of a new generation of talent—and the league’s cultural ascendance.

Rocket Lab For keeping the space race competitive

YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW IT FROM the parade of SpaceX and Blue Origin headlines, but there's another player in the space-launch business—one that's considerably less flashy than the Elon Musk–and Jeff Bezos–owned companies, but gaining fast.

Duolingo

For finding a common language

Notion

FOR ORGANIZING THE TASK OF ORGANIZING

Bluesky

For freeing social media from the algorithm

FX

For serving up nourishing, original TV in an era of ultra-processed entertainment