The Spring real estate season is in full swing and Sacramento is ON FIRE ! I'm sure you've heard about the 122 offers in Citrus Heights as one example of how bonkers this market is right now. Since Trusty recently launched home reviews in the nine county area surrounding Sacramento, ...
When we opened up Trusty's platform beyond real estate agents, our primary motivation was to get buyers, sellers, and real estate enthusiasts to join the conversation and represent the opinions of "community members" as a contrast to the professional agent. However, we quickly realized that there's another very important voice ...
A few months ago, Trusty launched home reviews to real estate agents. We’ve learned so much by watching early-adopting realtors use our technology to share their expertise with buyers looking to get fresh, unbiased perspectives on active listings in the red-hot Sacramento market. It’s been incredibly validating to surface nuggets ...
Trusty’s tagline has always been “real estate made real,” but until this week, that was more of a philosophy than a reality. So I’m excited to share that Trusty has now officially launched, with the Sacramento area as our launch market. We first chose Sacramento as our test market in ...
We all know it's “the future”. We’ve heard it a hundred times in office meetings, from social consultants and many sources in between: Video is the future of real estate. I’ve been hearing it since at least 2013/2014 when the virtual tour became part of the real estate lexicon. Grainy ...
Buying or selling a home has changed a lot in the past ten years. A decade ago, a buyer needed a real estate agent to gain access to which homes were even listed for sale. Now 50% of all homes purchased are found online by the buyer -- without the ...
At the heart of the Trusty platform is your own Trusty agent profile. It’s simple to create, and a no-brainer for agents of all levels of experience. And compared to other profiles that emphasize only your number of transactions, years in the business and contact information, the Trusty profile has so much more -- things like your activity, your helpfulness, your insight. Trusty even provides a platform to share your personal interests so you can connect with like minded clients.
Early in my real estate career, I was asked for a price opinion from a listing agent in about the most analog way possible. I was instructed to write a number on a piece of paper, fold it up, and drop it into a fishbowl. Believe it or not, that ...
Branding has always been important to me. My first job out of college was as a Brand Manager at the open source technology company, Red Hat. I was fortunate to have a front row seat as an incredible team of designers, copywriters, videographers, and art directors crafted an approachable, confident ...
Making smart decisions about how and when to consider offering competitive (aka reduced) commissions can make a big difference to your business success. Here are my thoughts and how to do that, and the role that Trusty can play for you. Trusty has been on the agents side from Day ...
