Relationships are everything in real estate. But the fragility of relationships can be exposed when a friend or relative questions whether they should hire you to sell their home. Or another friend expects you to discount your commission. Or agent-couples try to balance work and personal life. Fortunately, Thad and Mike have your back! @properties’ co-founders give their advice on how to successfully navigate a variety of situations in which the lines between personal and professional relationships are blurred. Plus, with awards season wrapping up, Mike and Thad share their own “Best of” picks, including “Best Pump-up Song for a Big Showing” and “Best Movie With a Real Estate Storyline.”

Host Amy Corr says it best: a lot can happen in a decade. As we kick off 2020, @properties co-founders Mike Golden and Thad Wong reflect on the drastic changes we’ve experienced in our marketplace and industry over the last 10 years, before gazing into the crystal ball to see where we’ll be 10 years from now. They also share why they are optimistic about the spring market and how agents can leverage market share to build their business.

Since its earliest days, @properties has sought to seamlessly integrate the entire real estate transaction from start to finish. Now, that mission includes mortgages. Host Amy Corr speaks with co-founders Mike Golden and Thad Wong about their latest endeavor, Proper Rate, and how the new mortgage company will impact clients and @brokers alike. And before they turn off their mics for the last time in 2019, Mike and Thad offer brokers some key advice for effective business planning in 2020.

Whether it’s an Instagrammable mural in Bucktown, a risqué magazine ad, or a quirky Royal Tenenbaums reference, @properties’ approach to marketing is anything but traditional. Host Amy Corr is back with co-founders Mike Golden and Thad Wong, and special guest and Marketing VP, Natasha Patla, to talk about @properties’ industry-leading marketing programs; and to share valuable advice for agents, including how to market on a shoestring, when and where to invest marketing dollars, and what is even more important than creativity for successful campaigns.

@properties was born in the dot-com boom and took its name from a universal tech symbol. But co-founders Mike Golden and Thad Wong admit things were pretty analog in the early days, right down to the “Under Construction” website. However, @ would go on to become one of the most tech-forward brokerage firms in the industry, developing a proprietary end-to-end software solution recently dubbed pl@tform™. Host Amy Corr talks with Mike and Thad to learn how they transformed their spirited startup into a leader in real estate tech.

It was the start of the new millennium. Justin Timberlake was still a member of *NSYNC. Y2K created a scare. And Mike Golden and Thad Wong founded @properties in Chicago. The duo sits down with host Amy Corr to talk about how their entrepreneurial spirit and mutual appreciation for fine haberdashery initially brought them together, and how they eventually built @properties into a company generating $10 billion in annual sales. As @ heads into its 20th year, Mike and Thad reminisce about seminal moments in the company’s history and talk about what the future holds.

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