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VHT Studios Partners with AgentEDU to Offer Real Estate Agents Best-in-Class Online Real Estate Photography Training Course

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Real estate professionals seeking to learn about photography or sharpen their skills can subscribe to a new online class offered through AgentEDU.com, a growing national training platform for real estate agents, in partnership with VHT Studios, the nation’s leading real estate photography and visual marketing company.

AgentEDU and VHT Studios are rolling out the course, “How to Take Real Estate Photography,” to provide agents of all levels with direct online instruction on how to take gorgeous, high quality real estate photography so their listings stand out from the competition, attract more buyers and sell faster. The course is available with a subscription to AgentEDU.com. See an intro video to the course, here.

“We are turning to VHT Studios for the company’s unmatched expertise and deep commitment to serving the real estate community,” said Anne Hartnett, AgentEDU’s Managing Partner. “Agents know that quality photography for their listings is essential to grabbing a buyer’s attention, contributes to a shorter market time and helps get the best price for your listing,” she added.

AgentEDU is an online video training platform designed to help real estate agents at every level advance their skill sets, expand their industry knowledge and become better agents. AgentEDU lets agents access valuable learning resources anytime and anywhere so they become top producers with increased earnings and a plan for continued growth.

The partnership solidifies VHT’s position as the real estate agent’s primary resource for real estate photography while adding to AgentEDU’s extensive library of courses designed to help agents hone their skills and build a successful real estate career.

“We are proud to partner with AgentEDU and their parent company, Agent Publishing to provide this convenient and easy-to-access educational resource to real estate professionals,” said Sarah Anderson, Vice President, Marketing, VHT Studios.

“Over the past 20 years, we’ve proven that stunning real estate photography is the most effective way to attract buyers’ attention and sell homes. Yet, many real estate professionals don’t include high quality photographs in their listings, web sites, advertising and other real estate marketing materials. An online photography course offered through AgentEDU now makes it easy for agents to elevate their marketing expertise, attract new clients and grow their brand and business,” she added.

View this introductory video of the course, “How to Take Real Estate Photography.”

About Agent Publishing
As a leading trade publication with more than 15 years covering residential real estate, Agent Publishing’s influence extends to agents across the country through print and digital magazines, live events and career development.

Agents, brokers, builders, developers, lenders, appraisers and other real estate professionals rely on Agent Publishing for a cutting-edge mix of fresh local reporting, detailed analysis of major national trends and profiling of top industry professionals. Agent Publishing is unmatched in helping residential real estate professionals better serve clients and stay on top of ever-changing industry trends and news. Learn more at http://www.AgentPublishing.com, AgentEDU.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

About VHT Studios
VHT Studios celebrates 20 years of delivering excellence to top real estate professionals who rely on VHT Studios for stunning professional photography, virtual tour videos, virtual staging, drone photography and video, interactive and standard floor plans, 3D home tours, and image management services.

VHT Studios’ broad range of visual marketing services ensures properties get seen more, sell and rent faster and at a greater price, which also helps real estate agents attract new clients and grow their businesses. A full-service partner to leading agents, brokerages and businesses, the VHT Studios team delivers the most powerful marketing and selling tools – starting with high-quality photography — through creation and final display. For more information, visit us on VHT.com, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram.

AgentEDU® is a platform where agents at every level can come to watch 10-minute video courses for the many situations that successful agents must master. From essential to advanced level and everything in between, AgentEDU® courses help agents become top producers with increased earnings and a plan for continued growth.

AgentEDU® is an Agent Publishing brand. For nearly two decades, Agent Publishing has been committed to providing residential real estate professionals with the information and training required to build successful and meaningful careers in their local markets. Agent Publishing’s influence extends to every career stage and reaches agents across print, digital, events and online learning.

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The 5 Steps of A Killer Listing Presentation

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Real estate agents have a lot to prove. How do you show prospective clients you have what it takes to sell their home?

Your value to your clients (and potential clients) lies largely in your ability to handle the details of their home search, transaction and closing that they aren’t equipped to handle themselves. They need to believe in you.

If your listing presentations aren’t earning you business, to put it simply: you’re doing it wrong.

Learn How to Get it Right

Most agents will get their chance to prove their merit at the listing appointment.

And make no mistake, you will have a lot to prove: that you have the skills, market knowledge and marketing savvy to effectively market their home; that you can help them get the best price possible; and that no one else can do it better than you can.

If that seems overwhelming, know that there are actually only five basic steps you need to follow for a winning listing presentation.

But First…

Before you’re ready to set your meeting in motion and execute those five steps, there’s some groundwork to be done.

You can begin setting the tone by being the proactive party in setting up the appointment and securing important details, such as:

  • Making sure that you’re meeting with people who can actually make a buying decision
  • If you can’t meet at the client’s home, confirming that the location has everything you need to present (a table, adequate seating, privacy, a quiet atmosphere)
  • Checking in the day before you’re scheduled to meet

These items may seem like common sense, but chances are your clients are busy and distracted by work, kids, or the demands of transitioning into a new home, so they’ll appreciate an agent who can keep things on track and hit the right balance between taskmaster and adviser.

Don’t Sabotage The Process With A Bad First Impression

All this preparation feeds into the overall impression you’ll make on the client. Before they feel ready to commit to anything, they need to be certain about you.

So do your research, create an agenda for yourself and dress to impress.

In a listing presentation, your sellers are trying to get a feel for how you work and whether you’ll be the right person for the job. So you’ll need to do your homework and show that you’re invested in them as clients and understand their situation:

  • What do you know about their neighborhood?
  • What do you know about their property?
  • What are the sellers’ names, whose is on the title, and what is their financial situation?

The more information you have, the more prepared you’ll be to handle their individual needs.

Are you ready to learn the five steps of a killer listing presentation? Then check out AgentEDU’s course series called The 5 Steps of a Listing Presentation, Parts 1 and 2—which along with our other 70 courses on our platform—is available to you for one low monthly price when you sign up for the program.

AgentEDU® is a platform where agents at every level can come to watch 10-minute video courses for the many situations that successful agents must master. From essential to advanced level and everything in between, AgentEDU® courses help agents become top producers with increased earnings and a plan for continued growth.

AgentEDU® is an Agent Publishing brand. For nearly two decades, Agent Publishing has been committed to providing residential real estate professionals with the information and training required to build successful and meaningful careers in their local markets. Agent Publishing’s influence extends to every career stage and reaches agents across print, digital, events and online learning.