COO of RLP Karen Yolevski Discusses the Market & Motivating Employees | Episode 62

Today's guest is Karen Yolevski (@karenyolevski) Karen is the Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Brokerages Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd. Karen joins David and David today to discuss the real estate market and her tips on how to motivate employees! Today's Agenda: Background – practicing lawyer to tech industry to Stewart Title Insurance to Royal LePage Lead, motivate and manage 111 employees. Agents are independent contractors and “clients” of brokerage Current market activity Predictions in terms of activity, interest rates and house prices for the remainder of 2022 and 2023 Reasons behind low inventory (supply) Are people buying and what is their mindset? How are realtors reacting to the market change? How are realtors dealing with seller expectations on price, and buyer reluctance to pull the trigger? Buy real estate v. rent Waiting for the high tide v. looking for opportunities What advice would you give to any realtors that are struggling with their business? What should realtors be doing more? Coming from the tech industry, what technology are you seeing that will help agents close more deals and deliver superior customer experience? Sutton and Royal LePage are two national Canadian real estate brands. Is it important that agents work for a Canadian brand, and does being part of a Canadian brand give agents any advantages in the marketplace? Advice to other women thinking of pursuing leadership opportunities in real estate. ____________________________________________________________ Join us as we explore the ins and outs of the real estate market, and dive deep to understand the issues affecting buyers, sellers, investors and businesses. If you love real estate as much as we do, sit back, relax and gain an insider's edge to the exciting world of real estate. David Gorski is a broker and the owner of Sutton Summit Realty—a boutique brokerage providing guidance to over 230 realtors, and David Korman is a partner at Kormans LLP—a boutique law firm focusing on residential and commercial real estate transactions STAY CONNECTED: 🔗 Get a free consultation: https://linktr.ee/KormansLLP ✔ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kormansllp/ ✔ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@kormansllp ✔ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/kormansllp ✔ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/kormansLLP ✔ LINKEDIN: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/kormansllp