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Ask Kate: How can brokerages and teams navigate recruitment and retention challenges in a shifting market?
May 2, 2025
In today’s fast-changing market, growing a real estate business takes more than just adding agents. This article explores why brokerages must invest in leadership hires—like business development leads, agent success managers, and marketing specialists—to stay competitive, drive deal flow, and scale with purpose. Learn how to future-proof your business by hiring for growth, not just for sales.
Ask Kate: How can brokerages and teams navigate recruitment and retention challenges in a shifting market?
Apr 24, 2025
As real estate markets fluctuate, many brokerages face growing difficulties in hiring and retaining support staff. In this article, Kate Teves explores how hesitation on both sides—employers and candidates—creates instability, and why transparency, team involvement, and resilient leadership are essential to long-term success. Learn how brokerages can build trust, reduce turnover, and attract the right talent—even in uncertain times.
Ask Kate: How to fire an employee without a legal nightmare
Mar 20, 2025
Terminating an employee—especially a seasoned one—requires more than a tough conversation. In this article, Kate outlines key legal and strategic considerations for Ontario employers, from the Employment Standards Act and common law obligations to enforceable contracts and non-solicitation clauses. Learn how to protect your business, avoid costly mistakes, and use terminations as a tool to strengthen future hiring.
Ask Kate: How to handle a toxic performer at your brokerage
Feb 20, 2025
Every brokerage, team, law office, staging business, and even an HR consulting company values top performers—those who consistently meet or exceed expectations and sales targets and drive initiatives forward. But occasionally, we all encounter an interesting problem—when a high achiever exhibits toxic behaviour that negatively impacts team morale and the overall workplace culture while still delivering their personal KPIs.
Ask Kate: What’s the secret to running a truly successful brokerage?
Jan 21, 2025
Dear Kate, what’s the secret to running a truly successful brokerage?
Ask Kate: Can my admin assistant be an independent contractor?
Dec 11, 2024
Dear Kate, As a busy agent, I find it incredibly helpful to have an administrative assistant, but I don’t want to deal with payroll, can they be an independent contractor instead?
Navigating HR challenges in real estate: Compliance and legal considerations
Jul 28, 2023
The real estate industry is known for its fast-paced, dynamic nature and high-stakes transactions. Amidst the hustle and bustle of buying, selling, and managing properties, human resources (HR) professionals in this field face unique challenges that…
Surviving the pressure: 5 strategies for combating burnout
May 08, 2023
The real estate industry can be an exciting and rewarding career path, but it can also be a high-stress and demanding field. With the drastic fluctuations we experienced in 2022 many agents and brokers are still recovering from stress and battling subsequent burnout. Whether it’s the long hours…
When should you consider hiring help?
Oct 17, 2022
Deciding to hire someone, whether a buyer agent or an admin assistant, is always accompanied by a lot of hesitation and anxiety; after all, you will now be shouldering someone else’s salary and livelihood, which is a…
Contributed Articles
Ethics, Confidentiality, and Compliance
Buzz Magazine, August 2024
Confidentiality is the cornerstone of professional integrity and maintaining it is essential for the long-term success and trustworthiness of any organization. Find out more on best practices on how to stay compliant and maintain confidentiality in workplace and over cocktails.
Hiring Best Practices
Open House Magazine by Real Estate Source, October 2023
The real estate industry in Canada has witnessed a significant growth in recent years, with a high demand for skilled and dedicated professionals. However, the industry faces an on going challenge in recruiting and retaining talented employees and the internal competition for high-producing agents is at an all-time high.
Understanding Seasonal Trends: Impact on Staffing, Resources, and Budget
Real Estate Source – Sep 25, 2023
As seasons change, typically so does the real estate market. And as markets change, so do your needs as a business owner. Let’s take a look how these seasonal changes can impact your staffing needs and explore ways to help you manage across the fluctuating markets.
CULTURE – The Most Important Tool in Your Leadership Tool Kit
REAL Mag Fall Edition by Crescemos Juntos – Marketing Agency, December 2022
Work Culture is an interesting concept in business as it is often thought of asa solid entity that encompasses a business and all of its people but it couldn’t be further from the truth. Culture, regardless if you are a team of 1 or 1000, is a living and breathing organism that never stops changing as it is people driven.
Meet The HR PRO
Buzz Digital Magazine, June 2022
Say Hello to Kate Teves and explore the revolutionary approach of The HR Pro that illuminates new business standards in real estate, setting it apart as a truly unique HR consulting company among the rest.
