
Million Dollar Agent
How Competitive Agents Can Be Gracious When Losing a Listing
Send us Fan Mail For years, a decent market could cover up ordinary agent work. Buyers turned up, competition pushed prices along, and deals still got done. That’s changing. In this week’s Million Dollar Agent , John McGrath, Troy Malcolm and I talk about the skills agents need when the market stops doing the heavy lifting: honest pricing conversations, proactive buyer work and the discipline to keep creating opportunities. One question I ask in the episode: Are you waiting for the market to get better, or are you getting better? 00:00 — Grand finals, underdogs and the power of belief 04:20 — Competitive drive and losing a listing with grace 06:34 — The return of real estate skill 10:22 — Proactive buyer work and private appointments 19:23 — Following up buyers who miss out at auction 21:20 — Better pricing conversations with sellers 23:48 — Rates, borrowing capacity and controlling what you can 28:33 — The daily contact that creates future listings The market may be harder. That’s exactly when a good agent becomes more valuable.

