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CURATED Today

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Published 2:39 PM ET

Not the news. Everything else. The scripts, tactics, and ideas worth using from today’s expert videos, podcasts, newsletters, and blogs. We consume it all so you don’t have to.

A new edition every Monday through Friday, on your lunch hour.

Today’s finds 10
NEED TO KNOWDatabase & Follow-Up

The Phone Contact Label That Tells You Which Text to Answer First

A working agent changes one small mark on each contact as a client moves from first call to past client. When a text or call comes in, the screen already says whether it comes first or can wait.

2-minute read
NEED TO KNOWScripts & Objections

The Monthly Number That Shows a Downsizer What the Big House Really Costs

A man who arranges home loans had to move his father, who could no longer climb the stairs at home. The monthly number that showed what the move would free up is one you can work out for any owner.

2-minute read
NEED TO KNOWOpen Houses

The Open House Hour That Gives the Neighbors Permission to Come In

Neighbors feel awkward walking into an open house on their own street. One name for the first hour tells them it is meant for them.

2-minute read
NEED TO KNOWDeal Defense

How to Spot a Cash Offer That Only Wants Its Deposit Back

A full-price cash offer with a huge deposit looks like the best news a seller can get. A broker and a retired Secret Service agent explain what that buyer may really want, and how to tell.

3-minute read
NEED TO KNOWBuyers

The Buyer Reminder That Tells You It Is Time for the Budget Talk

One agent's buyer checklist has a task that comes due on its own. If it arrives and no contract is signed, the next move is a talk, not more listings.

2-minute read
NEED TO KNOWBusiness & Compliance

How to Turn a Yearly Closing Goal Into a Daily Number of Calls

A coach averaged his new agents' first year into three ratios you can use until you have your own. Run your goal through them and it comes out as a number of calls for each weekday.

2-minute read
NEED TO KNOWWin the Listing

What to Tell a Seller Who Reads You a Chatbot's Answer on Price

A Pennsylvania team leader listened to a seller read him an AI answer about her price. He guessed how she had asked it, and one sentence told her to ask it the other way.

2-minute read
NEED TO KNOWDatabase & Follow-Up

What to Ask an Agent Before You Hand Them Your Client

A referral sent on a name you have only heard of is a guess. One of these questions gets the other agent to show you how they handle stress, without you asking about stress at all.

3-minute read
NEED TO KNOWBuyersNew York only

What to Ask a New York City Developer for When the Building Needs a Push

In new buildings in New York City, one ask is now close to routine when a building is not selling. A broker who has worked on both sides says what decides how much you can ask for.

2-minute read
NEED TO KNOWAI & Tools

The Prompt That Turns a Week of Showing Feedback Into an Honest Seller Update

One listing agent pastes the week's showing comments into AI and gets back a short email for the seller. One line in the prompt pushes back on AI's habit of softening bad news.

2-minute read