On Wednesday night, I had the absolute pleasure to catch up with a number of dynamic, energetic & enthusiastic Gen Y agents at the REINSW Young Agents Chapter End Of Year Party.
I was really impressed by the calibre & determination that these young agents displayed & feel now that it’s more important than ever that real estate principals start embracing the young guns of real estate.
One thing I noticed was their genuine concern for getting rid of the cowboys out of our industry & their absolute passion for real estate & their customers.
After discussing the different ways that these agents can leverage the internet to network & market property, I encourage both potential customers & employers to investigate some of the concepts & tools that these young agents have at their disposal, sooner rather than later.
As I wrote in a previous post, Gen Y agents are the future of our industry & from what I could see our industry is in some very good hands.
For instance, here’s a couple of video interviews done by SoldTV that feature 3 Young Guns of our industry, Andrew Lutze, Christie Smith & Lachlan Bate.
Real Estate Training… Young Guns Part 1
Real Estate Training… Young Guns Part 2
Whilst the young agents I met all said that they have a huge respect for the older generation of our industry, some did admit that they find it frustrating how slow the older generation were to adapt to technology & often end up having to deal with lots of the basic technical issues within the office.
Even though most young agents said that they were happy to help out, they also don’t want to be seen as the office geek. They’d much prefer to be engaged in networking with customers, refining their skills & being more dollar productive with their time.
I see that a fast paced, dynamic Gen Y real estate agent being held back by a slow to adapt Gen X or Baby Boomer boss is a recipe for disaster & is a major blockage that is currently happening throughout most of our industry.
It’s something that the Gen X & Baby Boomer business owners will need to adapt to very quickly if they want to retain young, dynamic & effective Gen Y agents.
What do you think? Do you see this as an issue or not? Are you forced to do things the old school way, when you know that you could do things a lot faster & easier? Or are you an older agent & you’re not sure how much freedom & responsibility you should give your younger agents?
