Mike Ferry TV Blog

The Mike Ferry TV Blog (MFTV) is an excellent resource for anyone interested in Real Estate, particularly agents and brokers looking to enhance their skills and knowledge. The MFTV episodes provide practical skills and strategies that can be immediately applied in the Real Estate business. These range from improving your self-confidence to understanding complex legal issues in the industry, essential for navigating the Real Estate market effectively. The Real Estate industry is dynamic, and staying updated with the latest trends and legal verdicts is crucial. MFTV offers up-to-date information, ensuring that Real Estate Professionals are well-informed about the latest developments in the industry.

Become a Master Presenter in Real Estate: Part 1 5 Essential Tips

Become a Master Presenter in Real Estate: Part 1 - 5 Essential Tips And welcome to Mike Ferry TV. It is the week of October 6th. I've been out of commission for a couple of months and it's good to be back. I want to spend some time this week and next week talking to you about working on a few minor things that you could do to improve the quality of your presentation. When you're talking to a buyer or seller or presenting an offer. I wrote a lengthy introduction, which I'm not going to read to you because it's not necessary. But what I've put together is ten ideas that I think if you would take them at face...

Real Estate Slump? Do THIS to Bounce Back Fast

Real Estate Slump? Do THIS to Bounce Back Fast Welcome back to Mike Ferry TV. My name is Tony Smith, coach and speaker for the Mike Ferry organization. Covering a really important topic for some of you today here on Mike Ferry TV is how to get out of a slump. Okay. Real Estate works in cycles. Most things on Earth work in cycles. We as people work in cycles. And if you've been in business for any length of time, if you've ever played any type of sport, you understand what can happen in terms of getting into a slump. You'll watch golfers in a slump. You'll see baseball players in a batting slump, you'll see business owners in a...

Mastering Real Estate Negotiation in Today’s Market

Mastering Real Estate Negotiation in Today’s Market Welcome back to Mike Ferry TV. My name is Tony Smith, coach and speaker for the Mike Ferry organization filling in for Mike this week. All right. We're going to talk about something that's very important today that maybe hasn't been super important for some time. We're going to talk about the skill of negotiating contracts … negotiating. Okay. So, one thing we know is in North America over the last 18 months to two years, the number of properties that are expiring from the market has increased. The number of listings that are canceling has increased. The number of transactions that are falling apart. Falling out of escrow has dramatically increased. The number...

The Power of Attitude in Real Estate Success

The Power of Attitude in Real Estate Success Welcome back to Mike Ferry TV. Tony Smith here with you today, coach and speaker for the Mike Ferry organization filling in for Mike Ferry. Okay, so there are some aspects of running a business, any business and some aspects of running a real estate business that we can't literally can't talk too much about. You know, in our business we can't talk too much about sales skills, we can't talk too much about generating business. We can't talk too much about, you know, keeping track of the numbers because it's a numbers game. Today I want to talk about a word that we need to address literally all the time. And the word...

How to Turn Every Listing Into More Business

How to Turn Every Listing Into More Business Welcome back to Mike Ferry TV. Tony Smith here with you again this week. Happy to fill in for Mike. So, let's talk this week about a very simple but very important direct thought that Mike has been presenting to us for over 50 years. Think about the simplicity of this thought and then we'll expand on it a bit. Mike said, if you want to grow your real estate business, it's really pretty simple. Step one do everything you can possibly do to find a listing. Step two provide great service and get that listing sold. And step three tell everybody about what you did so you can get another listing because...

How to Create a September to Remember in Real Estate

How to Create a September to Remember in Real Estate Welcome back to Mike Ferry TV. My name is Tony Smith, coach and speaker for the Mike Ferry organization. Here we are on the first week of September 2025. Okay, I am fired up a little bit here this week because it's officially September to remember in The Mike Ferry Sales System. For many years, we have come to realize the value and the importance of September in most people's real estate business. Is September a pivotal month for you? Does September have a lot to do with your success in the fourth quarter? Does September help dictate how your money and your production turns out for the year? How important...