Intracoastal Realty Corporation

Why Work for Intracoastal Reatly?

Advantages and Benefits Of Associating with Intracoastal Realty

In 2007 Intracoastal Realty continued to lead the Cape Fear region’s real estate market in total closed volume. IRC is considered the company of choice by the discriminating client in the upper end market. IRC agents represent the finest professionals and work as a team to deliver extraordinary services to buyers and sellers.

Our behind the scenes support personnel and systems are unparalleled. Join our team, become associated with the premier real estate agency and enjoy the following benefits:

Residential Division Offices:

• Premium retail locations
• Attractive office spaces with well equipped work areas
• Seven locations provide for more than 250 agents, from Surf City to Oak Island

Residential Divisions Staff:

• Full time receptionist, daily and weekends
• Agents are assigned to an “Agent Manager” who provide a consistent source of information and services
• Attentive to agent and office needs
• Maintain supplies and work stations
• Data entry provided on listings
• Manage files and coordinate all administrative responsibilities

Training and Development:

• A full-time Director of Education and Development
• In-house CE and required update courses
• Offers Thursday seminars/workshops to strengthen skills
• Weekly educational tips provided at sales meetings
• The Market Academy offers pre-licensing and post-licensing courses
• Library with book, tapes and DVDs for self-improvement

Marketing

• Regional and national advertisements in many upscale publications
• Full page ads in local real estate directories, local and state magazines and local newspapers
• In-house graphic artist, advertising coordinator and an assistant
• Assistance available with all agent marketing and promotional needs, including direct mailings, bulk mailing services, business cards and stationary, personal promotional pieces, brochures, flyers
• Provides an easy-to-order line of company clothing
• Produces the Exceptional Homes Magazine with 70,000 distribution locally and in the Triangle
• Coordinates the Connection Program, a monthly personal marketing program
• Designs and mails new agent announcements
• Generous color copy allowance for agents
• Advertising charged upfront to the company and rebated 50% at closing

Technology Division:

• Full time Vice President of Technology with two full time staff technicians who are on the “cutting edge” of computer technology
• Maintains networks systems throughout the company, seven days a week
• Ready and available for computer assistance throughout the day
• Maintains wireless offices
• Computer problem solving by “shadowing”
• Provide computer training in all areas, including MLS, our network system, email, basic computer skills, advanced computer training
• Training is on-going
• Service to your home computer for a small fee
• Assistance in purchasing a computer, for business or home

Appointment Center:

• In-house
• Operates 7 days a week, holidays
• Professionally staffed
• Provides showing confirmation by email for listing agents
• Provides statistical reports per day, per month, per year

Relocation Department:

• Full time Director of Relocation
• Full time Referral Coordinator
• Full time Corporate Business Development Director
• Handles all incoming and outgoing referrals through our affiliate, LEADING REAL ESTATE COMPANIES OF THE WORLD, the nation’s largest network of premier independent real estate brokers
• Professional services to leading local corporations, recruiters and businesses

New Homes and Condominiums:

• Works directly with developers and builders to bring new home communities to market
• Oversees the success of new developments from site selection through closing
• Provides inventory for in-house sales
• Provides professional assistance for agents who manage their own new home communities
• New Home Communities include: Juniper Creek, Parkside, The Village at Summerset, Seagrove, 619 Weldon, Marsh Oaks, The View

Intracoastal Mortgage:

• A full time staff of mortgage counselors and originators
• Provides one stop, hassle free services for your clients
• A goal to provide the best rates and smoothest processing
• Can custom-tailor a package to suite the financial situation
• Can offer quick loan approvals
• Available to pre-qualify buyers prior to looking at properties

Property Management Division:

• Manages over 350 vacation homes, condominiums and townhouses
• Offers two types of annual property management agreements for your investment buyers
• Pays referral fees to licensed agents

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MORE MAJOR BENEFITS:

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Affiliations:

• Christie’s Great Estates
• LEADING REAL ESTATE COMPANIES OF THE WORLD
• Luxury Portfolio

Commission Checks:

• Ready when you return from your closing with the HUD statement
• No waiting, not even a day

Agent Fees:

• No Franchise fee
• No Technology fee
• No Marketing fee
• Voice mail services…$10 per month, optional
• Fax services to email… $10 per month, optional
• Fees generated by agent’s use of services
• E&O deducted from closings rather than a monthly charge
• Free announcements sent to agent’s sphere of influence

PR Announcements:

• Professionally written and submitted to local media in a timely fashion
• Shows pride in recognizing agents and their successes in all their endeavors

Sales Meetings:

• Several offices meet together in specially designed media room
• Weekly reports from Relocation, New Homes, Mortgage, Vacation and Rentals as well as educational tips shared
• Team Player of the Week recognized
• Outstanding production recognized
• Latest listings shown on the screen
• Opportunities for agents to highlight their new listings
• Agent success stories shared
• Drawings and fun contests

Community Support:

• Charitable giving encouraged and modeled
• IRC Teacher’s Fund
• Agents involved in volunteer work across all sectors

WRAR participation and service:

• MLS president and president elect are IRC agents
• Several Board of Directors are IRC agents
• IRC agents are highly visible on committees

Company Culture:

• Friendly, caring agent oriented company
• Commitment to strong values
• Tradition of excellence
• Our goal: to exceed your expectations
• Well-trained staff whose goals are to provide systems and resources to free agents to do what they do best: list and sell
• Largest agent population of local, high profile, residents
  

EVALUATION OF SKILLS AND ABILITIES

A person’s success in any profession, real estate especially, is largely dependent on having the right competencies, in other words, the abilities and skills that are critical for that success. Intracoastal Realty offers an evaluation, free of charge with no obligations, to anyone interested in knowing how your skills and abilities match those of top performing agents. Just click here and follow the instructions and someone will contact you with the results.

REAL ESTATE EDUCATION

Click here to visit The Market Place Academy our affiliate real estate training school.