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The Woo-woo Agents of Real Estate
Illustration: Joanna Neborsky Before Trish Arcaro, a Maine-based real-estate agent, begins a new workweek, she pulls cards from her tarot deck, lights a candle, recites a series of affirmations, and holds her sunstone crystal, which helps to foster abundance and joy. She will occasionally burn palo santo around a new home for a client in order to clear the space of bad energy before the move-in. And when she announces a successful deal on Instagram, she doesn’t put SOLD or PURCHASED on the listing — she puts MANIFESTED! In Minnesota, an agent and coach called the Commission Queen sells a mug that reads WAKE UP. MANIFEST. SELL REAL ESTATE. REPEAT.…
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There are way fewer homes on the market in D-FW, but way more agents to sell them
The Texas Squeeze: A series examining the high cost of high growth in North Texas. The idea of getting out from behind the computer screen to meet people and help them find homes was intriguing to Taylor Martin, who left her job working remotely as a sales manager for Marriott in October 2021 to pursue real estate full time. Martin, 33, of Melissa, had been working as a real estate agent with EXP Realty on the side since 2020, focusing on buyers of new-construction homes. Before working for Marriott, she booked weddings and events at Dallas hotels. “Working from home was just not interesting or fun for me,” Martin said.…