{"id":754,"date":"2019-06-24T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/24\/century-21-homestar-creates-new-role-to-support-far-flung-agents\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:07:37","slug":"century-21-homestar-creates-new-role-to-support-far-flung-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/24\/century-21-homestar-creates-new-role-to-support-far-flung-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"Century 21 HomeStar Creates New Role to Support Far-flung Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Century 21 HomeStar Creates New Role to Support Far-flung Agents<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58673\" src=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Century-21-HomeStar-Logo.png\" alt=\"Century 21 HomeStar\" width=\"257\" height=\"66\"><\/p>\n<p>Like other traditional brokerages, Century 21 HomeStar in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.century21.com\/century-21-homestar-3288c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solon, Ohio<\/a>, has undergone significant changes brought about by technological innovations. Broker\/owner Tony Geraci says that around 2009, during the depths of the housing crisis, he consolidated offices to one location in northeastern Ohio. Because agents were able to do more from their homes, the office space was becoming less important. There was a trade-off: He was seeing less of his agents, some covering territory hours away in the southwest corner of the state.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In 2018, he and his partner, Brenda Mandel, created a new role: director of agent experiences. They tapped Brenda\u2019s daughter, Julia, a recent college graduate, to fill the role.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58663 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/headshot-200x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"> Julia Mandel is director of agent experiences for Century 21 HomeStar.\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Geraci describes Julia\u2019s role as akin to a concierge, reaching out regularly to HomeStar\u2019s 410 agents to see how they&#8217;re doing and to make sure they&#8217;re updated on everything that is available to them from the office or from the franchise. Julia also assists support staff when information or paperwork is needed from agents.<\/p>\n<p>Calling 410 agents is no small feat, says Julia. She&#8217;s put the established agents on a monthly rotation, but she calls newer agents once a week.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThey might talk about pending deals or listings,\u201d says Julia. If they\u2019re interested in training, \u201cwe might go over class schedules, listing paperwork. I help them with their problem areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other common themes that emerge in the calls are navigating Century 21\u2019s support portal and lead generation. She will also discuss seller presentations and cold-call scripts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe want to know them personally, not just through a business relationship,\u201d says Julia. \u201cThey might have family emergencies. We want to hear it from them and not through Facebook.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Julia has a graduate degree in English and worked with classes as a graduate teaching assistant, an experience that helped prepare her for her role. 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