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HOST: Michael Fanning, SVP & Co-Owner, Windermere Coaching. Host of the Windermere Coaching Minute podcast. EPISODE SUMMARY:Syndication puts a new listing in front of every buyer within minutes, so when a seller asks for more marketing, the real conversation is about price and condition. Michael explains why sold comps from 2 or 3 months ago are a rearview mirror, how a seller's filtered lens differs from a buyer's, and a short conversation to have before the marketing plan comes out. He also covers a review checkpoint that makes a price adjustment a scheduled decision, and where marketing still earns its place. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:• Answer "What does your marketing look like?" briefly, then connect it to the seller's 2 decisions: price and condition• Price against what is in front of buyers today, treating sold as a lagging indicator, active as the competition, and pending as what buyers are choosing• Read a market report for its current-date view, and say so when the numbers are small• Read the market's feedback (few showings, showings with no offers, low offers) and offer sellers a second lens: the buyer's• Set a review date and agenda at the consultation so a price adjustment is a scheduled decision, not a failure RESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS:The Windermere Way Seller System, Windermere. Home of the simple conversation that goes ahead of the marketing plan.Trend Graphix Facts and Trends report, Trend Graphix. The real neighborhood market example, built from Northwest MLS data.Homebot. Named as an AVM, not a CMA. CONNECT:windermerecoaching.comSubmit a topic: [email protected]

HOST: Michael Fanning, SVP of Windermere Services and Co-Owner of Windermere Coaching. Host of the Windermere Coaching Minute podcast. EPISODE SUMMARY:Most of us have signed a listing while our gut said the seller would not come down on price, would not invest in the condition, or both. This episode explains why price and condition have to match what the market will pay, what the psychology behind seller pushback looks like, and how a seller system and the Pre-Listing Interview surface the red flags before the consultation. You will leave with ten red flags, the words to respond to each one, and permission to say no. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: Match price and condition to what the market will pay, and recognize when a seller will not move on either oneRespond to “it just needs a special buyer,” “we spent a lot on those upgrades,” and “it doesn’t bother us” with questions and data instead of argumentsAccount for what sellers have adapted to and buyers notice, like the train, the power lines, the busy road, the neighboring property, and the overflow parkingEvaluate every seller in four areas: Motivation, Expectation, Cooperation, and CommunicationFollow a seller system every time, start with the Pre-Listing Interview, and say a warm no when a listing is not the right fitRESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS:Windermere Way Seller System — Windermere Real EstatePre-Listing Interview — Windermere Real EstateMECC (Motivation, Expectation, Cooperation, Communication) — Windermere Coaching client evaluation filterThe endowment effect — Daniel Kahneman, Jack Knetsch, and Richard Thaler (1990)Anchoring — Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman (1974)Listing price and home valuation study — Gregory Northcraft and Margaret NealeLoss aversion in the Boston condo market — David Genesove and Christopher MayerPsychological reactance — Jack Brehm (1966)Scarcity and tunneling — Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir CONNECT:windermerecoaching.comSubmit a topic: [email protected]

HOST: Michael Fanning, SVP & Co-Owner, Windermere Coaching. Host of the Windermere Coaching Minute podcast. EPISODE SUMMARY:What if your job wasn't closing transactions, but being consistent for 45 weeks a year and taking the other 7 to take care of yourself? Michael breaks down why sprints and crashes quietly cost you the next season, how to build a 70-point minimum week on the Foundational 9 that survives your worst week, and how to keep going mentally on the bad days. The research is clear: a small standard you hit every week beats a heroic one you abandon. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:• Build a minimum week for your worst week, with 70 points as your floor and 100 as your ceiling• Recognize the hidden costs of starting and stopping, including the months-long lag between activity and closings• Use P.I.E. time to put productive and indirect productive work on the calendar first• Plan your 7 recovery weeks as an emergency reserve that keeps your plan alive• Get through bad days with if-then plans, self-compassion, and shrinking the day to one call RESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS:Great by Choice — Jim Collins & Morten T. Hansen (the 20-Mile March)The Progress Principle — Teresa Amabile & Steven Kramer"How Are Habits Formed" — Lally et al., European Journal of Social Psychology (2010)Emergency reserves research — Marissa Sharif & Suzanne ShuVacation and well-being research — de Bloom et al. (2010); Speth, Wendsche & Wegge (2024); Grant, Buchanan & Shockley, Journal of Applied Psychology (2025)Implementation intentions meta-analysis — Peter Gollwitzer & Paschal Sheeran (2006)"Self-Compassion Increases Self-Improvement Motivation" — Breines & Chen (2012)Coaching meta-analysis — Theeboom, Beersma & van Vianen (2014)Foundational 9 — Windermere Coaching CONNECT:windermerecoaching.comSubmit a topic: windermerecoaching.com

HOST: Michael Fanning, SVP & Co-Owner, Windermere Coaching. Host of the Windermere Coaching Minute podcast. EPISODE SUMMARY:When a client compares your compensation to a flat-fee listing site, they're usually not wrong about the listing itself it does look the same everywhere. Michael uses a blind coffee taste test, a public defender versus a trial attorney, and an agent's own days-on-market numbers to show where the real value actually lives, on both the seller side and the buyer side of a transaction. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Answer the "why not just use a flat-fee site" objection without getting defensiveTreat your days on market and list-to-sale ratio as your own professional track record, not a passing market statRecognize why taking a listing priced with unrealistic expectations damages more than that one transactionName your specific value to buyers negotiating leverage, representation, guidance not just to sellersUse your brokerage's actual tools as part of a complete value proposition instead of a line item on a resource sheetRESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS:Windermere Ready Windermere Real EstateMoreland Insurance Windermere Real Estate insurance partnerGenerations Home Loans Windermere Real Estate mortgage partner CONNECT:windermerecoaching.comSubmit a topic: windermerecoaching.com

HOST: Michael Fanning, SVP & Co-Owner, Windermere Coaching. Host of the Windermere Coaching Minute podcast. EPISODE SUMMARY:When a listing gets showings but no offers, "the price seems right" is not an answer. Michael walks through a real coaching call to show agents how to read what the market is actually saying through showings, feedback, and offers, why a whole cluster of "accurately priced" listings can still sit above the real buyer pool, and how to set a seller's expectations for all three outcomes before any of them happen. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:• Diagnose what zero showings, showings with no offers, and low offers each actually mean• Explain the buyer pool ceiling to a seller before comps quietly work against them• Set expectations for all three market scenarios at the initial consultation, before any of them happen• Read repeated buyer feedback as data instead of dismissing it as taste• Apply bridge pricing to set an original list price that captures both buyer search brackets RESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS:InfoSparks showing-to-pending market data referenced to benchmark a listing's activity against the local average. CONNECT:windermerecoaching.comSubmit a topic: [email protected]

HOST: Michael Fanning, SVP & Co-Owner, Windermere Coaching. Host of the Windermere Coaching Minute podcast. GUEST: Jeanette Eide, Windermere Northeast, Totem Lake. Twenty-four year veteran agent whose production is up 128% and GCI up 123% year over year, built on a 95-98% repeat-and-referral business. EPISODE SUMMARY:Jeanette Eide walks through the twelve months that included a stage two breast cancer diagnosis, six rounds of chemo, two surgeries, and 27 closed sales. She breaks down the specific system a shared scorecard, an accountability partner, and daily gratitude tracking that kept her business moving when she assumed she'd have to shut it down for the rest of the year. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:• Adapt your scorecard to a personal crisis instead of abandoning it• Use an outside accountability partner to keep activity consistent under pressure• Disclose a health challenge to clients honestly, and give them a genuine way out• Delegate the parts of the business that aren't your strength before you're forced to• Separate a scarcity mindset from an abundance mindset when a client relationship gets hard RESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS:Power of U Event with the Windermere coaching community where Jeanette connected with her accountability partner, Mark Carlisle. CONNECT:Reach Jeanette Eide:Cell: (206) 679-0403Office: (425) 820-5151Email: [email protected]: eiderealestategroup.com windermerecoaching.comSubmit a topic: [email protected] Character count: 1,595 / 4,000 A few notes on choices: I pulled the "scarcity vs. abundance" learning point from your S14E02 conversation with Jordan since Jeanette's episode hits the same theme directly (her comment about attracting what you think about). I kept the resource list to PowerView since that's the only named tool/community actually mentioned — the scorecard itself isn't a branded resource, so I described it in the summary instead of listing it as a resource. Let me know if you want the title punchier or more understated — happy to try a few alternates.

Host:Michael Fanning, SVP & Co-Owner, Windermere Coaching. Host of the Windermere Coaching Minute podcast.  EPISODE SUMMARY Most agents lose ground in a consultation the moment a client pushes back not because they don't know their value, but because they start justifying it. This episode breaks down the real science behind how clients size up your competencein seconds, why staying silent gets you further than explaining yourself, and how naming the possible outcomes before you even start the walk-through changes the entire tone of the meeting. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ●   Recognize the three physicalsignals rising pace, rising pitch, unprompted explaining that mean you're starting to cave ●  Use a calibrated pause and a follow-up question instead of jumping straight to justifying your compensation ● Open every consultation, listing or buyer, by naming the three possible outcomes up front ● Respond to AI-sourced client pushback, including inaccurate information, without getting defensive ● Tell the difference between aclient who's negotiating in good faith and one who's testing you and know when to walk away CONNECT windermerecoaching.com Submit a topic: [email protected]

Michael Fanning, SVP & Co-Owner, Windermere Coaching. Host of the Windermere Coaching Minute podcast. EPISODE SUMMARY:A great consultation isn't enough if the follow-up depends on memory instead of a system. This episode breaks down the four most common gaps where agents lose clients and referrals after the conversation ends, and shows how to close each one with a repeatable trigger instead of willpower. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Identify the four points where deals die in the gap between conversationsBuild a same-day touch and a 48-hour value-add into every consultationTurn any future date a client gives you into a system trigger, not a mental noteLock a specific next appointment before every call ends, rather than a vague "let's talk soon"Use a CRM-based trigger system to capture follow-up moments instead of relying on memoryRESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS:MIT lead response time study — Dr. James Oldroyd, in partnership with InsideSales.comImplementation intentions research — Peter GollwitzerAtomic Habits — James Clear CONNECT:windermerecoaching.comSubmit a topic: [email protected]

HOST: Michael Fanning, SVP & Co-Owner, Windermere Coaching. Host of the Windermere Coaching Minute podcast. EPISODE SUMMARY:When a client chooses another agent, there are only two ways to respond: scarcity or gratitude. Michael opens with the story of an agent who finds out at a block party that her client listed with someone else, and traces how one bad phone call the next day cost her the relationship for good. From there, he unpacks the psychology behind why losing a client feels like a personal betrayal, and lays out a simple two-step system a card and a follow-up email that lets you leave the relationship better than you found it and keeps the door open for referrals down the road. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Recognize the difference between a scarcity response and a gratitude response when you lose a clientExplain why loss aversion, the endowment effect, and self-serving bias make blame feel automatic in the momentSend a handwritten card within a day or two with no ask attached, just genuine warmthFollow up a week or two later with a short, non-defensive email asking one honest questionAvoid the phone call that turns a lost client into a lost referral source, and understand why explaining yourself hands over the power in the conversationTreat every client who chooses someone else as a free diagnostic on your own blind spots, not a personal betrayalRESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS:Your Next Conversation Jefferson Fisher CONNECT:windermerecoaching.comSubmit a topic: [email protected]

HOST: Michael Fanning, SVP & Co-Owner, Windermere Coaching. Host of the Windermere Coaching Minute podcast. EPISODE SUMMARY:The Windermere Foundation has raised over $60 million since 1989, and most agents never say a word about it to clients. Michael breaks down how to turn that fact into a genuine trust-builder instead of a marketing line, backed by research on why civic-minded businesses earn more client admiration, plus the four mistakes agents make and a crawl-walk-run plan to fix them. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Explain how the Windermere Foundation works and what it actually funds in your communityUse the two-touch pattern to introduce the Foundation early and reinforce it later without sounding like a pitchApply the warmth-and-competence research to understand why civic-minded agents earn more client trustAvoid the four mistakes agents make when it comes to talking about the FoundationStart using the crawl-walk-run framework to build this into your next listing or buyer consultationRESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS:Windermere Foundation windermere.com/foundation (2025 Community Impact Report, donor list, funding application)Stereotype Content Model research Susan Fiske, Princeton University CONNECT:windermerecoaching.com Submit a topic: [email protected]

HOST: Michael Fanning, SVP & Co-Owner, Windermere Coaching. Host of the Windermere Coaching Minute podcast.EPISODE SUMMARY:Two agents, two transactions, same root problem: both saw the truth clearly and chose silence instead. A seller priced 60 grand over market with a dated kitchen and an unrealistic timeline. A buyer whose wish list didn't match their budget. Neither agent said the hard thing early, so both paid for it later in price reductions, blown deadlines, and lost trust. Michael breaks down the research on why avoidance isn't a character flaw it's the brain protecting a relationship it values and getting the strategy wrong and lays out a five-part system for making the hard conversation automatic instead of optional.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:• Set the expectation for honesty with every client in the first conversation, before there's anything difficult to say• Have the price conversation in plain language before you ever present the CMA, not buried inside the data• Frame the 85-to-90% concept in your first buyer consultation so no house has to be perfect to be right• Use Chris Voss's accusation audit to name the hard truth yourself before the client has to discover it• Hold clients capable of hearing reality instead of underestimating what they can handle• Build a fixed system for hard conversations so they don't depend on how brave you feel that dayRESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS:Never Split the Difference Chris VossSuggestology Georgi LozanovResearch referenced: Yale Brain Function Laboratory and Penn State studies on conversational avoidanceCONNECT:windermerecoaching.comSubmit a topic: [email protected]

Windermere Coaching Minute with Michael Fanning About Your Host Michael Fanning is Senior Vice President and co-owner of Windermere Coaching with nearly three decades of experience coaching real estate agents through every kind of market. A mindset-first leader, Michael believes in holding people capable and that your knowledge is complimentary, not free. Episode Summary What if your next client already trusted you before they ever picked up the phone? That's not a fantasy that's what consistent social media video builds. In this episode, Michael breaks down why video is the single biggest untapped opportunity for real estate agents today and how to actually start without a ring light, a production crew, or a perfect script. What You'll Learn The psychology of parasocial relationships why they create the same trust in the brain as real friendships and what that means for your businessWhy raw, slightly imperfect video consistently outperforms polished, produced contentThe AI + Captions app workflow that takes a video from idea to posted in 35 minutesThe Crawl → Walk → Run framework for building the habit without burning outWhy even top-referral agents with strong spheres can't afford to ignore social mediaHow to handle every objection "I'm not good on camera," "I don't know what to talk about," "nobody will watch"Key Takeaway "The agents who build something lasting are not the most talented or the most polished. They're the most consistent." Action Steps Open your notes app and write down one topic you already know well that's your first videoDownload the Captions app (free to start) your production studio in your pocketWant the full 6-month Social Media Video Playbook? Email Michael at [email protected] subject line: PlaybookReady for one-on-one coaching? Visit windermerecoaching.com for a complimentary callBe awesome and help somebody. Make it a great day.

"A Market Shift Is Not an Income Shift" Hosted by Michael Fanning, SVP & Co-Owner, Windermere Coaching FAQ: What You'll Learn in This Episode Q: Is it normal for my income to drop when the market shifts? It's common but it's not inevitable. The market has always ebbed and flowed. What separates thriving agents from struggling ones isn't market conditions, it's whether they changed with the market or simply reacted to it. Your income reflects your activity and your relationships. The market is just the environment you're working in. Q: Does a shifting market mean business stops? No it means the type of business changes. A hot market rewards listing leverage and speed. A shifting market rewards negotiation skill and seller education. A slow market rewards relationship depth and database consistency. Great agents develop all three toolkits and know when to deploy each one. Q: What are the five attributes of agents who protect their income in any market? They protect their daily routine morning intention, market research, property views, handwritten notes, and relationship interactions. Your routine is your income insurance policy. They work their database with intention ABCD segmentation, a living warm list based on life events, and a consistent 36-interaction annual system using Homebot, Close, direct mail, and personal outreach. They remember their tactics and adapt their language seller pricing conversations, buyer consultation frameworks, creative financing options, and the magic questions: What's most important to you? What would make this work? They time block their week and win it on purpose structured days for prospecting, market research, path calls, and a weekly Sunday planning session. You can't win 45 of 52 weeks if you don't plan all 52. They stay relational and generous when others pull back checking in with no agenda, sending notes, sharing market updates, asking FORD questions, and staying visible when the market goes quiet. Q: What does "Complimentary, Not Free" mean here? Your time, expertise, and relationships all have real value. Showing up generously in a slow market isn't charity it's a long-term investment with a high return. The agents who go quiet lose the relationship. The agents who stay visible own the next market. Q: What's the one thing I should do this week? Pick one attribute from this episode. Protect your morning routine. Call five A's. Dust off your buyer consultation language. Write two notes a day. Do it this week, then do it again next week. That's how better happens one good decision repeated consistently. Q: How do I connect or share a topic idea? Reach out directly: [email protected] If this episode resonated, please share it, leave a rating, and let us know what topics you'd like to go deeper on. Be awesome, help somebody, and make it a great day.

Windermere Coaching Minute HostMichael Fanning, Senior Vice President and Co-Owner of Windermere Coaching. Episode OverviewIn this extended episode, Michael goes deep on the 10 questions coaches hear most from agents not surface answers, but the real coaching conversation. If something in your business feels stuck, one of these is likely why. Plus a bonus question every agent needs to hear right now. Questions Covered I know what I should be doing why can't I make myself do it?How do I stay consistent when the market gets slow?I have a big database but don't know how to work it. Where do I start?How do I talk to sellers about price without damaging the relationship?I feel like I'm working all the time but not getting results. What's wrong?How do I ask for referrals without feeling pushy?I'm great at getting listings, but buyers are a struggle. How do I get better?I have a hard time following up. I don't want to bother people.How do I get my mindset right when things aren't going well?Is coaching really worth it? What should I expect?⭐ BONUS: Other agents are cutting their compensation to compete. How do I keep mine?Key Takeaways The gap between knowing and doing is an identity problem, not a willpower problem. When the identity shifts, the behavior follows.Your system creates consistency not the market. Build it during the good times.A big database is just a list. Sort your A's, B's, C's, and D's then work to move people up the ladder.You don't set the price. The market does. Your job is to analyze and advise.Separate income-producing activities from income-adjacent ones and protect your highest-value hours.The best referrals don't come from asking. They come from creating an experience worth talking about.80% of clients will pay your full fee based on the value you demonstrate. Stop building your business around the 15% who won't.Compensation is not a price. It's a reflection of value. Own it.Resources Mentioned Books The Mountain Is You — Brianna WiestAtomic Habits — James ClearThe 12 Week Year — Brian MoranThe Go-Giver — Bob BurgNever Split the Difference — Chris VossGetting to Yes — Fisher & UryGetting Referrals Without Asking — Stacey Brown-RandallThe Purple Cow — Seth GodinNinja Selling — Larry KendallDeep Work — Cal NewportBuy Back Your Time — Dan MartellCan't Hurt Me — David GogginsMindset — Carol S. DweckDon't Believe Everything You Think — Joseph NguyenUnreasonable Hospitality — Will GuidaraTools & Resources Close CRM — database and follow-up trackingHomebot — AVM tool for staying connected with your databaseWindermere Coaching Path Calls every Thursday, 10 AM PSTWindermere Coaching Morning Warm-Up seriesConnect With Windermere Coachingwindermerecoaching.com Be awesome, help someone, and have a great day.

Windermere Coaching Minute · Hosted by Michael Fanning · The market doesn't care what you need to net. It doesn't care what you paid, what your neighbor sold for, or what number feels fair to you. It simply reflects what buyers will do right now. Real estate agents and sellers don't set the price. The market does. Agents analyze the data and present it. Sellers make objective decisions based on that data. That model, followed well, produces results. When it breaks down on either side that's where the trouble starts. In this episode, Michael Fanning breaks down the one truth that drives every successful home sale: outside of price itself, the single most important factor is the seller because the seller gets to decide everything. And every decision carries a consequence. THE HARD TRUTH: The worst version of this story isn't a low offer or a price reduction. It's the listing that expires, the sign that comes out of the yard, and the seller who turns to the agent and says, "You failed me." The agent isn't blameless. But the seller made every decision in that process too. WHAT YOU'LL HEAR• Why homes are still hitting the market overpriced and what it really costs sellers• The 4 decisions that make a sale and the 5 that break one• The quote every agent and seller need: "Agents and sellers don't set the price. The market does."• 8 questions every seller should ask before hiring an agent and what strong answers look like vs. red flags EPISODE TIMESTAMPS[0:00] Intro — The decision problem, and the listing that never should have expired[3:00] Segment 1 — The framework: the seller controls more than they think[8:00] Segment 2 — The 4 decisions that make the sale[14:00] Segment 3 — The 5 decisions that break it (including the expired listing conversation)[18:30] Segment 4 — 8 questions every seller should ask before hiring an agent[23:00] Segment 5 — Closing message to sellers and agents FOR AGENTS — HOW TO USE THIS EPISODEThis episode is a listing appointment in audio form. Send it to a seller before you meet. Use it when a seller pushes back on your pricing recommendation. The agents who win listings long-term aren't the ones who tell sellers what they want to hear — they're the ones who tell them what they need to hear, early and with care.Attach the resources below to every CMA you deliver. Let the work speak before you walk in the door. RESOURCES MENTIONED"It Comes Down to You" — Seller FAQ / CMA Cover Document. Generic and unbranded — any agent can put their name on it. The Seller's Interview Guide — 8 Questions to Ask Before You List. Hand it to a seller before they interview you. It's the move most agents won't make. Available from your Windermere Coach. Ask on your next call. "Your sellers are capable of making great decisions. Sometimes they just need someone who believes that before they believe it about themselves."— Michael Fanning, Windermere Coaching Michael Fanning · [email protected] · 206-527-3801 · windermerecoaching.comComplimentary, Not Free · We Hold You Capable