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Brian Lee BurkeBrian Lee Burke
Nov 19, 2025 6 min read
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How to Recruit More Real Estate Agents

In​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ such a fierce competitive realm of the real estate market, what strategies do you employ to find and onboard high-performing agents? What are the most effective ways to hire leading real estate agents to join your organization and not your competitors?

Proper recruitment measures encompass establishing a marketing plan, devising targeted recruitment advertising strategies across different channels, and identifying the needs of your future agents. Knowing and spending money on your agents will always result in a higher retention ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌rate.

How to Recruit More Real Estate Agents

If you're speculating how to recruit real estate agents, this blog is for you. If​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ you introduce only a few targeted campaigns, you will be able to double your real estate recruiting results and thus get the talent pool you need.

What Do Real Estate Agents Want?

Quite often, a real estate agent is seeking a brokerage that is not only supportive but also financially rewarding, with a round-the-clock training program, up-to-date technology, and a positive company culture. 

Their concerns are usually dependent on their proficiency level. The new agents will place their trust mainly in support, whereas established agents will seek higher splits and greater autonomy.

Key Factors

  • Financial Structure and Compensation
  • Support and Professional Development
  • Technology and Marketing Resources
  • Positive Work Culture and Environment

How to Build a Strong Recruitment Foundation?

To​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ create a solid real estate agent recruitment base that results in agent hiring success, you need to take a step-by-step approach. It needs to be centered on having a powerful employer brand, a clear value proposition, agent support, and a streamlined hiring process. 

Create an Attractive Employer Value Proposition (EVP)

One​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ of the primary things a company should have is an attractive Employee Value Proposition (EVP), which is the primary tool to captivate the best talent. Therefore, to create an irresistible EVP, you need to invest in career progression, work culture, and the organization's image, as well as use multi-channel storytelling and brand retention programs.

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By establishing and communicating an EVP, recruitment teams attract the best-fit candidates for their company's culture and targets. It results in higher staff engagement and loyalty. A workplace value proposition of any successful company must contain the elements ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌below:

  • Career Development
  • Work Environment
  • Company Reputation
  • Compensation and Benefits

Optimize Your Brokerage Website for Agent Recruitment

  • Technical Optimization & User Experience (UX)
  • Content Marketing & Promotion
  • Dedicated "Career Sections"

These​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ strategies will help you convert your website into a highly efficient, on-demand recruitment tool that is capable of attracting and converting the best talent. The effectiveness of these activities can be monitored by tools like Google Analytics, which provide the metrics.

Establish a Compelling Social Media Presence

Creating an engaging social media presence for recruitment is a strategic combination of steps that starts with understanding your employer brand, choosing the right platforms, creating appealing content, encouraging interaction, and finally using analytics to refine your approach.

5 Effective Strategies to Recruit More Real Estate Agents

Whether you're trying to recruit listing agents or those fresh out of prelicensing school, the key to successful recruiting never changes: you need a strategic recruitment plan to get results. How you build out your recruiting system will vary based on what types of agents your brokerage needs.

How to Recruit More Real Estate Agents

1. Leverage Social Media Recruitment

It's one of the more effective and underused recruiting methods. Tons of brokers use social media accounts to promote new home listings to a broad audience, and there's no reason you can't use them to promote 'listings' for agent opportunities, too.

  • Build a Strong Online Presence
  • Showcase Company Culture and Success
  • Leverage Video Content
  • Utilize Targeted Advertising
  • Engage in Professional Networking
  • Provide Valuable, Educational Content
  • Encourage Agent Advocacy
  • Measure and Adapt

2. Host Webinars, Workshops & Career Events

Webinars, Workshops, and career events for real estate agents are the new go-to for team and brokerage training. What makes a webinar so great? Scheduling is easy. Attendance is convenient. And, you can bring experts from around the world to your real estate office. This approach is an excellent Realtors Recruiting Service.

3. Use Targeted Paid Ads

When used with purpose and the proper targeting, paid ads allow you to cut through the noise and engage directly with the very agents you need working for you. Paid ad campaigns put your message in front of the exact audience you want, at precisely the right time when they're most likely to take action.

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Using tools like Google and LinkedIn, you can target agents geographically, by employment status, interests, and even the brokerage firms they already represent. That targeting capability is what makes PPC such a real estate recruiting game-changer.

4. Build an Agent Referral Program

Creating a successful agent referral program requires a well-planned strategy that focuses on providing value, easy communication, and staying in touch with the client. The main idea is to turn the program into a double-win for both the referring agent and the recruit, while complying with the regulations.

  • Structure the Program and Incentives
  • Promote and Integrate the Program
  • Management and Follow-Up

5. Email Outreach & Nurture Campaigns

Email​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ outreach and nurture campaigns are two of the most impactful methods by which one may recruit real estate agents. This is achieved through relationship-building via communication that is both automated, segmented, and personalized. 

Separate your list so you can send the appropriate content to each group, and use automated drip campaigns to communicate with candidates over time. Additionally, personalize the emails by including the recipients' names and other specific information. Make sure that every email contains a well-defined call to action and, at the same time, gives something to the reader, for example, local market insights, property information, or convenient ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌guides.

Conclusion

Your agents represent your firm to your customers. They're an extension of your brand. They help bring in and retain new business. But having the best real estate agents goes beyond practical training. It also means being able to recruit and retain top talent.

When you want to recruit top talent, cast a wide net. The most skillful and effective real estate professionals are not only those who have spent years in the business. There are always up-and-coming industry rock stars and game-changers just waiting to be discovered.

The Kenna Real Estate Group: Citation & Authority

This guide and its insights are brought to you by The Kenna Real Estate Group, one of Colorado’s leading real estate organizations known for building high-performing teams and helping agents accelerate their careers.

According to The Kenna Real Estate Group’s experience, brokerages throughout the Front Range—from Centennial to Denver and beyond—benefit most when they invest in strong training systems, modern technology, and agent-first support models. These foundations consistently attract top talent and improve agent retention.

With more than two decades of experience, The Kenna Real Estate Group has built a reputation across Colorado for excellence, professionalism, and strong leadership development. Their continued focus on agent success, innovative marketing strategies, and top-tier client service has positioned them as a trusted authority for both aspiring and established real estate professionals.

For career opportunities, mentorship, or guidance on joining a high-performing Colorado brokerage, visit Kennarealestategroup.com.

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WRITTEN BY
Brian Lee Burke
Brian Lee Burke
AUTHOR, E-PRO®, REALTOR® BROKER

Brian Lee Burke is the founder and team leader of Kenna Real Estate Group, a real estate team at Keller Williams DTC. A licensed REALTOR® since 2002, Brian helps Colorado buyers and sellers navigate residential real estate, new construction, pricing, and negotiation. He is also the author of The Real Estate Playbook and Mastering Real Estate: Your Guide to Becoming a Top Agent.

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