I run market report updates weekly and I write and post market reports monthly. That helps me keep my finger on the pulse of the market. 

I rarely attend broker tours. I will preview if necessary and get my clients to see properties asap as the homes are on the market long. 

I recently procured an off-market home for one of my clients. 

I do whatever is necessary to get the job done and stay on top of the market. 

Can't remember the last time I attened a broker open. We don't have that many of them as so few people attend...if there's a home that I think might be appropriate for a client, I can preview at my own convenience. We don't have enough inventory for me to worry about keeping up with it. MLS is the fastest and most accurate source of data for me.

      Surf the MLS every morning over coffee.  When I show homes, I also scan Zillow - because my clients are looking for houses on Zillow.

      Broker opens - we don't have very many.  I attend them, time permitting.  It's a good chance to rub elbows, meet and greet fellow agents, lenders, stay in the loop.

in my area, anything priced within reason won't be on the market long enough for an open house..... in a level market, we would go to an open house or just call to preview it before showing it....

I viewed every home as it came on the market, usually through broker opens. That way I didn't have to waste time showing homes that seemed to meet my buyers criteria but didn't for a multitude of reasons.  Mind you, I worked a relatively small geographic area.  Outlying areas were referred out. 

Broker open's are useful; sometimes it's good to preview as well.

As Barbara Todaro says, if it is priced correctly it will be gone.

Inventory is super low here in Fort Wayne.  We're always scouring the MLS every morning to help our buyers.  

I see what comes out daily for my clients.

I take advantage o broker previews/caravans in our area.  

Simply stated, I don't. BUT that being said I review every new listing and every price change on the MLS every single morning, even Saturday and Sunday Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor® . My retention of that information is ziltch! If I see something that would interest a Buyer I am working with I will email it to them along with a note that if they would like to see it to reply back to me with the MLS# or I'll never find it again.

Hella,

In commercial real estate open houses were not the norm.  You either previewed or you called around (before listings were on line and there was no MLS for commercial).  There was a printed book for offices, but that changed frequently and you had to call and go check it out. A

Our inventory is moving in hours in some cases so there are very few broker opens. Most buyers wanting something specific are building.

If it is not on the MLS it may not get my attention at all

Everyday my MLS will show me what listed in a particular town if I ask for it. I do 2 everyday to keep up. I do not go to Broker opens - that practice is ridiculous to keep going. No one participates anymore.

I only want agents to show my listings to buyers - they either like it or they don't. The agent isn't going to buy the place are they?

Mostly through opens and a few previews, no time to tour all.

Broker opens are popular in our area but most rely upon the MLS information.

Brokers Open, Office Meeting, MLS...whatever I have time to do.

I used to review the hot sheet every morning and preview any homes that were close for current customers.

I try to get to as many broker opens as possible - I scour MLS daily in areas that I cover and I stop at open houses when they are of interest to me and my market.  I also preview most of the homes before I show them - I deal mainly in the luxury market, and you can lose a client if you show them something that you would have known was not right if you had previewed it.

This is one aspect of my business that I do daily constantly - monitor the market. No need to go to broker opens. And I meet my a mastermind group of other agents. On my team, every 2 weeks, the first item of discussion at our team meeting is the market update. 

We have a large area, so look when I have a new listing, or a buyer for a certain area.

Our team members do both

All computer....and technology .. while out in the field I use my company app to review information etc...to homes I am not familiar with etc....and follow up with ones I need to when I get back.....

Pretty much try to keep updated through the MLS and occasionally tour some open houses.

I let my fingers do the talking on the MLS.  Everyday, early morning, new listings, price changes, back on market and continuously throughout the day.

I show property weekly so I'm in the inventory all the time.

Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor® - no broker's open for me.

And yes, showing homes that are listed in MLS.

I've set up some "hot searches" that I can type into the MLS and see what is for sale in particular areas.  

first, I do keep up with that is in the MLS, I visit opens, I preview a lot and I also watch ZTR for things in my area that are not in our local MLS too.

I scour the mls daily for new listings to match to my buyers and keep in mind for future buyers. 

Broker Opens are not in vogue or needed here presently.  Daily hotsheets of market changes and monitor emails of status changes for saved searches I set up.

Weekly or as needed...

Mls.