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Despite industry headwinds, Real believes it can continue growing agent count

Housing Wire

The uptick in agent count contributed to a 74% yearly jump in transaction count to 19,032 sides, good for a total sales volume of $7.5 Many in the industry believe these changes will cause industrywide agent attrition, which could clearly put a damper on Real’s impressive agent count growth.

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Opinion: Is the industry positioned for a mass exodus of real estate agents?

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In the wake of the recent NAR settlement , coupled with persistently sluggish home sales and high interest rates , real estate agents find themselves at a crossroads marked by uncertainty and unease. However, with many agents feeling uncertain about their futures, a potential mass exodus from the industry may be looming.

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Industry experts detail the benefits, challenges of AI

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The paper notes that “AI is not a homogenous technology” and offers a variety of uses across the mortgage ecosystem, from origination and servicing to default solutions and asset sales. They go on to describe the potential significance of AI in multiple areas of mortgage lending. It can reduce the costs to manufacture or service a loan.

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CoreLogic promotes industry veteran to lead real estate business

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In this new capacity, Greene will oversee operations, sales and customer service efforts, working to empower CoreLogic’s MLS clients. Greene began his tenure at CoreLogic in 2016, where he held key roles in strategic leadership and sales capacities. Greene is also a former real estate broker/owner and a U.S.

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Tane Cabe talks reverse mortgage industry challenges, software development

Housing Wire

Reverse mortgage industry veteran Tane Cabe recently left his position at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.’s Cabe has similar feelings as his colleagues in different parts of the country, and he is generally optimistic about the state of the industry in early 2024. “I I think things have definitely picked up,” he said.

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‘Find buyers before agents!’ Mortgage industry reacts to the NAR settlement

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Nick Caccia, a Greenville, Rhode Island-based producing sales manager at CrossCountry Mortgage , said that it’s hard enough getting a loan to the closing table, especially with the rates where they are. Assisting homebuyers and their agents adds more to an LO’s plate. LOs on average get about 1%.) As lenders, we are avidly against that.

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Compass welcomes back industry veteran Bob Gerlach

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Gerlach is joining Compass as a sales manager supporting brokerage professionals in the Palo Alto market as part of the firm’s management team. We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome an industry veteran back into the Compass fold. Gerlach began his real estate career in 1977. He stayed with APR until it was bought by Compass in 2018.