Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

So, let’s start with the basics: What is a real estate broker vs. an agent? To answer that, we’ll take a deep dive into the differences between the many types of real estate professionals, including a real estate agent and a real estate broker. Summary What is a real estate agent? What does a real estate agent do?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

AgentCoach.AI , an AI-powered real estate coaching company, is launching a new training platform for real estate agents. The new platform will leverage specialized training bots to help agents prepare for business. Productivity tools are also available to keep agents on track. said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Understanding that real estate housing markets are hyperlocal, the RealTrends Verified City Rankings represent the newest evolution of RealTrends agent and team rankings. This year’s inaugural rankings feature agents and teams from 50 cities across the U.S., Find out which agents and teams ranked highest in your city here.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

Real estate closing gifts personalize and ultimately strengthen the relationship between you and your client, which can lead to a string of referrals. We curated some standout closing gift ideas for buyers and sellers and assembled this guide to help you navigate the closing gift process. Clients always on the go?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

From luxury property tours to laugh-out-loud real estate memes, these 21 agents and influencers bring the best of the industry right to your phone. Whether you’re an agent, a real estate investor or just love stunning homes, these real estate Instagram accounts are a must-follow. Thats where The Broke Agent comes in!

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Brokerage giant eXp Realty is adding a superstar agent to its ranks. The company announced the recruitment of Phoenix -based agent Joshua Smith, a high producer who closed 297 transactions in 2023. Smith is the latest addition to eXp Realty’s expanding global agent network. agents by the The Wall Street Journal.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2025

Given the massive changes experienced by the real estate industry in the past six months, it is no surprise that at least a handful of the startups feel that the real estate space is ripe for innovation, giving way to a proliferation of AI agent platforms. We only use it as a tool to make it more efficient for our human agents.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

We discussed the current market conditions and revisited the propertys previous listing history including that the last agent had failed to sell it, eventually pulling it off the market 60 days later. Unfortunately, the prior agents never reported the incident, allowing the scammer to attempt it again this time, through me.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

While many agents are all-in on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube, theres another social media platform thats incredibly powerful: LinkedIn. Keep reading to learn why LinkedIn for real estate agents is so important, plus tips to optimize your profile and how to get real estate leads on LinkedIn.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The arrangement known as cooperative compensation allows sellers to choose to offset the cost of buyers’ agents. The settlement requires listing agents to stop making offers of compensation for buyer’s agents on Multiple Listing Services (MLSs). It explicitly allows for such offers to be made off-MLS, however.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

Fathom Realty rolled out two new agent commission plans in 2024, and the brokerage isnt done yet. The plan is designed to help agents close more business. To back the new plan, Fregenal cited a survey showing that almost 90% of agents want more from their parent brokerages, but he offered no details on whats to come.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. And it is a little bit early, but some of the preliminary data I have looked at show that sellers are continuing to pay buyer agent compensation.” It is no secret that many first-time homebuyers are struggling.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

The deal, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both Rocket Companies and Redfin, is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2025. Today, Rocket Companies announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase digital real estate brokerage Redfin in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.75 billion in equity.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This is evident when you ask any highly successful agent where they find their clients. That’s wonderful and something to be admired, yet I’ve had many agents who are earlier in their careers ask me HOW these agents built this referral machine. Asking for referrals can be intimidating for some agents and it can feel sales-y.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

I wish there were more voices closely scrutinizing whether this settlement provides the value it claims to aggrieved class members and whether the attorneys have provided a third of a billion dollars in value to the class,” she wrote. In a document filed on Monday in U.S. The objection is 132 pages in length. Following the Aug.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Youve likely heard about real estate teams and how they can impact your career but what exactly are they, and why are so many agents joining or building teams? Our goal is to help educate you on what a real estate team is, how they work and the types of agents who thrive on teams. Joining a team is a very personal decision.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The latest data through January 2025 shows that while agent movement in January rose from Decembers lows following a typical seasonal pattern the rebound is notably weaker than in most prior years. Meanwhile, the count of active agents continues a modest decline but has not yet reached levels seen back in 2018.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Not long ago, homeowners insurance was a minor concern for most homebuyers, real estate agents and mortgage originators. Climate change is increasing the intensity and severity of natural disasters. Their study included data across more than 9,000 ZIP codes. Places like Florida are projected to be in debt should another disastrous storm hit.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. Finding an agent Like 43% of homebuyers , I began my search online, as I worked to get a sense for what the inventory in my preferred areas and in my price range looked like.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

has raised its closing guarantee from $5,000 to $20,000 until July 27, 2024, the bank announced on Thursday. The guarantee means that the bank promises an on-time closing on or before the contract closing date, or it will pay the homebuyer $20,000. It also offers a homebuyer grant that distributes up to $7,500 in eligible areas.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

per month per user Contract required: Month-to-month Integrations: Popular CRM platforms, lead generation platforms, accounting software Dotloop is perfect for bringing agents, clients, and support teams together on every transaction. Your unique business needs will determine which transaction software is right for your business.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Without accountability, even the best leads won’t translate into closed deals. Action plan: Position your team as a growth engine, providing agents with consistent leads and opportunities to succeed. Personalize follow-ups to maintain relationships long after closing.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2024

VA loans are also helping to close the homeownership gap for women and minorities. The top advantages of the VA loan were ”competitive interest rates” and ”the ability to reuse the VA loan benefit,” followed by its zero-down payment feature, funding fee exemptions and limits on closing costs. It originated $17.6

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Seemingly forever, the average time between reaching a sales agreement and closing on that property has hovered around 45 days — a month and a half. More than a few real estate agents will roll their eyes and sigh when asked by a client, upon the signing of a sales contract, “What’s next?” It doesn’t lend itself to a 24-hour cycle.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

“Consumers have choice in how they search for homes, choice in which agents they use, choice in what type of financial product they want, choice in how they think about title of closing,” Krishna said. ” “We think about it more like opportunity. And so for us, that’s really the focus area.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

The meeting focused on the implications for Black homeowners and agents. Several Black agents with personal and professional ties to heavily impacted neighborhoods in Altadena also attended. Kalin led a segment on best practices for legal matters that agents may face when assisting Altadena residents.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

They also explore the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement , agent training deficiencies and more. Dwiggins: Since we started the company back in 2014, we were always looking to try and be a little bit different from the rest of the industry, in the sense of it wasn’t about having tons of agents.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

While Alabama-based brokerage leader Anna-Marie Ellison said she supports the state associations efforts, she also said her agents have not expressed concerns about signing a buyer representation agreement prior to touring a house with a prospective client. And that is positive.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

It adds a personal touch and makes me stand out from all the other agents out there. Ill share my strategies and templates so youll be ready to write amazing thank you notes to your clients and stand out among the real estate agents in your area. Buyer after closing Dear (Buyer Name), It was a pleasure working with you!

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Miami -based Real on Tuesday announced the addition of Harvest Realty , an independent brokerage in Southern California with 550 agents. Since its founding, Harvest has closed 5,210 transactions for $6.8 Real will also offer its virtual community platform to Harvest agents. billion including 1,627 sides for $2.4

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2024

Home equity fintech lender Point , in collaboration with its long-time financing partner Atalaya Capital Management , has successfully closed a $141 million rated asset-backed securities transaction. Nomura Securities International was the sole structuring agent for the issuance. were co-managers on the transaction.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Robinson : How would you help agents understand how you are positioning your technology for the good of the industry and for the good of the agent? Robinson : How would you help agents understand how you are positioning your technology for the good of the industry and for the good of the agent? We have a phrase at Zillow.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

For example, changing agent commission guidelines and emerging lead contact regulations are keeping professionals up at night. Together, these obstacles are forcing agents and brokerages to hit the sidelines and plan against seemingly insurmountable odds like facing Brady and the Patriots in the Superbowl. Have a seat and buckle in.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

After the National Association of Realtors settlement changed how commission is paid, there was some fear among agents that buyers and sellers might forgo their services in favor of handling the transaction themselves. Polish your pitch Being a real estate agent is also a sales job, and the first thing you sell your clients is yourself.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The family-run brokerage firm recorded some legal w ins and losses , developed new tools for agents and clients , and navigated one of the slowest years for home sales in nearly three decades. Hanna said this led the company to revamp some of its agent education. It created a buyer representation certificate for agents.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

There is agent behavior that I have found to be despicable. There is agent behavior that I have found to be despicable. I think, as agents, it’s really important that we are conducting ourselves with extreme professionalism while considering the current discourse. O’Connor: Around 20 agents in my office lost houses.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

However, for many lenders and title agents, the path to compliance can be a bit too much to handle while running a business and dodging compliance risks. It offers order management, instant title reports, closing agent management, and digital closing capabilities. But thats where GridBase comes in. Heres how it works.

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