Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not count buyer’s agent commissions as part of their allowable interested party contributions (IPCs), according to announcements from the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) on Monday.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The role of the real estate agent has been under the microscope of late as a result of class-action litigation over agent commissions, but the feedback agents want most about their practices comes from two sources — home buyers and sellers. This was unambiguous among homebuyers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In this article, we’ve gathered 30 real estate text message scripts designed to help you connect with leads, nurture relationships, and get more deals to the closing table this coming year. That’s where text messaging for real estate agents comes in — it’s quick, personal, and gets straight to the point. I’m so excited for you.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Title Resources Group (TRG) has closed its acquisition of Doma Holdings , the parent company of Doma Title , according to an announcement on Friday. We look forward to leveraging our increased scale to create more value for our agents and partners in the marketplace,” Scott McCall, the CEO of TRG, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This places Miami among the top-tier real estate markets in the country, attracting both local and international buyers and driving intense competition among real estate agents. RealTrends Verified City Rankings highlight the highest-performing agents in Miami and other key markets across the U.S. As of Sept.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

He also shared his advice for new agents and his take on whether or not social media is still worth the effort in 2025. He shares his simple but clever posting strategies for agents below. It’s like hiring a hotshot social media manager for less than most agents spend on coffee every morning. We see this all the time.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

RE/MAX is expanding its footprint in Salt Lake City with the acquisition of a 60-agent team. “RE/MAX has the tools and systems and resources that agents need in today’s real estate environment,” Mehinovic said in a statement. “I I want to provide my agents what they need to best serve their clients. “I

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Founded in 2011, Home Experts Realty has grown to nearly 400 agents. “Theyve built a brokerage that values its agents like family, and we are thrilled to welcome them into ours. The exceptional resources available to our agents and the shared knowledge of our brokerages will be powerful, Corle said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2024

According to a survey published by Clever Real Estate , 67% of the general public supports the changes, while 70% of real estate agents oppose them. But 70% of agents have reportedly fielded questions from current clients about the NAR settlement and its impact on commissions.

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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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In fact, Charlotte’s continued growth and relatively limited inventory have intensified the race to secure listings and represent buyers, putting a spotlight on top-performing agents with the ability to deliver results to buyers and sellers alike. In this type of environment, the cream rises to the top. million in annual sales.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The latest release data as of August 2024 indicates a significant decline in agent mobility, with the seasonally adjusted AMI metric hitting a new record low. This trend suggests that agents are increasingly less likely to consider switching brokerages as we head into the fall season. a monthly score of 94.7,

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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

APRIL 17, 2024

The latest findings from Relitix’s Agent Movement Index (AMI) for March 2024 reveal a nuanced landscape in the real estate sector, with shifts in agent activities suggesting stabilizing and evolving market conditions. The agent movement reflects the relative mobility of experienced agents between brokerages.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

But even though O’Koniewski and her agents have spent months preparing for these changes, she said the date did not come without a sense of trepidation. “I When we got to the close of day on Friday, we were all kind of waiting to see if it was going to be a big event and then it wasn’t. I know quite a few agents it hurt.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The new rules mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) antitrust settlement are designed to encourage more negotiations for buyer agent commissions. That’s according to Redfin , which interviewed dozens of its agents about what they’re seeing on the ground in regard to buyer commission conversations.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

As recently as five years ago, homeowners insurance was certainly not top of mind for most homebuyers and their real estate agents , but the rapidly rising cost of insurance premiums is changing that. It was just a box to check off,” said Paul Scalone, a San Diego-based Compass agent and the owner of Dignified Insurance Services.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

As a salve, a vocal minority of activists say that “simply” allowing the financing of buyer-agent commissions into mortgages will resolve all concerns. For reasons both practical and legal, buyer-agent commissions are not today explicitly financeable with a mortgage. Under the settlement, sellers can still compensate the buyer’s agent.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2024

The latest data reflected in the Agent Movement Index (AMI) for July 2024 indicates a notable shift in the real estate agent landscape, highlighting a cooling trend in agent movement and an emerging caution in the market. The July AMI, however, records a trailing 12 month score of 98.9, a monthly score of 101.1,

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Conrad discusses best practices for transparent conversations between listing agents and sellers, the value of educating sellers on the new buyer agent compensation agreements , and ways to show your value as a professional agent. She also explores JPAR’s agent training and resource efforts.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

NAR’s settlement, which could go into effect as early as July, will eliminate the long-standing “Participation Rule” that requires listing agents to make an offer of cooperative compensation to buyers’ agents. Under the current system, the buyer agent’s commission is baked into the price paid for a home.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Ralph Harvey , Jason Saphire and Ben Caballero are three of the most prolific agents in America. But these listing-only agents are still having to adjust their practices to conform with the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement that goes into effect on Saturday.

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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

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

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

OCTOBER 22, 2024

eXp Realty continues to add agents and teams at a fast clip. The company announced the addition of the Maine -based Realty ONE Group, a 36-agent team that has closed 338 transactions totaling $128 million in sales volume so far this year. The 21-agent team closed 211 sides for a total volume of $126 million in 2023.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

The team closed $45.8 The three partners have collectively closed 6,500 transactions for a total sales volume of $2.75 According to their announcement, the three veteran agents plan to grow the team throughout the southeastern U.S. The Knox Team is the No. million in sales volume in 2023. billion throughout their careers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The role and value of real estate agents has come under scrutiny since the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled a bevy of antitrust lawsuits related to offers of agent compensation on Realtor-owned multiple listing services (MLSs). What we want to do is be able to bring to light everything the agents are actually doing.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

Keller Williams market centers have shared more than $2 billion in profits with affiliated agents though the firm’s profit-sharing program, according to an announcement on Monday. “We Prior to this change, vested “former” agents benefited from a 100% profit-share distribution even after their departure.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Coldwell Banker Realty is strengthening its roster of California- based agents. On Monday, the brokerage announced that it was welcoming top-performing agent Jing Hu to the firm’s office in the Silicon Valley hub of Cupertino. Hu was previously brokered with Keller Williams Santa Clara Valley.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2024

The firm has 10 offices and more than 1,200 agents throughout the state. ” In an email to MVP agents that was obtained by HousingWire , Carlson said the decision to affiliate with Realty ONE Group was partially motivated by the “greater technology , marketing, and branding” the company offers. . Realty ONE Group was No.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

The title firm has launched val-ID by Westcor, a tool designed to help title agents validate the identities of home buyers and sellers, according to an announcement on Wednesday. We are confident that this tool will be a game-changer for our agents, allowing them to perform their duties with greater confidence and efficiency.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

They discuss LPTs recent expansion milestones, its Agent Choice model and the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on real estate workflows. Valdes: When I joined eXp, they were at about 20,000 agents. ’ Valdes: LPT has Agent Choice. We don’t charge an agent anything until they close their first sale.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Top Agent Network (TAN) pocket listing antitrust lawsuit is on track to have its day in court — and that day will be Nov. The close of expert discovery is slated for June 27, 2025, and the last day to hear dipositive motion hearings is set for Aug. The most important upcoming deadline is Dec. From there, the parties have until Feb.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A pair of top-producing agents are returning to Coldwell Banker Realty. In 2023, she closed 57 transaction sides for a total of $29.979 million in sales volume. The Charlotte-based agent has dealt with her share of luxury listings over the years, twice setting the record for highest-priced home sale in the North Carolina hub.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

The tech advantage The youth of both Hispanic consumers and the Hispanic real estate agents who serve them means these professionals will likely embrace and benefit from tech advances faster than others in the real estate field. The enthusiasm in that standing-room only session underlined that these agents are ready.

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