Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

The January 2025 Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed more than 15,000 structures, displacing over 150,000 residents and further straining the already limited rental supply, according to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

The 2024 NAR settlement has reshaped the residential real estate industry, creating a new dynamic in how listings are distributed among agents. Notably, the median listing is now held by agents who are more focused on the list side of transactions and are higher producers overall. annual production 15 listings/year 64.7%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

She went from a brand new agent in 2020 to running her wildly successful boutique brokerage with Side in less than four years. Luckily, she had the time to (patiently) walk us through the exact strategies she used to build a Zoomer real estate brand on TikTok and gave us her advice for new agents. Most agents dont bother.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2025

Every experienced agent in his city was likeable or at least they could fake it convincingly enough to get by. Start where you are, but find your tribe As a new agent, where you work is almost as important as how well you work. Hes gracious and kind, quick-witted, and he has a wildly charming Irish brogue. Wait, open houses?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Developers continue to build in these areas with few obvious signs of slowing, the story said. “La Climate change is having a pronounced impact on the housing market, particularly when it comes to the accelerating risks of extreme weather events in areas that were already vulnerable to impact.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

The brokerage has hired industry veteran Nikol Solares as senior managing director of new development marketing. “We are poised for continued success, supporting our agents and expanding Compass footprint across the region. Compass currently has more than 33,000 agents in its national network.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In this fireside chat, Velt and Lane explore her approach to leadership, Coldwell Banker’s unique focus on agent development and its training program that is designed to teach effective communication. Velt: Some buyer’s agents haven’t had to portray value in a presentation. What’s your 30-second elevator speech?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

He walked us through how (and why) he went from cutting his teeth as an agent in the rough-and-tumble South Bronx to leasing the most expensive residential property of 2022 at an eye-watering $70,000 a month. Agents were doing deals there. Hes 26 years old. We recently sat down with Abraham to learn how he did it. And lots of them.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Step 4: Develop a recruitment and retention strategy Attracting and retaining top talent is critical to scaling your team. Action plan: Position your team as a growth engine, providing agents with consistent leads and opportunities to succeed. Offer training, mentorship, and career development plans to support long-term success.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Mortgage and title clients are undergoing a significant transformation with the shift from Encompass Software Development Kit (SDK) to Encompass Partner Connect (EPC). 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.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Several JRE agents serve on local boards and nonprofits across the island. “Those who are looking to buy, sell, and rent homes onNantucketor elsewhere will also benefit from our combined local expertise and dynamic agent referral network throughout the Northeast,Florida, and the Carolinas.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

This is an exciting milestone for all Keller Williams agents and franchisees, Gary Keller, the co-founder and executive chairman of Keller Williams, said in a prepared statement. Stone Point is no stranger to the real estate industry, as it also holds strategic investments in Lone Wolf Technologies , Homepoint , CoreLogic and Meridian.

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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. What does this look like?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

It also provides your agents with consistent closings, creating a more predictable and growth-focused pipeline. By keeping your P&L lean and efficient, you can reinvest savings into growth-focused activities like marketing, agent development or technology upgrades—all of which drive long-term success. Ready to accelerate?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

Relitix’s latest release of the Agent Movement Index (AMI) for April 2024 reveals a surprising shift in the dynamics of real estate agents , indicating potential changes in market conditions and strategies among brokerages. The propensity for agents to move has been increasing since early fall of 2023.

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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

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The firm announced Monday that it had acquired Scottsdale-based My Home Group , adding more than 2,200 agents to its headcount. Jerome and Mark share our vision and commitment to serving and empowering agents, making this partnership a natural fit. That was good for the No.

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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? Agents have hard jobs and they’re really busy with what they’re doing. For an agent, that’s a higher-intent lead, a more educated buyer in all these regulatory changes.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

And while it seems that this is a tactic for elders to avoid high costs, high crime and over development, those who keep an eye on who moves where in America say it has been happening off and on for decades. But the potential value for older homeowners is not strictly monetary, the article said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

Founded by Oscar Nunez, The Nunez Group has been recognized for its focus on strategic investment opportunities, particularly in serving developers and real estate investors. In 2024, the 14-agent team closed 265 units with a total sales volume of $123.4

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

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. O’Connor: Around 20 agents in my office lost houses.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In the newest episode of the “Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered” podcast, hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Robert Morris, a real estate broker, trainer and veteran agent at Keller Williams Capital Properties. So, in having conversations with new agents, they’re learning the right way. Vision Course.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Platinum brings a 2,500-agent team with a presence in markets across Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Missouri. Meanwhile, Braklow highlighted an agent-centered approach to marketing and education at United as major factors behind partnering with the real estate giant. The financial terms of the merger were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The platform is intended for housing professionals in various sectors, including 5 million loan officers, appraisers , servicers , underwriters , developers, agents, brokers, attorneys and regulators. Through Araya, CoreLogic will give customers access to the data and analytics of nearly all U.S. properties on one platform.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Real ended 2023 with 13,650 agents and as of Wednesday the company reports that it has now reached 23,000 agents. “We A year or two ago, a large opportunity for us would be someone coming with 100 agents or maybe 150 agents. I think 2025 is going to be another major growth year for us,” Poleg said.

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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, a monthly score of 94.7,

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

real estate brokerage Compass announced Wednesday that it has hired Hal Bennett, a high-producing agent based in the Seattle area. Bennett formerly worked with Redfin , where he was recognized by RealTrends among the top-producing agents in the state of Washington in 2023. Bennett ranked No. 16 in the state with 63 sides and was No.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Agency founder Mauricio Umansky doesn’t think that the game of “musical chairs” that is agent recruiting is good for the real estate industry, but this week his company can tally a win. She comes from a family with a real estate development background. According to RealTrends Verified, she ranked No. She also ranked No.

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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

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

As we continue to invest deeply into providing our KW-affiliated brokerages support for the development of their team leaders and operating principals, we are excited to welcome Shanan, who will spearhead those efforts,” KW President and CEO Mark Willis said in a statement. “An

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Mortgage pros have closely monitored the commission lawsuit developments since a Kansas City, Missouri jury determined that NAR, HomeServices of America , and Keller Williams conspired to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s so-called Participation Rule. You should be finding buyers before real estate agents anyway.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

It also creates a strategic opportunity for agents who understand modern search behavior and how to connect lifestyle and informational content with listings in meaningful ways. One may also develop community guides highlighting suitable neighborhoods for extended families.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Similar to the HousingWire TECH100, which celebrates the most innovative companies in mortgage and real estate tech, Tech Trendsetters highlights the individuals who are developing cutting-edge technology and leading innovation for their clients in these industries. This year, 75 honorees were selected. Take a look at the full list below.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

White-label brokerage Side is joining several other real estate firms in launching educational resources that are available to agents across the industry. On Thursday, the firm announced the launch of PartnerUp Coaching, a platform that allows agents to learn from other top agents in the industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A group of current and former real estate executives have launched The Helm, a coaching platform designed to provide professional development to a more diverse audience. Co-founded by Danielle Wilkie and Heather Frick — formerly of Compass and Oracle, respectively — The Helm aims to help both seasoned veterans and entry-level professionals.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Think about it that way, that were managing the talent of the agents and the staff, and were always looking for talent,” Butler said. “I think about the people I work with, the agents, the staff, and the gifts that they have, and how we can help develop that.” Louis housing market.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

Fintech software and hardware provider Mortgage Automation Technologies is launching The BIG Agent , a transaction management platform for real estate brokers and agents. The BIG Agent was developed to address complex issues arising from recent industry changes.

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