Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Additionally, with cooperative compensation removed from MLS systems, alongside the new requirement for buyer-agency agreements, agents must speak up and share their value clearly and confidently. Have a seat and buckle in. The real estate industry is already in a whirlwind and the year has barely kicked off. What does this look like?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

That can include being a housing market expert and advising clients on the best times to list or buy a home; having referrals handy for inspections, repairs, staging and photography; understanding the mortgage origination process; and more. The industry acronyms alone look like alphabet soup. Let’s dive in!

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Dawn Pfaff is a free-market evangelist, and that informs how she runs MyState MLS. We weren’t named in the litigation, we weren’t named in the copycat cases and we didn’t have the mandated rules that were named in the litigation,” said Jeremy Crawford, president and CEO of First MLS. “So, said Marx Sterbcow of Sterbcow Law Group. “We

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The number of housing units that came online in September showed a big year-over-year jump, but data on earlier stages of construction suggest not much is coming through the pipeline. Single-family construction in earlier stages of construction are a bright spot in the data, with permits for one-unit housing rising 0.3%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

We share some open house ideas to help you do just that, taking you through the planning, staging, marketing, hosting and follow-up for your open house events. Stage the home (including virtual staging) Staging homes generally helps you sell them faster and at higher prices. But what exactly is the right approach?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Although affordability continues to impact homeownership, the combination of a solid economy, strong demographics and lower mortgage rates are setting the stage for a more robust housing market,” Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater said in a statement. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.63% as of Feb.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Its up to us as agents to stay engaged and stay in contact with our clients. Building on existing relationships is the quickest and easiest way to keep your pipeline filled with active buyers and sellers, so you dont have to worry about dry spells. Lets dive in! Summary What is a real estate newsletter? Why send a regular real estate newsletter?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Bright MLS chief economist Lisa Sturtevant raised the question of whether the Fed has waited too long to cut rates given how much housing costs are driving the metric. Bright MLS chief economist Lisa Sturtevant raised the question of whether the Fed has waited too long to cut rates given how much housing costs are driving the metric.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Originally filed in 2019, the lawsuit won class-action status shortly after, and alleges that some NAR rules, including one that requires listing brokers to offer buyers’ brokers a commission in order to list a property in a Realtor-affiliated MLS, violate the Sherman Antitrust Act by inflating seller costs.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

model of local MLS broker marketplaces has long been — and still is — considered the best value in the world. I am at an MLS conference this week and I was thinking I might be that kid sitting alone in the school cafeteria, but as it turns out, this is something that other industry folks are excited to talk about,” Rath said. “I

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RIS Media

JANUARY 23, 2025

While the industry continues to adapt to the new era of real estate, charting a path forward begins with an intentional focus on your goals in addition to going above and beyond… The post Setting the Stage for 2025: A Blueprint for Success appeared first on RISMedia.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Top Producer can also help you automate your marketing with branded MLS reports. Transaction Management tools built into the new Top Producer CRM, agents and teams can start a new transaction by following prompts, selecting a contact’s Property Insight, or importing an active MLS listing.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

These alternative models have shown that the real estate model of the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s, where a real estate broker got a significant percentage of the sales price for putting a sign in a yard and entering some data into the MLS, are over. I vividly recall when Homie first entered the market.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2024

Market Leader is an all-in-one solution for generating real estate leads, nurturing them with automated tools, and converting them into long-term clients. Its suite of tools includes a robust CRM, a real estate website, predictive analytics, marketing automation, and much more.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

up-to-date, reliable data comes directly from your MLS. their predictions.?Home Home prices?are are expected to?rise? another 16%. At the same time, rising home prices? will slow down from what we’ve seen in 2021.? Mortgage rates? will increase , and? 2022 is slated to be? a buyer’s market. ? . Predictions. are comparing patterns,?studying

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

And the result is that the real estate agents of homebuyers can overlook newly built homes because those homes have not been properly entered into the MLS , and promoted the way existing homes are. We have a specialized service to ensure that the builder’s homes are presented to the realtors through MLS in the most efficient and accurate way.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Buyers agents are not just bright smiles that open doors were the guide our clients rely on to navigate the homebuying process. This is when your buyers need you the most. Thats why having a definitive homebuying checklist is an essential part of your agent toolkit. Have you spoken to a lender? What is your reason for purchasing a new home?

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

If the seller wants to include the garden shed out back, or the sectional couch in the basement that won’t fit up the stairs, then they might do so, and this would be noted in the “INCLUSIONS” section of the MLS listing. Do you see where this is going? Do you see the implications? Much to discuss, so let’s begin.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2023

Here’s the rundown for the last week: Purchase application data has stabilized — the bleeding stopped. Housing inventory increased by 1,339 homes nationwide. This is a small number but could be the start of an important trend. Mortgage rates fell along with bond yields, showing that mortgage rates peaked on Oct.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2021

Foreclosure moratoriums have forced servicers to shift capacity away from traditional late-stage delinquency recovery efforts, including foreclosure, and direct it toward forbearance processing and heavy home retention efforts. Joe Cutrona: Today, with nearly 2.2. Joe Cutrona: Today, with nearly 2.2.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

Your local MLS and association can help you find these crucial data points. In this article, I’ll share close to two decades of experience as a licensed agent and small brokerage owner in Boston to help you compete and win listings with a dynamite listing presentation. It’s crucial for you to know the market and understand the numbers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

It starts with your done-for-you, custom-branded, IDX-enabled website that features listings from your MLS feed. In this review, we’ll look at Zurple, a lead generation platform that uses pay-per-click (PPC) ads to drive leads to a done-for-you IDX website, then nurtures those leads through automated text messages and emails.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Look at the old MLS listing and public record and check the assessor’s database. Vetted by HousingWire | Our editors independently review the products we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Successful listing agents know that the key to securing a listing is preparation. What price do you have in mind?” “How

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

The settlement agreement also mandates that MLS participants working with buyers must enter into a written buyer broker agreement. Mere hours after news broke that Judge Stephen R. Sears announced that the plaintiffs have asked for a final approval hearing for the settlement on Nov. 26, 2024.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

At this early stage, it’s unclear how such commissions would be paid since buyers could pay their agents out of their pockets or negotiate commissions as a seller concession in the closing costs. He said he’s also interested in seeing where homes will be listed since they will no longer be required to be in the MLS system.

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HomeLight

MARCH 7, 2025

This could be a well-staged, well-priced home, but because it’s priced so well, they dont want to deal with the hassle of fixing anything. MLS has a field to mark a listing as is? Looking to sell a house as is in New Hampshire? I think there are two different types of as-is sales. No Is a real estate attorney required?

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HomeLight

MARCH 7, 2025

MLS has a field to mark a listing as is? Looking to sell a house as is in Princeton? Whether youve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relatives home, sometimes the goal is to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on. Yes Is a real estate attorney required? 2.00-$6.05 Which types of homes are sold as is?

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Easy Agent Pro

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

According to buyers’ agents, “Staging the living room was found to be most important for buyers.” (NAR). Forty-two percent of buyers’ agents claim that the master bedroom is second in importance when it comes to staging. Even stranger is the number of buyers’ agents who feel staging “has an effect on most buyers’ view of the home.”

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HomeLight

MARCH 14, 2025

Fast facts about selling a house as is in Idaho Median sales price in Idaho $481,500 Average days on market (DOM) for Idaho 77 days Disclosures Idaho law requires sellers to disclose material facts about the property through the Sellers Property Condition Disclosure Form MLS has a field to mark a listing as is?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Under the terms of the settlement, agents will no longer be allowed to share their seller’s offers of buyer broker compensation on an MLS. Like the athletes in Paris, Realtors and brokers across the U.S. have been busy training and preparing to be ready for Aug. His confidence didn’t just come out of nowhere.

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HomeLight

MARCH 12, 2025

2025) $455,000 Average days on market (DOM) for Nevada 47 days Disclosures Nevada law requires sellers to disclose material facts about the property through the Sellers Real Property Disclosure Form Does MLS have a field to mark a listing as is? Thinking about selling a house as is in Nevada? No Is a real estate attorney required?

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

So with that in mind, let me start today’s MLS Musings with a few helpful hints for any learners currently reading… – As a Realtor, attention to detail is important. This applies in many areas, but when writing your MLS ‘blurb,’ it’s incredible what a difference one letter can make.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2020

From refis to first-time-homebuyers in the beginning stages of their search, consumer interest has certainly been piqued by low rates and is only growing stronger. As interest rates continue to stay well below 3% with no end in sight, lenders are faced with consumer demand from all corners of the housing market.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I reported the numbers and walked off the stage.” The second day of the trial for the Sitzer/Burnett bombshell class action buyer broker commission class action lawsuit included plenty of insights into how the plaintiffs are approaching what is expected to be a battle royal. billion in damages. This is simply a model for the flow of money.

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GeekEstate

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In this week’s founder interview, we’re bringing you Michael Bonacina from Virtual Staging AI. I am the Co-Founder and CEO of Virtual Staging AI. We’re a startup from the Harvard Innovation Lab that developed a proprietary AI model to do virtual staging automatically. What problem does your product/service solve?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

So before you decide on a stage in your recruiting plan, write a script or email, or take that top listing agent out to an expensive lunch, ask yourself “How can I reframe this to help this agent succeed”? Thankfully, 2024 is shaping up to be a much better year for recruiters. If you want to learn how to recruit agents, now is the time.

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