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Yes, real estate agents need to protect trademark rights in your brand

Housing Wire

If you’re going to take the time to brand yourself, take steps to protect that brand. I am a big believer in developing a brand for your real estate business from Day One. To me, branding a company is a chance to define yourself for the market and build a recognizable and memorable identity.

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NAF rebrands initiative designed to boost Black homeownership

Housing Wire

Multichannel mortgage lender New American Funding (NAF) announced this week the relaunch of its initiative designed to recruit, educate and expand loan officer understanding around issues faced by borrowers of color as “ NAF Black Impact.”

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Realtor.com CMO talks brand awareness and buyer agency advocacy efforts 

Housing Wire

In this tantalizing conversation, Collins and Neuberger survey the CMO’s path into marketing , his experience and approach to the field, brand presence, social media and Realtor.com’s recent buyer agency advocacy campaign. Neuberger’s first job as a coder started with a company that designed websites and applications for clients.

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2022 Rising Star honoree on brand strategy

Housing Wire

“Everything we create, from campaigns to assets, is designed to be localized while keeping the brand’s integrity intact,” said Katelyn Castellano, senior vice president of marketing, Americas at Engel & Völkers. That’s what we do as a brand. HW : Engel & Völkers prides itself on being a “brand that listens.”

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The best real estate website design trends for 2025 (+ why they work)

Housing Wire

Real estate website design is evolving fast. In 2025, effective websites leverage beautiful imagery, videography, graphics, copywriting, captivating typography and user experience design (UX) to educate buyers and sellers and sell you as a hyper-local market expert and trusted advisor. Great design ensures that they wont.

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8 best website builders for real estate agents, brokers and brokerages

Housing Wire

Today’s real estate website builder offers a turnkey, easy-to-use solution to help build your brand, market your business and generate more (and better) leads. We looked at pricing, design quality, ease of use, lead generation features, and then combed online reviews to get feedback from other working Realtors. Here our our picks.

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Fresh coat of paint: Rocket unveils the first stage of its rebrand

Housing Wire

Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage , on Tuesday unveiled a refresh to its brand identity in an effort to unify Rocket’s many companies under a single umbrella. The name changes were not the only brand refreshes announced Tuesday. As part of this effort, Rocket is rebranding some of its businesses.

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