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Virtual staging: The best apps for 2025 + mind-blowing AI picks

Housing Wire

Is virtual staging finally ready for its close-up? The days of AI-staged photos that look more like Salvador Dali paintings than comfy living rooms or HGTV-ready kitchens are long gone. The images todays virtual staging companies can create using AI are shockingly realistic and, dare we say it, stylish. We think it is.

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Real launches three new products during its agent conference

Housing Wire

The Real Brokerage is keeping attendees of RISE, its third annual agent conference, on their toes. From the RISE stage in Las Vegas , Real unveiled three new products for agents and clients on Tuesday. Real also unveiled Leo of Clients on the RISE stage Tuesday.

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Optionality of NAR’s no-commingling rule takes center stage at REX appeal hearing

Housing Wire

In May 2022, REX ceased its brokerage operations. But he allowed the discount brokerages false advertising claim under the Lanham Act , along with a claim for unfair or deceptive trade practices under the state of Washingtons Consumer Protection Act, to stand. It is unclear when the appeals court will issue its ruling.

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First-time homebuyers are being insulated by slower market conditions. Will it last?

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31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. Bryan VantHof, a member of the RE/MAX Advantage Plus -brokered The Minnesota Real Estate Team , also believes the amount the seller nets is central to getting a deal closed.

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Side’s Hilary Saunders discusses the evolution of brokerage models

Housing Wire

Photo credit: AJ Canaria Hilary Saunders , the co-founder and chief broker officer at Side , sees the current challenges facing the real estate industry as yet another opportunity for brokerage models to further evolve. “I Through this, Saunders said, consumers began to realize the importance of staging, photography and online marketing.

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Real estate agents absolutely worth it, new consumer survey says

Housing Wire

As real estate agents adjust to sweeping changes brought by the commission lawsuit settlement, a new report from discount brokerage Clever Real Estate reveals one thing hasn’t shifted: Americans still overwhelmingly trust full-service agents to sell their homes.

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What is a real estate broker vs. an agent? We explain the key differences

Housing Wire

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. Now, it’s time to join a brokerage. Buyer’s agent : The buyer’s agent represents the buyer.

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