Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2020

The line between traditional iBuyer and brokerage is getting ever-so-blurry for venture-backed startup Opendoor. Hanging your license with Opendoor Brokerage as an independent contractor means you are eligible for a consistent, steady stream of highly motivated seller & buyer clients,” the job post reads. “You

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

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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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The race is on for brokerages to capture clients in an incredibly difficult housing market, and Compass believes a new technology offering will give it an advantage. The brokerage on Monday launched Compass One, a client-facing portal that provides a guide through the process of both home buying and selling.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

FresYes Realty , one of California ‘s top real estate agent teams, has left the indie ranks to join The Real Brokerage. Farris, a Tom Ferry Team Coach , is also bringing his weekly FresYes Insider newsletter to the virtual brokerage. Founded in 2014, The Real Brokerage serves 49 states, D.C., million in volume.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We’ve learned a few things along the way, and if you’re thinking about selling your real estate brokerage firm, whether next month or five years from now, one of our biggest pieces of advice can be captured in two words — clean data. Valuation – The valuation stage can also be considered the preliminary due diligence stage.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

In fact, the sweet spot for acquisitions over the next couple of years is going to be the small one-office brokerage firms.” With the headwinds facing the real estate industry, Wright and Murray believe smaller brokerage firms will be looking for a place to land, making acquisitions a possibility for even one-office, 25 agent firms.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Dwiggins: Tell us a little bit about the acquisition of Virtual Staging AI and the strategy for that. Wacksman: It’s a great young company that has innovated a way to do virtual staging. Dwiggins: With this app, how do you balance between what the agents and the brokerage want with the sellers’ wants?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2024

The motions filed by Compass , eXp World Holdings , Redfin , Weichert Realtors and United Real Estate claim that the homebuyer plaintiffs are simply trying “to parrot the allegations they made in an amended complaint,” which was filed in the Batton 1 suit that consists of the same plaintiffs but a different group of brokerage defendants.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Violations identified vary across different stages of the loan process. The FDIC recognizes that technology now has a role in the brokerage firm services provided and can impact its value. The same institution also stated that it initiated or ordered appraisals when it added borrowers’ information into a lender’s software.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

Alisande Heriyanto , vice president of product and tech support at The Corcoran Group , which focuses on the luxury home market, said on stage during HousingWire ‘s AI Summit in Dallas on Tuesday that the company is adopting AI in its product ecosystem to bring more efficiency to real estate agents.

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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. Now, it’s time to join a brokerage. But keep in mind that licenses will need to be renewed.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Instead, they pay the brokerage a flat fee per transaction. Like many other brokerages , United will be focused on growth in 2025. As United looks to scale, Haase said the brokerage leans on its proprietary technology stack to efficiently add new agents and brokers. The need for this model is more apparent now than ever before.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. On the hook But even before first-timers get to the offer stage in their homebuying journey, some agents say they are seeing them run into issues with the new requirements mandated by NAR’s settlement agreement.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2023

There is no question that the headline of the year in 2023 for many publicly traded brokerages was the commission lawsuits. At this stage there is obviously a wide range of potential outcomes of how the lawsuit storyline could unfold next year.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

She also claims that the business practices in question favor large, established brokerages over smaller and newer ones, suppressing competition and hindering the ability of independent brokers to compete on a level playing field.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

On Thursday, MLS leaders took center stage at several conference sessions, including discussions of the business practice changes driven by the NAR commission lawsuit settlement and how the role of the MLS — and the MLS-broker relationship — has evolved as a result. “And

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

Insurance brokerage platform VIU by HUB has partnered with mortgage servicing company Valon to provide homeowners with streamlined insurance options amid rising costs. Together, we’re creating a better experience at every stage of the homeownership journey.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2021

If you were standing on a stage giving an acceptance speech, who would you want to thank for helping you get where you are today? The post Side’s Hilary Saunders: An inside look at the alternative brokerage model appeared first on HousingWire. BN: First off, congrats on being named a 2021 Women of Influence. Already a member?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

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. To do so, develop strategies and programs that cater to buyers and sellers at every stage.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Just hours after announcing his firm’s acquisition of 3D scanning firm Matterport , CoStar Group CEO Andy Florance took to the stage in Scottsdale, Arizona, at HousingWire ’s annual conference, The Gathering , to discuss the news. The lead diversion model has genericized real estate brokerages,” Florance said. Brands matter.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

The recent announcement of Homie’s decision to strip its brokerage services and end employment for its real estate agents has once again brought the discussion of alternative models in real estate to the forefront. Many limited service brokerages have faced similar hurdles in their quest to disrupt the status quo.

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Inman

MARCH 18, 2025

Learn from real estates best and brightest in the business, all while growing your network and meeting like-minded passionate and driven professional peers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2025

To save you some time, here are Vetted by HousingWires top six real estate schools in Colorado: SCHOOL BEST FOR DELIVERY COST The CE Shop A real estate school you can stick to through all stages of your career, as they offer courses from pre-licensing through manager broker licensing. Does this brokerage offer the training and tools I need?

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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. At this stage, joining Compass, a company at the forefront of technology and agent support, makes sense for my business,” Bennett said in a statement. Bennett ranked No. 17 with $47.7 Bennett ranked No.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

Inside, staging can make a huge difference. Related articles Sell more homes: 17 home staging tips for real estate agents 30 inspiring curb appeal ideas to make a lasting first impression How to write creative real estate listing descriptions + examples 2.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2023

Recruitment is a crucial determinant of growth and success for real estate brokerages. Like your customer, the recruitment process can be visualized as a sales funnel, where potential recruits enter at the top, and the best-suited agents emerge at the bottom as ideal members of your team or brokerage.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

“Our network was eager to elevate the ERA brand on a national stage, and baseball, with its deep community ties and diverse fanbase, aligns perfectly with our target market.” ” The ads will air during high-viewership MLB and MiLB games throughout the 2025 season.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

Bough — who is overseeing the Sitzer/Burnett and Gibson/Umpa commission cases — granted preliminary approval to the brokerage firm’s settlement agreement. HomeServices of America is the third-largest brokerage in the country by transaction sides at 235,861 in 2023, according to the latest RealTrends Verified rankings.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

They also have all marketing expenses for listings paid for — including photography, staging, yard signs and other collateral materials. This expansion is a big step toward making this opportunity available to all Redfin agents as we continue to transform our brokerage and grow our presence nationwide.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

They work to appropriately price listings, stage homes, and prepare properties to go to market. Team commission splits are typically lower than those of a traditional brokerage for an individual agent. They handle property searches, showings, and contract negotiations. Sellers agents: Listing agents specialize in representing sellers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2021

Although the claims were made prior to Compass’s acquisition of Modus, Compass officials said the brokerage was aware of the investigation when it acquired Modus in October 2020 for approximately $50 million. The rivals were also aggrieved at the way Modus used its products to lure customers away from the other firms. billion.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

It also helps include them in solution-building, setting the stage for a negotiation that everyone leaves satisfied with. This shows you care and sets the stage for the other party to do the same. This not only sets the stage that you are worth more, but it also gives you room to negotiate.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A common thought among brokers revolves around the idea that if your gross commission income or office size is not increasing, you’re not successfully growing your brokerage. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the average tenure of an agent with a brokerage is six years.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

I was nervous at first, but I enjoy a challenge, and at this stage, I feel like I’ve got a strategy in place that is really going to set me apart from people who are still trying to figure it out,” VantHof said. Training on forms has been a central focus of brokerages across the country. And the agents are scared,” Lamacchia said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Real estate brokerage eXp Realty has added industry veteran Wendy Forsythe to its leadership team. Her visionary approach will be crucial in elevating eXp Realty’s presence and impact on the world stage,” Leo Pareja , the newly CEO of eXp Realty, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

William Shakespeare said it well: “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” For me, running a brokerage , handling complex real estate deals, negotiating contracts and navigating the dynamic landscape of high-stakes transactions are all in a day’s work. The discomfort zone is the growth zone.

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