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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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Divya Aathresh on using AI to solve brokerage back office problems

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What stage is the company in right now? Divya Aathresh: We are still very early, in the pre-seed stage. Processing is a big piece of what brokerages care about, so we have a copilot that we’re getting feedback on and plan to have six or seven copilots that will launch next year. Sarah Wheeler: You founded MaxHome.AI in January.

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Compass’s recent performance points to the future of real estate brokerage

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By contrast, legacy brokerages did not perform nearly as well. And among privately held brokerages, the one executing most effectively on what Compass is proving in the public markets is SERHANT. to become the first screenless brokerage. In Q4, the company reported a revenue increase of 26% year over year, reaching $1.4

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How to become a real estate broker & launch a brokerage — Advice from a KW mega broker

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When I started my first brokerage in my late twenties, I was full of ambition but had no idea what to expect. If your dream is to own your own brokerage and manage a team of top-performing agents, leading your team to success means much more than hanging a new license on your wall. Now you have to do some tedious stuff.

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Compass acquires luxury brokerage in Washington, D.C.

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The brokerage has acquired Washington Fine Properties (WFP), a luxury real estate brokerage located in the Washington, D.C., According to WFP, the brokerage has the highest average sales volume per agent and the highest average sale price in the areas where it operates. Compass has added to its roster in the nations capital.

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Real launches three new products during its agent conference

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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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FirstTeam begins national expansion, introduces new agent compensation plan

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FirstTeam , an independent real estate brokerage based in Southern California , has begun its national expansion by opening new offices in Idaho and Washington , with plans to establish operations in Arizona , Nevada , and Oregon. brokerages and is a founding member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.

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