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The evolution of the more productive real estate agentĀ 

Housing Wire

Bonnie Williamson never intended to be a real estate agent. The agents who spoke with RealTrends all viewed any time spent developing leads and cultivating relationships that will help them grow their client base as productive. Real estate agents are busier than ever. Record Breaking Years.

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You survived 2008, you can conquer 2024: Navigating a changing real estate landscape

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The real estate market has witnessed significant fluctuations over the years, and the accompanying challenges for real estate agents can offer valuable insights and opportunities. The aftermath of the 2008 crisis led to significant attrition among real estate agents.

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RedfinNow launches in San Francisco and Seattle

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Redfin said its real estate agents have helped clients in Seattle and the Bay Area buy and sell homes since 2006, with a listing fee as low as 1%. “Even for customers who start by requesting a cash offer, many end up selling their home with a real estate agent. .

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Bringing reverse mortgages to a symposium celebrating women in finance

Housing Wire

Richelle Hopkins of Mutual of Omaha Mortgage has been a reverse mortgage professional for 20 years, moving to Arizona in 2006. I took on that segment with an SRES-designated real estate agent. This SRES agent was one of them,ā€ she said. “I was able to highlight HECMs and reverse mortgages,ā€ she said. ā€œI

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

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126 Transactly 3,852% 2017 Real estate transaction platform providing automation, integrations and tech-enabled services that significantly reduce process time. 193 CertifID 2,807% 2017 A company dedicated to fighting wire fraud for the real estate industry. Other established names to make the Inc.

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eXp Olympian Chad Hedrick on the power of a real estate team

Housing Wire

gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. And, one of the biggest real estate brokers in our town at that point gave me an opportunity. Serving clients, showing up to the closing table and getting paid were all great, but it was a lonely business for me. That journey started in 2003. CH: Iā€™m wired to win.

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Inside Redfinā€™s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

But what makes Redfin different ā€“ what makes it radically, transformatively different ā€“ is that it classifies real estate agents as employees. These employee agents are exceedingly more productive than the average independent contractor agent. million real estate agents. A profitable division.

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