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

Housing Wire

The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) membership numbers highlight this impact, with a sharp decline from a peak of nearly 1.4 million in 2006 to about 999,000 by 2012. As of mid-April 2024, the National Association of Realtors had about 1.5 However, the industry is once again experiencing a wave of attrition.

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The current REO market requires an expansion of services for business growth

Housing Wire

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Opinion: Here’s what people are getting wrong about real estate commissions

Housing Wire

And this one, “If not for the Realtors rule, many buyers wouldn’t use brokers or would negotiate lower commissions. It does not happen (speaking as someone who has bought and sold nearly a dozen homes, aways used a Realtor, and not once could I increase the price to cover the real estate commission or other closing costs).

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How lenders can continue to serve borrowers despite housing affordability challenges

Housing Wire

from the previous year, marking the 116th straight month of year-over-year existing-home price increases, according to the National Association of Realtors. as of 2020 — the highest level since 2006, according to the State of the Nation’s Housing 2021 report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

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The evolution of the more productive real estate agent 

Housing Wire

As more and more people enter the real estate industry – membership at the National Association of Realtors has ballooned to a record 1.6 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. Record Breaking Years.

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Like it or not, desktop appraisals are here to stay

Housing Wire

If the Realtor says there are hardwood floors throughout, and the appraiser puts that in the appraisal report and it’s not the case, that’s a problem,” Dicks said. My counsel to clients I speak with is, ‘Don’t think about this in any other terms than potential time savings,’” Pyle said. Don’t try to wrap cost savings into this.”.

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Recruiters turn to AI in their quest to lure top agents

Housing Wire

Recruiting and retaining high-performing agents remains a critical challenge for brokerages, especially in the environment created by the National Association of Realtors ’ recent $418 million settlement in a litany of agent commission lawsuits. Agents are the lifeblood of real estate brokerages.

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