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Cracking the code on marketing to the Realtor channel

Housing Wire

As lenders adapt to a purchase-centered market , HousingWire spoke to Brian Boero, CEO of 1000watt , about opportunities to grow lenders’ effectiveness in the Realtor and broker market. HousingWire: What’s happening right now in the Realtor world that lenders should know more about? This has created an environment of scarcity.

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Serene Smith leaves COO role at RE/MAX

Housing Wire

Smith has been with the company since 2006. In a first-quarter earnings call last month, RE/MAX executives told investors that they believe the productivity of RE/MAX agents will help the firm succeed following the agent commission settlement agreement by the National Association of Realtors.

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Kevin Sears Installed as 2025 President of The National Association of REALTORS®

Lamacchia Realty

Kevin Sears Installed as 2025 President of The National Association of REALTORS® November 7, 2024 – At the annual National Association of REALTORS® Conference Governance Meeting , held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Kevin Sears was installed as the 2025 President of The National Association of REALTORS®.

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Existing Home Sales Strongest Since 2006 Despite Supply Limits

Eyes on Housing

Fueled by low mortgage interest rates and strong demand, annual existing home sales reached 15-year high in 2021, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

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Buyers viewed just eight homes before making their purchase

Housing Wire

In 2021, homebuyers who successfully purchased a home viewed a median of only eight properties before completing their transaction, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors , published on Tuesday. NAR Research has tracked the number of homes viewed since 1987 and eight is the lowest number on record.

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Saul Klein to lead San Diego MLS in wake of scandal

Housing Wire

San Diego Association of Realtors , which operates one of the country’s largest multiple listing service, has new leadership following the departure of alleged fraudster Mike Mercurio. Mercurio became SDAR CEO in 2006. In these roles Klein will run daily operation of SDMLS.

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DataDigest: 25 years of NAR lobbying visualized

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is navigating turbulent waters. Some Realtors have called for executives to be fired and a wholesale reform to the structure of the trade group, which has 1.6 million members, the majority of whom are women. No one in the real estate industry comes close to NAR’s lobbying budget.

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