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Travis Kessler set to retire from Texas Realtors, Mike Barnett named as new CEO

Housing Wire

Travis Kessler will retire from his role as CEO and president of the Texas Association of Realtors. Kessler, a 48-year real estate industry veteran, served as Texas Realtors’ CEO and president for 14 years. Jef Conn, the trade group’s chairman, praised Kessler for ushering Realtors and their clients toward success.

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Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman: ‘We do tech so you can do real estate’

Housing Wire

That got me here in 2009 and kept me ever since. On the flip side, we’ve spent billions of dollars over the last decade building and developing — or buying and integrating — software for real estate agents and teams. To kick off the episode, Wacksman discusses the importance of technology in real estate.

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Coldwell Banker Realty welcomes new Boston team

Housing Wire

His expertise spans condominium conversion and development, residential sales, buyer representation and commercial transactions. joined the business in 2009, bringing extensive experience in sales, marketing and strategic management. DelRose Sr. also serves as a trustee at Watertown Savings Bank. DelRose Jr.

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Here’s Why the Share of Existing Homes Bought by International Buyers Is Declining 

Appraisal Buzz

A new survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) revealed that from April 2023 to March 2024, foreign purchasers bought $42 billion worth of existing properties in the U.S., The 54,300 existing homes sold—the lowest since NAR began tracking in 2009—slid 36% from the previous year. decrease from the previous 12 months.

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Waltz launches streamlined financing option for international homebuyers

Housing Wire

“Foreign capital is a major driver for real estate development around the world, but the US is still ill-equipped to deal with foreign investors. According to a report released this week by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), foreign buyers purchased the fewest number of existing U.S. residential real estate is low.

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How JVM Lending plans to expand without any loan originators

Housing Wire

Back in the 2007-2009 meltdown, we had loan officers with us at that time. Under the revamped mode, business development officers build relationships with real estate agents to get leads and client advisors take incoming leads from borrowers. We are going to pursue the investor niche aggressively, meeting very specific realtors.

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Game of chicken: Private MLSs stare down DOJ over settlement terms

Housing Wire

The privately owned multiple listing service has taken a laissez faire approach since its launch in 2009, as it promises no fees and fewer rules than MLSs owned by Realtor associations. According to Inman News , 22 of the non-Realtor affiliated MLSs opted out. If they didn’t make an offer, a listing couldn’t be posted.

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