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

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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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Opinion: Here’s the latest data on what Realtors are witnessing in the housing market

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The monthly Realtors Confidence Index helps to dispel many of the myths and cut through the noise of what is currently happening in the market. The National Association of Realtors Research Group has produced the index since 2008, at a time of turmoil in the real estate market.

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Lamacchia Realty acquires family brokerage of NAR President Kevin Sears

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Founded in 1971 by Paul Sears, Sears Real Estate is owned and operated by the family of current National Association of Realtors president Kevin Sears. Not only am I super excited to be working with Brian and Kevin Sears, but also Dan Rodriguez, and James Cichetti along with all the Realtors at Sears Real Estate.

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Corcoran Group enters North Carolina with Raleigh franchise

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“The beautiful and iconic Corcoran branding, paired with the marketing systems, seamless technology suite, and incredible network, is an ideal fit for our firm, aiding our agents to deliver an even higher level of care and support for both our new and repeat clients,” said Frank DeRonja, the founder of DeRonja Real Estate, in a statement.

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Meet Kevin Sears, NAR’s latest president

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When Kevin Sears stepped into the role of National Association of Realtors president on Monday following Tracy Kasper’s resignation , he became the trade organization’s third president in a little over four months. In addition to serving his local and state Realtor organizations, Sears has served NAR in multiple roles over the years.

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Feeling the squeeze: NAR settlement terms trigger commission compression

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It kind of started before the [ National Association of Realtors ] settlement went into effect, but commission compression is a real thing,” Brian Huskey, the broker-owner of Montana-based ERA American Real Estate , said. Traditionally we were seeing commissions here in the 5% to 6% range, but now it is more like 4.5%

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WFG reduces time and cost in real estate transactions

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By focusing on its clients and their processes, WFG helps compress the time required to close a loan and/or transfer real property ownership. DecisionPoint instant title decisioning has provided a boost for WFG clients by reducing application to close times and loan fall-out. ” Patrick F.