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As insurance costs rise, real estate agents have more buyer concerns to assuage

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As recently as five years ago, homeowners insurance was certainly not top of mind for most homebuyers and their real estate agents , but the rapidly rising cost of insurance premiums is changing that. On nearby Chincoteague Island, Virginia, Long & Foster Real Estate agent Meghan O.

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Productivity report: The data on real estate agents vs. teams

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These rankings are based on calendar year data submitted by these agents and teams and verified through third-party sources, often their brokerage firm or national brand network. Starting in 2011, RealTrends started to compare the performance of the highest-producing 250 individuals with the highest-producing 250 teams. versus 117.0%.

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Livian adds four real estate teams

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Based in Louisiana, the team boasts five real estate agents and two staff members. Based in South Carolina , Livian Estates has six real estate agents and three staff members. Meanwhile, The Merritt Real Estate Group, based in New Jersey , sold 58 units for $38 million in sales volume in 2023.

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Mauricio Umansky wants the real estate industry to ignore the ‘noise’ around the NAR settlement

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In 2011, he founded the innovative brokerage The Agency RE, and he recently launched a real estate agent trade group that aims to serve as an alternative to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Real estate agents that don’t accept this new world are going to be left behind.

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Reverse mortgage originator: real estate CE helps close more purchase loans

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Mangus then worked to build the dedicated reverse mortgage department at his new company from scratch and has found a notable degree of success by building Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) business through the use of continuing education (CE) classes designed for licensed real estate agents.

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As home prices increase, sellers have the upper hand

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points, but has recovered more than half of its early pandemic-period decline when April’s HPSI hit its lowest reading since November 2011. Despite real estate agents reporting record numbers, buyer morale fell 5% with 54% of respondents saying it is a good time to buy a home.

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Voxtur acquires appraisal software firm Anow

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Anow, founded in 2011 and led by Marty Haldane, claims appraisers can manage orders, clients and fees with its dedicated consumer relationship management software. Appraisal Now, better known as “ Anow ,” makes an automated appraisal workflow management platform for the global appraisal market.

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