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eXp welcomes $70M Tim Stout Group team in Georgia

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Stout, a former mixed martial arts champion, embarked on his real estate career in 2012. In addition to his work in real estate, South is the co-founder of Apex Predator Training, where he provides self-defense education classes and offers free training sessions for local law enforcement.

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No. 1 originator Shant Banosian named president of Rate

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I get to work, in my opinion, at the company that’s got the best platform out there, that I’ve been fortunate to be along for the ride since going back to 2012, so I feel like I’m getting the keys to like a high performance vehicle already. But my biggest focus initially is going to be the loan officers.

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Construction worker shortage has reached “crisis” levels

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Now the need for new housing supply is acute : 12 million households have formed since 2012, yet only 10 million units were built during that time, per an analysis of Bureau of Labor statistics by the National Association for Home Builders. The construction worker shortage has reached crisis level.

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Anna-Marie Ellison joins leadership at ARC Realty

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In her new role at ARC, Ellison will focus on strategic planning for agent and staff growth, as well as health and wellness initiatives, recruitment, and training across the Birmingham, Montgomery, and Huntsville markets. “My ARC Realty was founded in 2012 and it part of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World network.

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Interfirst to lay off 140 employees

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In 2012, the historically low interest rates led to a boom in refinances, and the lender grew to $14.5 Interfirst boasted of its ability to train people with no background in mortgage through a rigorous training course. Presented by: Acra Lending.

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Gary Keller, Bob Goldberg, Gino Blefari depositions on commissions shared with the jury

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He also noted that the training scripts were not telling agents what to do, but were serving as examples of what other agents have done to handle similar situations. I do believe training is essential.” I certainly don’t believe that fixing commissions is appropriate. Nothing could be further from the truth.”

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More than ever, lender profitability requires maintaining pace with innovation

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The blue bar is compensation cost since 2012. Note that the compensation cost starts at a low of 64% of total origination cost in 2012 to 69% in 2021. Interestingly, technology spend as a portion of total origination cost was about 2% in 2012, and its about 2% in 2021. It doesn’t have to be that way.