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9 savvy strategies to get more real estate referrals

Housing Wire

This is evident when you ask any highly successful agent where they find their clients. Inevitably, their answer will be “my past clients and sphere.” Perhaps the client wishes to make a purchase that isn’t in the agent’s geographical area or their wheelhouse of expertise. What are the benefits of referrals?

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How to become a part-time real estate agent & get clients — fast

Housing Wire

I also include tips and tricks to help you find your first clients faster than most new agents. First, look at your calendar and determine how much time you’ll have to dedicate to finding and serving clients. Related articles How to create a foolproof real estate marketing plan for 2024 (+ template) Step 5: Go find clients!

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Solving the Affordable Housing Crisis

Appraisal Buzz

A Cautionary Tale from 2013 Let me start with a personal story. In 2013, I acquired an apartment complex in Austell, Georgia. Fast Funding: Understanding that timing is critical, create a streamlined process that allows you to provide capital in days not weeks, first-time customers, and even faster for returning clients.

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The 25 Best Books for Real Estate Agents in 2025

Housing Wire

Attracting clients vs. chasing clients. Its a brilliant handbook on how to have the hard conversations with clients; my biggest takeaway was giving up Im here to save the day and fix your problems and replacing that with empowering clients to make (and own) their best choices. Partnering with charities and hosting events!

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15 Facebook groups every real estate agent & broker should join today

Housing Wire

You can network and build community with other agents worldwide, keep up-to-date on the latest industry trends, stay motivated when you’re feeling discouraged, learn directly from some of the top real estate leaders, and even potentially find new clients! Use these groups to find homes for picky buyers or find deals for your investor clients.

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ERA-backed Results Realty expands in Chicago with Mark Allen acquisition

Housing Wire

We see tremendous potential in combining our strengths with theirs, creating opportunities to serve more clients, support more agents and foster a greater sense of community. At the end of the day, this exciting development will allow us to provide an even higher level of service to our clients.

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Ocwen agrees to pay $1.5M to settle class action

Housing Wire

million to settle a class action lawsuit regarding alleged phone conversations recorded without clients’ consent. The class action lawsuit can reach 37,031 clients, represented by the law firm Kazerouni Law Group, APC. In 2013, the CFPB accused Ocwen of “engaging in significant and systematic misconduct.”

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