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Typical homebuyers made $107,000 annually, used a real estate agent in 2023: NAR survey

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It was the highest share of all-cash transactions recorded since 2014. Sellers, homebuyers turned to real estate agents for help The vast majority of buyers still used an real estate agent to purchase their home. In 2023, 89% of recent buyers hired an agent to purchase their home, up from 86% in 2022.

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Amy Stockberger explores her brokerage’s quest for ’lifetime home support’

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Tracey Velt: Tell me a little bit about your “Lifetime Home Support” model and how it transformed your approach to real estate. Stockberger: In 2014, I noticed a major hole in our business. For the amount of clients we were serving, we weren’t getting that repeat and referral business.

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San Francisco-based OWN Real Estate makes the leap to Keller Williams

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San Francisco-based real estate team OWN Real Estate joined Keller Williams , the company announced on Wednesday. Founded by Wilson Leung, the team has 19 real estate agents and six staff members. In 2022, OWN Real Estate sold 80 homes, amounting to more than $107.1

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Top California indie team FresYes joins The Real Brokerage

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FresYes Realty , one of California ‘s top real estate agent teams, has left the indie ranks to join The Real Brokerage. Jason Farris and his 50-agent team were the top large team in California by sides in 2021, according to the RealTrends 2022 rankings. They recorded 539 transactions in 2021 worth $203.7

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NextHome CEO James Dwiggins on NAR settlement aftermath: ‘We’re in the first inning’

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To start the conversation, Dwiggins explains what sets NextHome apart from other real estate franchises. Dwiggins: Since we started the company back in 2014, we were always looking to try and be a little bit different from the rest of the industry, in the sense of it wasn’t about having tons of agents.

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Movement Mortgage acquires brokerage Superior Rate

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With the deal, Movement adds the brokerage’s more than $400 million in annual sales volume and 48 employees, including loans officers, support staff and executive members, to serve homebuyers and real estate agents in the Greater Boston Area. .

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The ‘double-edged sword’ of dual licensing

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The company recently launched a mortgage brokerage firm that offers a plug-and-play program for real estate agents to become mortgage loan officers, a practice called dual licensing. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%. according to the company.