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BEC accounted for $2.4 billion in claimed losses in 2021

Housing Wire

billion, far higher than the $360 million in claimed losses recorded in 2016. As the FBI looks to counter BEC and wire fraud threats, it says that it is working on providing “comprehensive training to FBI agents, analysts, and support staff focused on BEC schemes and money mules.”

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Recruiting real estate agents: A complete roadmap for 2024

Housing Wire

The data are sobering: The Agent Movement Index , the number of experienced Realtors switching brokerages each month, was at its lowest level since 2016. They are far more common than listing agents or top-producing buyer’s agents, but will still bring in consistent revenue.

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Are you prepping for worst-case commission lawsuit outcomes?

Housing Wire

With the scrutiny of The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and multiple lawsuits concerning how buyers’ brokers get paid, many brokers say it feels like an all-out war on the real estate industry. billion in commissions they paid to buyers’ agents in the past eight years.

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Cardinals of a different feather: Inside Samson Properties’ unique model

Housing Wire

Samson is so agent-centric, in fact, that its agents receive a 100% commission split and services like training, office desks, and help with marketing. Donny Samson claimed that his brokerage began turning the corner in 2016, around when he took the position of chief operating officer. “We Here’s where things get interesting.

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Kevin Sears Ranks on the Swanepoel Power 200 for 2025

Lamacchia Realty

In 2010, Kevin was elected as President of the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS, after numerous years of being on the board and receiving accredited awards such as 2016 REALTOR of the Year and the Milton H. Sears Real Estate has been serving buyers and sellers since 1971, under the influential leadership of the late Paul Sears.

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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

6 months course access Ridgeline: All features of Base + Livestream option and Forms Training 101. Visit Website Overview The Lee Institute School of Real Estate combines professional instruction and video format training to make the concepts of the real estate business more digestible and engaging. 25 hrs livestream access.

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for December 2024

Lamacchia Realty

And has quickly became a key figure, known for her expertise with buyers, sellers, and investors. Deanna Faucher has been a REALTOR since 2011 and joined Lamacchia Realty in early 2016. Brenda Durant is a top-producing REALTOR in Berkshire County who has been helping clients achieve their real estate goals since 2018.

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