Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

Watch any of the glamorous pseudo-reality real estate shows on TV, and you might be tempted to become a part-time real estate agent. Most of the agents you see on TV wearing $1500 outfits work 80+ hours per week. Most of the agents in my office worked equally long hours. Most of the agents in my office worked equally long hours.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

From luxury property tours to laugh-out-loud real estate memes, these 21 agents and influencers bring the best of the industry right to your phone. Whether you’re an agent, a real estate investor or just love stunning homes, these real estate Instagram accounts are a must-follow. Thats where The Broke Agent comes in!

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

AI -powered real estate assistant Sidekick unveiled a partnership with the San Francisco Association of Realtors (SFAR) on Monday. The collaboration will allow the region’s 4,000 agents to leverage Sidekick’s integrated datasets and workflows, making SFAR the first association to offer a generative AI assistant to its members.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

District Court for the Central District of Utah, include the usual cast of antitrust lawsuit characters: the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Anywhere Real Estate , Keller Williams Realty , HomeServices of America , and RE/MAX. Defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

To help, we reached out to real estate agents nationwide to compile our list of the best books for real estate agents. Best books for mindset Failing Forward by John Maxwell Rebecca Del Pozo , an agent and trainer out of Washington State, recommended this book, saying, I read this book in 2003 when I was a brand new real estate agent.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced on Wednesday the addition of a home repair estimate app to its package of NAR Realtor Benefits for members. We are thrilled to provide NAR members and their clients with access to our reliable pre-listing home improvements with pay-at-closing terms.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Ohio REALTORS, one of the largest and most influential real estate associations in the Midwest, has announced its partnership with HousingWire , the leading source for housing market news and information. This partnership underscores Ohio REALTORS ‘ commitment to supporting its members through education and professional development.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The landmark antitrust lawsuit settlement agreed to by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in March has put the practices of real estate agents in the spotlight for both regulators and clients alike. The study shows that there’s considerable homogeneity in the price outcomes of real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Referral business is crucial to your bottom line as an agent. Imagine if you could bottle the enthusiasm your clients have for working with you and use it to capture new business in 2024. The good news is that most clients are excited to share their positive experiences. That’s where real estate testimonials come into play.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In the six months since news of the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement broke, agent attitudes toward the settlement’s required business practice changes have only slightly improved. The Clever survey also included responses from 1,000 current homeowners and prospective buyers.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The Alabama Association of Realtors is calling out for change in national membership models. But according to many in the industry, Realtors in Alabama are not the only ones seeking more choice. Additionally, they note they will no longer be collecting their agents’ membership dues for the associations.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the nearly two months since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, Jason Posnick has fielded a lot of questions about commissions and cooperative compensation from clients. A wise agent right now is talking to buyers and sellers,” Brown said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The role and value of real estate agents has come under scrutiny since the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled a bevy of antitrust lawsuits related to offers of agent compensation on Realtor-owned multiple listing services (MLSs). But Rayse also plans integration for seller agents sometime in 2025.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The digital brokerage platform announced on Monday the addition of Amerivest Realty , a Florida-based brokerage, adding 400 agents across Florida , Colorado , Minnesota and Wisconsin to Real’s platform. He has held multiple leadership roles with the Florida Association of Realtors. At the RISE conference on Oct.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2024

There is a large gap between how the American public feels about the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement and how real estate professionals feel about them. In contrast, 89% of agents surveyed believe the lawsuits’ allegations lack validity.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

Iowa Realtor Lori Bogle has a similar story. Their stories of perseverance are pitch perfect for this moment of anxiety and uncertainty in the real estate industry as a result of the $418 million settlement of the commission lawsuits by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). I thought ‘Yeah, I could do a better job on that.’

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

housing market, HousingWire has partnered with Illinois Realtors , bringing exclusive news, market data and housing research to the 50,000 Illinois Realtors that power the state’s real estate market. In our dedication to providing the full picture to housing professionals across the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

It was mid-February when clients, family and friends began asking Jason Posnick about strange postcards appearing in their mailboxes. If you sold a home and paid a commission to a real estate agent, you may be part of class action settlements,” the postcards read. Lisa is super on the pulse.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

At the 2024 Keller Williams Family Reunion event in Las Vegas, co-founder and executive chairman Gary Keller took the stage on Tuesday and spoke to a room full of real estate agents about the importance of buyer agency agreements within the context of the ongoing antitrust lawsuits. You are being accused of not being transparent. “If

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

The Real Brokerage has poached a high-performing Realtor team in Cleveland. Earlier in July, the company announced that it has surpassed 20,000 agents, adding about 1,000 agents per month over the course of 2024. Real now has agents in all 50 states and four Canadian provinces. Real provides the best of both worlds.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

1, REBNY rules will prevent the listing brokers from paying buyer agents and instead will require sellers to pay commissions directly. The rule will require listing agreements to clearly outline the seller’s offer of compensation to the buyer’s agent. Starting Jan.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

These housing professionals have been gaming out the potential impact on buyers’ agents – a significant source of referrals. Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

In addition to leading Metropolitan Brokers, Hammond has served on various committees at Greater Nashville Realtors. Now we can be motivated by one another and chase a massive goal that is bigger than any of us could accomplish alone while catering to the unique needs of the clients we serve.” The Knox Team is the No.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

On the RealTrending podcast produced by HousingWire , host Tracey Velt chats with San Antonio-based Realtor Jessica Conrad in the final installment of JPAR Real Estate ’s four-part Settlement Strategy Playbook series. She also explores JPAR’s agent training and resource efforts.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

home seller pays a 2.55% commission to the real estate agent hired by their buyer, down from an average of 2.62% in January, according to a Redfin analysis of MLS data. 28 and July 14 of this year to compare average commission rates paid to a buyer’s agent. The typical U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

With Q4 in full swing, many realtors are seeing buyers and sellers paralyzed by high interest rates and stagnant inventories. Sean Shallis, a “Recovering Realtor” and top-producing loan officer , is offering strategies to help realtors break through this stagnation by leveraging micro-market shifts to create urgency and inspire action.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Most agents seldom sell homes, according to a new study published by the Consumer Federation of America last week. The study, CFA’s third of three on this topic, suggests that a significant portion of agents in the U.S. sell at most five homes in a year. On this, NAR has previously reached the same conclusion.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

With a 67% annual increase in agent count to 16,680 agents during the first quarter of 2024 , it is no surprise that The Real Brokerage also recorded an 86% annual increase in revenue to nearly $201 million. That means we believe a skilled agent will outperform an unskilled agent 10 to 1.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2024

While there have not been any “ horror stories ” in the first few days since business practice changes mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement were implemented, that doesn’t mean it has been completely smooth sailing for real estate professionals.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

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. It was just a box to check off,” said Paul Scalone, a San Diego-based Compass agent and the owner of Dignified Insurance Services.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 2, 2024

home seller pays a 2.55% commission to the real estate agent hired by their home’s buyer, according to a new analysis of MLS data by Redfin —down from an average of 2.62% reported in January. In dollar terms, the average commission paid to a buyer’s agent in the U.S. The typical U.S. is $15,377, up slightly from $15,124 in January.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2024

In a statement released Wednesday night, REcolorado warned Denver-area Realtors that outside ownership of the local MLS could bring added uncertainty during an already uncertain time and suggested that their data could be compromised. However, REcolorado said it objects to the associations selling it to an outside private equity firm. “We

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Travis Kessler will retire from his role as CEO and president of the Texas Association of Realtors. Kessler, a 48-year real estate industry veteran, served as Texas Realtors’ CEO and president for 14 years. Jef Conn, the trade group’s chairman, praised Kessler for ushering Realtors and their clients toward success.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Like the athletes in Paris, Realtors and brokers across the U.S. 17, the date on which the terms of the National Association of Realtors ’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement are set to go into effect. And the agents are scared,” Lamacchia said. And the agents are scared,” Lamacchia said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

While some in the real estate industry are expecting to see a decline in the number of buyer’s agents as a result of the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement , others have taken it a step further and are betting their companies on it. Meet the AI real estate agent.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

In a world enamored with all things digital and AI , one would think that real estate agents don’t serve any purpose, but it’s totally untrue. What would the real estate world look like without the agent and the MLS? Despite the claims, a critically important truth is missing. Let’s take the soundbites out of it.

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