Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

per month per user Contract required: Month-to-month Integrations: Popular CRM platforms, lead generation platforms, accounting software Dotloop is perfect for bringing agents, clients, and support teams together on every transaction. Transact gives agents all the necessities along with additional features that are easy to use.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

She went from a brand new agent in 2020 to running her wildly successful boutique brokerage with Side in less than four years. Luckily, she had the time to (patiently) walk us through the exact strategies she used to build a Zoomer real estate brand on TikTok and gave us her advice for new agents. Most agents dont bother.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

He accused the firm along with executives Glenn Sanford , Leo Pareja , Patrick ONeill and James Bramble, as well as eXp agent Megan Featherston of engaging in fraudulent practices, conspiracy and negligence. It also lists Karla Sanders, eXps agent compliance officer, and Sarah Ford, eXp’s managing broker for Ohio, as defendants.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In her objection, Monestier claims there is “ample evidence” of agents asking buyers to sign modified buyer representation agreements, which allow the buyer’s broker to increase their agreed-upon compensation to whatever the seller is offering. Additionally, Monestier’s objection also claims that agents are still engaging in steering.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

This article suggests a way this could be done while increasing the chances buyer agent compensation would be negotiated. When the buyer found a property, they would like to make an offer on, the buyer would submit to the seller (through their agent) an offer that included both the home price and the buyer broker commission.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

Nearly three-quarters of Hispanic and Black sellers reported that their agent recommended using a private listing network, compared to only 24% of white sellers. The company defined privately listed sales as those that were marketed privately and were evidently only submitted to the MLS once a purchase contract was in place.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

Secure payment provider Payload is launching a new payment and billing tool specifically geared to buyer agents , according to an announcement on Thursday. Payload has designed a tool to help agents bill their buyer clients.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Youve likely heard about real estate teams and how they can impact your career but what exactly are they, and why are so many agents joining or building teams? Our goal is to help educate you on what a real estate team is, how they work and the types of agents who thrive on teams. If youre reading this article, youre not alone.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

If you dig a little deeper into the backgrounds of the agents on the Real Trends Verified list, you might think so. While this is sadly common for new agents, Brandon partially blames his lack of deals on an unlikely source his real estate coach. Of course, not every niche will work in every market or for every agent.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 14, 2025

Some homes are attracting bidding wars like its 2020 again, while others are sitting on the market for weeks with no action, said Desiree Bourgeois, a Redfin Premier Real Estate Agent in Detroit. In Miami, the typical home that went under contract last month sat on the market for 94 daysmore than any other major metro.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

On Friday, the firm and some of its subsidiaries and agents were accused of violating the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and the Lanham Act. Despite having long ago settled the commission lawsuits , legal challenges continue to mount for real estate industry giant Anywhere.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Despite challenges in the market, luxury agents can leverage these insights [from the mid-year report] to finish the year strong.” Those trends include buyers’ pursuit of “forever dream homes” which, according to agents, offer adaptability to grow and change alongside homeowners’ evolving lifestyles. of responding specialists agreed.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

The company announced this week that it secured $8 million in funding to offer better insights and cohesiveness to real estate agents. Indigo is a search platform that allows buyers to bid on agent-approved listings. Users can also track all agents interested in a specific listing and offer data analytics. .

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

As more brokerages and agents contemplate moving away from a cooperative compensation model , many are grappling with some tough questions, the most vexing probably being: What do I do if a seller is only willing to contribute part of the buyer broker’s fees, or none at all? You have to make sure you are on the same page.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Real estate agents are facing a contracting issue that could seriously upend the traditional housing landscape. Under current guidelines, sellers pay a 5-6% commission on a sale which is split between the buyer and listing agents. But what happens if consumers pivot away from buyer agents altogether?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Ralph Harvey , Jason Saphire and Ben Caballero are three of the most prolific agents in America. But these listing-only agents are still having to adjust their practices to conform with the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement that goes into effect on Saturday.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

Fintech software and hardware provider Mortgage Automation Technologies is launching The BIG Agent , a transaction management platform for real estate brokers and agents. The BIG Agent was developed to address complex issues arising from recent industry changes.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Additionally, Douglas Elliman and its leadership has come under scrutiny for its alleged mishandling of sexual assault complaints lodged against former Douglas Elliman agents Oren and Tal Alexander.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

District Court in Pennsylvania claiming that NAR, the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (PAR) and the Greater Lehigh Valley MLS (GLVMLS) have violated federal civil rights statutes, engaged in unlawful discriminatory practices, breached their contracts, created a monopolistic system and broken federal antitrust laws.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Women make up more than half of the real estate agents in the United States, yet women make up less than a third of nationally-recognized real estate coaches — The Helm aims to change that,” Wilkie said in a statement. “We

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Compass One gives clients easy access to relevant documents, calendars, listings and communication with their agent. Within the platform’s dashboard, clients can view documents like offers, appraisals, listing contracts, open houses and more. Sellers have access to all offers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Im seeing more homebuyers back out of deals than usual, and Im hearing the same from other agents and mortgage lenders in the area, said Sam Brinton, a Redfin Premier agent in Salt Lake City. Some real estate agents are advising buyers to monitor homes they missed out on, as deals are falling through at a higher rate.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2025

” Their business is to “dominate” the market , “take” real estate agents’ business, “ buy Redfin ” and acquire new businesses “behind their back.” He said they “bought a real estate business because real estate agents won’t work with them.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I’ll show you what it takes to succeed as a luxury real estate agent in any market. In this market, clients aren’t just buying a home; they’re investing in a lifestyle that reflects their status, tastes, and aspirations Top 5 expert tips for success as a luxury real estate agent Currently listed by Kayla Lee for $5.95

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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). What we want to do is be able to bring to light everything the agents are actually doing.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

These lawsuits threaten to radically reshape the residential brokerage landscape, and could be the catalyst for a fat decline in the annual commission pool as well as the industry shedding as many as 80% of agents, according to a team of analysts at Keefe Bruyette Woods. Relatedly, the commission rates could decline by 200 bps or more.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The homes that went under contract took 43 days to do so the slowest pace since 2019. Some agents attribute stale inventory growth to unreasonable prices that repel would-be buyers from pursuing certain listings. .” According to the report, 54.5% of November home listings remained unsold for at least 60 days. metro areas.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In a recent episode of “The Loan Officer Podcast,” host Dustin Owen and guest John Coleman explore key tips that all aspiring real estate agents should know when navigating mortgage financing for a potential client. A final point urges agents to not rush mortgage preapprovals before moving forward in the process.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The defendants also address Eytalis claims of breach of contract and unjust enrichment, saying that neither are supported by fact. They note that the alleged breach-of-contract claim is premised on certain actions taken supposedly in violation of WFARs bylaws.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

“While there are a lot of factors currently affecting the real estate market, one thing remains constant: RE/MAX agents leverage their skills, experience and competitive advantages to serve as many customers as they can,” said Erik Carlson , who was appointed as the firm’s CEO in November. He noted that the average RE/MAX agent closed 11.8

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 17, 2025

of homes that went under contract that month. Homebuyers pumped the brakes when mortgage rates ticked back up and are now in wait-and-see mode, said Jesse Landin, a Redfin Premier Real Estate Agent in San Antonio. of homes went under contract within two weeksthe lowest share in five years. a year earlier. Just 25.1%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. Finding an agent Like 43% of homebuyers , I began my search online, as I worked to get a sense for what the inventory in my preferred areas and in my price range looked like. Funny you should ask.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

But even though O’Koniewski and her agents have spent months preparing for these changes, she said the date did not come without a sense of trepidation. “I Not that individual agents might be struggling or running into things, but I haven’t seen or heard any horror stories or anything awful yet.” I know quite a few agents it hurt.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Real estate agents are optimistic about the housing market and working to implement buyer agency agreement as we head into 2024, according to the RealTrends Q1 2024 AgentPulse survey. Some agents reported not having made any changes to their business due to the lawsuits, while others have.

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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

JULY 9, 2024

Just this week, I have spent time with successful people in the following pursuits: Technology consulting, software development, real estate sales, building construction and contracting, the law, nuclear physics innovation, advertising, medical sales, and product innovation. Why, then, does this understanding not apply to real estate agents

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 25, 2025

Redfin agents say would-be homebuyers and sellers in the Palisades and Altadena have adopted a wait-and-see approach. Many homeowners kept their homes off the market because they were worried values would diminish, and some house hunters canceled contracts because they were nervous about insurance costs and potential future fires.

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