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Compass launches resort division for agents in vacation-home markets

Housing Wire

Compass is certainly known for luxury property sales , but the nation’s top brokerage based on sales volume is looking to offer even more support to agents working on these types of deals. On Tuesday, the firm launched Compass Resort, a network for agents in vacation-home markets and clients searching for second homes.

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Luxury Market Heats Up as Affluent Buyers Seek ‘Forever Homes’

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The bi-annual report reveals a resilient luxury real estate market in the first six months of 2024 that is slightly outpacing performance from the equivalent period in 2023. In a complementary survey of Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Property Specialists, nearly 70% of respondents expressed confidence in the health of the 2024 luxury market.

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How to become a luxury real estate agent

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I’ll show you what it takes to succeed as a luxury real estate agent in any market. If you’re known in your market as the expert who successfully sells properties between $1 to $3 million, how do you start getting clients looking for homes valued at $10 million+? Visit Agent Image 3.

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Coldwell Banker Realty welcomes top-performing New England agent 

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I am passionate about providing white-glove service to my buyers and sellers, and Coldwell Banker Realty will enable me to enhance that important aspect of my business,” Wood said. Additionally, Wood earned a certification as a Luxury Property Specialist and will join the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury program network.

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Agents in Illinois grapple with the state’s housing inventory shortage

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Inventory is almost nonexistent,” said Melissa Kingsbury , a Redfin agent who works in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. “If In downtown Chicago, with the high rises, it’s a buyer’s market — maybe the biggest buyer’s market in history if it’s a luxury property. “In It’s depressing,” Laricy said of the downtown market.

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How to write a lead-winning, memorable real estate agent bio (+ examples)

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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. So let your personality shine.

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While the Austin housing market isn’t sizzling, agents say it is still warm

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Buyers are still buying and sellers are still selling. April and May of 2022 is when we felt the first slowdown ,” said Scott Michaels, an Austin-based Compass agent. Even with the uptick in inventory, agents say they are still seeing properties receive multiple offers and go for more than the asking price. “I