Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

To answer that, we’ll take a deep dive into the differences between the many types of real estate professionals, including a real estate agent and a real estate broker. Summary What is a real estate agent? What does a real estate agent do? Let’s dive in!

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It’s a weird time to be a real estate agent , and I see it all around me here in the Denver metro. Brokers who rode the proverbial wave of real estate during the pandemic and have now had to reroute or pivot to figure out how to navigate a market that was once boasting the lowest rates in decades are disoriented.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Too many real estate agents are watching artificial intelligence (AI) from the sidelines, assuming technology will never replace them. They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” So how can real estate agents be so cavalier about their job?

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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

MAY 2, 2024

Things just keep getting better, according to real estate brokers surveyed for the Q2 2024 HousingWire BrokerPulse survey , with 54% who are “optimistic” about the next three months in residential brokerage, compared to some 48% of those surveyed for the Q1 2024 HousingWire BrokerPulse survey who felt the same.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

Real estate agents appear to be more open to changing brokerages in 2024 compared to last year, according to a recent Coldwell Banker survey. The report found that 61% of agents plan to stick with their current company this year, down from 75% of agents in 2023.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2023

First Team Real Estate , the largest independent brokerage in California , left Christie’s International Real Estate , the company first told Inman on Wednesday. Christie’s International Real Estate told Inman that the parting was “mutual.” First Team was with Christie’s for about 10 years.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’re interested in becoming a real estate agent in Illinois, you’ll be happy to hear that the path to getting your real estate license in the Prairie State doesn’t require as much of a time commitment as other states. 1] As a real estate broker in Illinois, it is not legal for you to work independently.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2021

I saw a social media post recently by our local ‘mega-agent’ entitled: “Breaking News: Individual Real Estate agents added to Endangered Professions List!”. This post compares the individual real estate agent to “a tennis player using a wooden racket” or “a football player with a leather helmet.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2024

The new rules mandated by the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) settlement of class-action lawsuits related to buyer agent commissions take effect in just two days, and brokerages and MLSs are scrambling to find the best ways to implement them.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Michele Harrington: After entering real estate sales right out of the Marine Corps , I built my own brokerage. Sanchez: When you look at the industry, only 26% of leadership positions in real estate are held by women, even though over 60% of real estate agents are women. Why is that?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

“Most of the confusion we are seeing is from agents who don’t understand what has happened and even broker-owners who don’t understand changes have occurred.” Living up to its legacy Keller Williams is a franchise known for its agent education efforts. 9, are available to agents across the industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The HousingWire Pulse Survey for Q4 2024 provides valuable insights into the current state of the real estate market from various perspectives: brokerage leaders, mortgage professionals, and real estate agents. Training agents on new business practices : 16% noted this as a concern.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

Fast-growing, publicly traded The Real Brokerage announced Monday that it had reached a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in the Umpa commission lawsuit. The Umpa suit is the only commission lawsuit in which Real has been named as a defendant. The brokerage will pay $9.25 The Real Brokerage closed $14.4

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Lamacchia Realty , a full-service real estate brokerage firm licensed in six states, acquired the Seekonk, Massachusetts-based brokerage, Keystone Property Group , the company announced on Monday. Meanwhile, Anthony Lamacchia, broker/owner of Lamacchia Realty also welcomed Hedrick and her agents to the brokerage. “I

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

But as many as 200 real estate agents , brokerage firms and landlords are alleged to have violated this law by discriminating against applicants with federally subsidized Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, according to an undercover investigation conducted by the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

Bonnie Williamson never intended to be a real estate agent. As more and more people enter the real estate industry – membership at the National Association of Realtors has ballooned to a record 1.6 For brokerages – and agents themselves – transaction sides and sales volume are easy ways to measure productivity.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As real estate agents , we have an opportunity to decode and interrupt unfair housing when it tries to rear its ugly head in our everyday operations, which can influence affordability for our neighbors. When we know better, let’s do better. Let’s make the most of each opportunity.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

With home sales still at historically low levels and uncertainty over the commission lawsuits , real estate brokerage executives prize good leads more than ever. Anthony Djon, CEO of Anthony Djon Luxury Real Estate , said his company gets 90% of its leads from listing portals Zillow and Realtor.com.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2024

Michaelis describes Worth Clark as a virtual platform that allows agents to truly tap into the support they need to succeed. Worth Clark operates in 18 states and is ranked as the 39th-largest independent brokerage in the country. A lot of it has to do with our referrals from our own agents,“ he said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The Real Brokerage has scored a 13-for-1 deal. With the affiliation of the RealD2D Team, Real is adding 40 agents to its footprint in 13 different states, providing the company with the relatively rare opportunity to expand in more than one metropolitan area.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

We’ll break down everything you need to know about real estate referral fees, including how they work, typical referral fee rates, how to draft and manage referral agreements, and how to develop a successful referral network. Yet referrals are one of the best ways new agents can close more deals and earn more money.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

Keller Williams Realty has launched a real estate assistant that is powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI) and is trained on the company’s proprietary models, systems, books and training resources. “We We’re committed to rolling out features that save agents time and money.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

The top-producing Suarez Team is joining real estate firm The Real Brokerage , according to a company announcement on Wednesday. Before joining Real, the team was affiliated with Keller Williams Beverly Hills. Before joining Real, the team was affiliated with Keller Williams Beverly Hills. 14 for volume.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2024

The recent commission lawsuits have had a profound impact on real estate agents and brokerages as they face increased scrutiny and pressure to provide more transparency in their commission structures and potential conflicts of interest. Click here to nominate someone.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Fast-growing firm The Real Brokerage is launching a luxury division , according to an announcement on Wednesday. Real Luxury , as the division will be known, will focus on helping luxury agents and teams, as well as their exclusive clients. Nartey also serves as Real’s national growth leader.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The mood in the real estate industry has been gloomy since it was rocked by the $418 million settlement of antitrust lawsuits by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in March, but brokerages are pulling out all the stops to change that.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

In the competitive world of real estate recruitment, brokerages fight for the attention and loyalty of talented agents who can drive their success. As the lifeblood of the industry, agents play an important role in attracting clients, closing deals and determining the ultimate profitability of a brokerage.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

“We’re bringing together the best minds in the industry to elevate our services and redefine the future of real estate,” Adam Hergenrother, CEO of Livian, said in a statement. Together, we are poised to create unparalleled opportunities and set new standards of success in the world of real estate brokerage.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the passions that has spanned my career in its entirety is creating exceptional experiences — for agents and their clients, our brokerage staff and anyone who interacts with our brand. We recently created a Service Playbook that we integrate into staff and office meetings.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

According to the announcement, Lever is a platform that helps agents with marketing , supplemental lead generation , database management and transaction management, and it supplies agents with training and accountability solutions.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Podcast: Comparing real estate team and brokerage profitability. Study: It’s true, real estate teams outperform brokerage firms. RealTrends Brokerage Compensation Report. However, these super-sized teams aren’t the only ones turning a profit — a profit that dwarfs most real estate brokerage’s profit.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Due to this, Edgerton and other industry leaders believe it is essential for agents to focus on training and education as the mid-July deadline looms just a few months away. That would make it harder for agents to find all of the available properties for buyers and accurately price listings for sellers. “It

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A common thought among brokers revolves around the idea that if your gross commission income or office size is not increasing, you’re not successfully growing your brokerage. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the average tenure of an agent with a brokerage is six years.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

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.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2024

The latest complaint, which is seeking class-action status, was filed on Friday by eight real estate agents in Los Angeles County Superior Court. which, according to the complaints, are all wholly owned subsidiaries of Move and News Corp , who is also a defendant — defrauded agents by selling them fake leads.

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