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. Please tell your sellers for me,” one text cited in the complaint stated.

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Realtors Buyers Brokerage Real Estate 482

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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Realtors Agents Marketing Real Estate 362

Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

According to Anthony Lamacchia , the broker-owner of Lamacchia Realty , he and his agents have seen disputes over buyer broker fees for years, highlighting the importance of having a signed buyer representation agreement , which will soon be required by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Like the athletes in Paris, Realtors and brokers across the U.S. have been busy training and preparing to be ready for Aug. 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. His confidence didn’t just come out of nowhere.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Business 405

Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

The real estate giant was prompted to do this by the terms of National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement which requires agents to have a written agreement with a client in order to work with them as a buyer broker. This agreement must be signed prior to an agent taking a buyer to tour a home.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

When the refi market dried up in 2022, business took a drastic turn for Thuan Nguyen, CEO of Loan Factory and the top loan originator on the Scotsman Guide for the last two years. Prior to the downturn, more than 90% of Nguyen’s business came from refinances. How is business delegated among team members?

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

I also include tips and tricks to help you find your first clients faster than most new agents. Yet sometimes, there’s enough business coming in from the team that agents earn more money on a team than they would earn on their own. Is there one day a week you can work on your real estate business? Let’s dive in!

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients Agents 382

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Builders are more actively thinking about how to efficiently serve these prospective clients. More Realtors are reporting younger clients who say they want a ’feet-first house,’ a place where they can live for the rest of their lives,” the article explained.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2024

Despite what seems like welcome news for loan originators, who have suffered through thinning margins for two years, refinance business has yet to go up much , LOs told HousingWire. “I It (refi application volume) is meaningful, but is it meaningful on a macro scale?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

So he did what a lot of retail loan officers in the industry were doing — Mike would reclassify a self-generated lead as a corporate-generated lead, thus slashing his compensation from 125 basis points down to as low as 50 bps, giving him a low enough rate to win the client and eventually close the deal. The lower comp rate stung.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

Although I remained confident in my skills and the value I brought to my clients, I couldn’t help but question how I would compete with a company capable of offering such low-cost representation en-masse. Here’s where I’ll stop to reiterate that we need to recognize that Homie’s current issues are not unique only to them.

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Real Estate Brokerage Clients Realtors 451

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

He emphasizes the importance of a diverse product portfolio including DSCR and business-purpose loans, to better serve clients. Do you have business purpose loans in your offerings? Close one loan for a real estate investor and you have a repeat client for life! Helping Realtors close more transactions is invaluable.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2024

The National Association of Realtors addressed concerns of agent steering in its latest update to its commission lawsuit settlement FAQs. According to NAR’s FAQ update, the business practice changes outlined in the trade association’s commission lawsuit settlement agreement “eliminate any theoretical steering.”

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Realtors Sellers Agents Buyers 414

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) , San Antonio Board of Realtors (SABOR) and Austin-based Unlock MLS are entering into a data sharing agreement that will give Realtors access to each other’s listings, with the deal set to be finalized by the end of the year.

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Realtors Real Estate Agents Clients 448

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Despite 2025 housing market predictions changing fast , there are still key themes and trends for real estate leaders to watch to best serve their clients and business. What should Realtors know about this information? HW: How do you think the role of Realtors will change next year?

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Real Estate Housing Market Marketing Realtors 365

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

“She brings extensive agent/broker empathy and connection to the industry, given her 20-plus years experience being a Realtor herself. She is a proven innovator who will be a huge asset in delivering Realtor.com’s solutions to help real estate professionals grow their business.”

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Marketing Real Estate Realtors Clients 407

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Growing and changing is vital to expand your services and business growth so that you can tailor services in REO. VRM goes beyond expectations, delivering tailor-made solutions that not only elevate efficiencies but also significantly cut operating costs, all while expertly mitigating risks for our valued clients.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Founded in 1971 by Paul Sears, Sears Real Estate is owned and operated by the family of current National Association of Realtors president Kevin Sears. Not only am I super excited to be working with Brian and Kevin Sears, but also Dan Rodriguez, and James Cichetti along with all the Realtors at Sears Real Estate.

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Realty Brokerage Real Estate Realtors 447

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

the National Association of Realtors (NAR), et al kicked off this week in a Kansas City, Missouri, federal courtroom, there is a lot at stake for consumers and business competition. Further, compensation is set between the brokers and their clients and is always negotiable. As the trial of Burnett v. The list goes on and on.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Realtors Buyers 485

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Regardless, it’s clear that title businesses will need to compete for their share of that available volume, in large part, by differentiating themselves from the competition. In doing so, these title businesses will very likely be building unique differentiators for themselves , not just for the short term. Processes, or chokepoints?

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Business Technology Human Resources HOA 357

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2020

It’s not uncommon to hear that bids on homes are that high, according to Stacie Herrig, a Realtor with Epic Realty in Meridian, Idaho, and sometimes she can see 10 to 20 offers on a home. A client of Craig’s lost a bid on a separate home that was originally listed for $700,000. Herrig said the demand leads to really quick turn times.

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Marketing Realty Realtors Housing Market 534

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

While new social media platforms seem to pop up all the time, Facebook remains a tried-and-true platform for real estate agents to grow their business in a variety of ways. Joining and engaging with groups of fellow Realtors on Facebook should be a key tool in every agent’s toolbox. Join Realtor Networking & Social Media Tips 4.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Realtors 418

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In a competitive market, the seller would pay nothing to the buyer broker, who would instead be paid by the buyer (their client), and the total commission paid by the seller would be set at a level to compensate only the seller’s broker,” the complaint states. The National Association of REALTORS will respond to this complaint in court.”

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Realtors Sellers Real Estate Buyers 458

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Thanks to provisions in both Anywhere’s and RE/MAX’s settlement agreements , as well as Redfin’s announcement that it would be requiring agents to cancel their National Association of Realtors membership, much of the speculation has focused on what will become of NAR’s 1.5 million members. Certainly there are a lot of places in the U.S.

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Realtors Agents Contracts Brokerage 433

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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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Buyers 446

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This comes even as the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement have been implemented across the country. and 3%, down from 57% prior to the business practice changes going into effect in August. Real conducted its survey between Aug.

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Sellers Agents Buyers Brokerage 508

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. 17 business practice changes mandated by the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement.

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Sellers Agents Training Clients 370

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Amerivest brings experienced agents and a suite of technology and education tools — covering marketing , business management, customer relationship management (CRM) and document management solutions — that will integrate into Real’s platform. He has held multiple leadership roles with the Florida Association of Realtors.

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Realty Agents Brokerage Tools 381

Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

Iowa Realtor Lori Bogle has a similar story. Now she not only owns Bogle Realty, but she’s become a pillar in her community, something motivated more by her faith than business. Her friends lured her into the profession and she liked the idea of being face to face with clients. We go out and have a booth.

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Agents Real Estate Realty Real Estate Agent 449

Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Take, for example, Miami-based proptech firm Realfinity , which aims to challenge the status quo with a new business venture. Dahlhausen added that working as a loan officer is an opportunity for real estate agents to ”control the transaction” and ”ensure that the client is being taken care of” while increasing their compensation.

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Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Real Estate Agents 432

Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Michael Nourmand, president of Beverly Hills-based Nourmand & Associates Realtors , said that while he hasnt had to evacuate, he knows several people whose homes have been destroyed. … From a business standpoint, this is another challenging thing in the LA real estate market. I don’t think that solves the problem.

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Insurance Real Estate Clients Realtors 333

Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

Compass has joined the National Association of Realtors , Anywhere , Keller Williams and RE/MAX in settling the commission lawsuits. Additionally, like the three other brokerage firms that have already settled, Compass has agreed to make changes to its business practices as part of the settlement.

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Brokerage Realtors Agents Clients 436

Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2024

Moving our entire team over to Coldwell Banker Realty was the best decision for our clients. No one else compares when it comes to brand recognition and tools to market our clients’ homes. We look forward to helping them continue to expand and elevate their business as they open this new chapter in their storied history.”

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Realty Brokerage Real Estate Clients 419

Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

While the news of the National Association of Realtors’ settlement agreement in the commission lawsuits may have created panic at some brokerages , local Realtor associations and Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) said they were not only anticipating the news but were prepared for it.

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Realtors Agents Real Estate Logistics 389

Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

After months of plaintiffs’ lawyers in commission lawsuits claiming that the National Association of Realtors sets real estate agent commissions, the trade group finally decided to, in its words, “set the record straight.” The internet can be a tool, but it is not a replacement for the essential services agents who are Realtors provide.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Realtors Agents 441

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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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Clients 397

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The real estate industry is undergoing a seismic transformation, with recent regulatory changes pushing the National Association of Realtors to a critical juncture. Clearly communicate your value to clients and demonstrate how your pricing reflects the expertise you bring. Bill Hang is the Head of Business Development for Gitcha.

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