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. For some buyers, surprisingly high insurance premiums are causing them to second-guess the property they have selected. “I

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Ive used thank you notes in my business for over a decade and even received referrals from people Ive met at networking events because they were so impressed by my immediate follow-up notes! Once you have several handwritten real estate letter templates to work off of, you can change them to include your own tone and style.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

At the Tom Ferry event last month and at the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) going on right now, this attribute is on display everywhere. Speakers are motivated and motivating, focused on what real estate professionals can control in a crazy housing market.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2024

While they may not be as trendy as they once were, a well-crafted real estate agent Facebook page is still the best way to generate leads on social media. Your Facebook page can help you build your personal brand, network with other agents across the country (hello, referral partners!)

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

Most real estate agents I coach do not have a lead problem they have a lead nurturing and conversion problem. Finding real estate leads is relatively easy. Its up to you to build a relationship with your leads over time by implementing a strategic real estate lead nurturing plan for your business.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Working in real estate sales for a few years, and now you want to challenge yourself and raise the stakes? You might be ready to take on the luxury real estate market! I’ll show you what it takes to succeed as a luxury real estate agent in any market. Visit Agent Image 3.

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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. As a real estate coach, I hear this question all the time.

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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. Moreover, the concept remains a central theme of some arguments contained in the plethora of lawsuits that are now carpet bombing the real estate industry.

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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

JANUARY 25, 2024

To help, we put together this guide to walk you through our nine-step system to recruit, nurture, and retain producing agents in 2024. They are far more common than listing agents or top-producing buyer’s agents, but will still bring in consistent revenue. If they dropped, they might be unhappy with their brokerage.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

Despite the frequency of departures, real estate agents in the state say the housing market remains strong. We are still experiencing the multiple-offer phenomenon, although it is not quite as prevalent as it was a year ago, said Linda Feinstein , a Hinsdale, Illlinois-based agent for Compass. As of Jan.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

Real estate agents and business leaders play a pivotal role in improving the cities in which they operate, making community service an essential value to their professions. Demonstrate your values to customers Buyers and sellers want more than just transactional relationships with their agents.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Additionally, with cooperative compensation removed from MLS systems, alongside the new requirement for buyer-agency agreements, agents must speak up and share their value clearly and confidently. The fact is, real estate agents do more than just sign the dotted lines for their clients.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

We sat down with Laura to learn how she did it and her best tips for agents who want to generate warm leads from Facebook Groups. I was getting everyone’s email addresses and started nurturing them in the group, outside of the group and doing events and it just naturally turned into my best lead source.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A post shared by The Agency (@theagencyre) Actionable Insights High-quality visuals can elevate your brand and attract more clients Showcase aspirational properties to capture the attention of luxury buyers 2. His style is a breath of fresh air among real estate content.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In the latest episode of the RealTrending podcast , Amy Stockberger — broker-owner of Amy Stockberger Real Estate — joins Tracey Velt for a tantalizing conversation that covers her teamerage’s unique “Lifetime Home Support” model and other ways that agents can provide value to home buyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

When I first started in real estate , I thought my job was solely about helping buyers and sellers. Real estate agents have the privilege of guiding people through one of their biggest life decisions. We agents can also strengthen the communities we serve. Ask yourself: What causes resonate with me?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

The classes that are available to all agents in the industry include: Scaling Your Boutique Team Breaking into the Luxury Market SCALE: Mindset, Vision, Strategy & Culture for Building Your Ultimate Company Stress-Less Sales: Mastering Communication & Tactical Empathy Buyer Broker Agreement?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2025

Buyers and showings are the most time-consuming pieces of the business. While managing listings can be relatively straightforward, handling multiple buyers requires a significant amount of time and effort. For instance, an agent can easily manage 30 listings simultaneously, but having just five active buyers can be overwhelming.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2022

RESPA has strict rules for real estate and mortgage professionals regarding kickbacks, referrals, and unnecessary fees. It also does not preclude a real estate broker or agent and a lender from collaborating on marketing activities. The buyer should be a seasoned rancher or farmer looking to expand.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The turbulence in rates has trickled down to individual markets like Cincinnati, where real estate agents say they dont know what to expect from sale to sale. Its unpredictable, said Teena Jackson, a Redfin agent in Cincinnati. Altos considers anything above 30 to be indicative of a seller’s market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

Predictive analytics in real estate combines the use of historical data and algorithms to anticipate future market trends and identify potential sellers sometimes even buyers, too. Real estate agents can use this data to identify motivated sellers and people who are likely to buy a home.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

After the National Association of Realtors settlement changed how commission is paid, there was some fear among agents that buyers and sellers might forgo their services in favor of handling the transaction themselves. It can also be quite valuable to hold these events on Zoom or through social media platforms.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

As a real estate brokerage leader with decades of experience, I know firsthand that every connection counts, so having the right words at your fingertips is essential. That’s where text messaging for real estate agents comes in — it’s quick, personal, and gets straight to the point. Can we discuss your goals?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Real estate agents often make the mistake of believing their clients will remember them forever but they dont. Its up to us as agents to stay engaged and stay in contact with our clients. Content: Agents can include any combination of data and information. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In the ever-competitive real estate market, creating a consistent flow of real estate buyer leads is strategy for success. Extending a broad (but strategic) net is part of knowing how to generate buyer leads in real estate. It’s packed with stylish templates for social media, events and more.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Open houses remain one of the best ways to showcase a property and connect with potential buyers. In this article, we’ll take a look at why digital sign-in sheets matter and how savvy agents are using them to maximize their lead-generation strategies. Setting up open house sign-in apps for your next event is simple.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Life events happen. A question I love to ask potential sellers is “By when would you like your home sold to the right buyer?” Call other agents that you have a relationship with that may not want to or can’t hold their own open houses. I know you work with other agents and can’t give me everything. Things change.

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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.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 7, 2025

have reached all-time highs, and there is just enough demand from buyers to keep prices rising steadily. presidential race between two candidates with opposing economic and housing agendas, many buyers and sellers have adopted a wait-and-see strategy this year. Rising prices and low supply: This year, home prices in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

you know the real estate industry has had quite a roller coaster ride in 2024. Buyer representation has become one of the hottest and most debated topics of the year. Amid the lawsuits and non-stop news coverage, one major question has emerged: What is buyer representation and why does it matter?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

Networking can be intimidating for some real estate agents. It is an extremely broad term that encompasses many types of activities — from attending speed networking events (think: speed dating but for entrepreneurs) to stopping by your friend’s summer barbecue. Yet real estate networking doesn’t have to be scary.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Find your audience Not every real estate transaction is the same because not all buyers and sellers are the same. Do you specialize in helping first-time buyers and sellers, or are you leaning towards working with real estate investors ? They cross-promote the event.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The relationship between a loan officer and a real estate agent is one of the most important pieces of the puzzle, as the two must combine forces to help borrowers achieve their goal of buying a home. You can even collaborate on buyer education around the home buying process, leveraging each others’ expertise.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Lock-in Effect Moderates as Buyers Adjust to Elevated Rates The lock-in effect has discouraged homeowners from listing their homes for sale, which has contributed to Americas acute housing scarcity. The rate-lock effect is letting up a bit here in Seattle, said local Redfin Premier real estate agent David Palmer.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Real estate referral fees are also a fantastic way for experienced and busy agents to get a nice paycheck without doing much work. According to NAR , five percent of sellers and four percent of buyers found their agent through another agent’s referral. What is a real estate referral fee?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2021

These are the words real estate agents use when asked to describe the current state of the market and what it’s like to buy a home today. Buyers are facing unprecedented challenges, they say, due to a confluence of housing market conditions: Pricing. If you’re an FHA or VA buyer, you don’t stand a chance.

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