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

MARCH 22, 2024

With low housing inventory nationwide, agents are using innovative ways to find real estate seller leads and convert them into listings. To help you snag more listings, we updated our list of proven strategies to win more real estate seller leads in 2024. If you want a shot at generating seller leads online, you need one, too.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The role of the buyer’s agent has been turned on its head and Lone Wolf Technologies wants to help. The real estate software company is launching a “Buyer’s Agent Club” that is designed to assist agents in navigating an uncertain time in the industry through resources, tools and training.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The best advice I got from an experienced agent was simple but powerful: “Do as many open houses as you can.” Running open houses (among other strategies) has helped me build a sustainable career in real estate at Your Property People. You have secured your open house! of the home and property.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

It was based on the premise that buyer brokers were using commission rates posted on the [ multiple listing service ] to steer buyers to properties that provided higher levels of compensation. … The settlement makes sense — but only on paper. The goal of the settlement was laudable,” Monestier writes. “It

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Nearly three quarters of recent American home sellers said in a Clever survey that using a traditional real estate agent is the best way to sell. Not only is this method popular, but it’s also well-regarded; 76% of sellers who worked with an agent felt their services were worth the cost.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Listings are the life-blood of all successful real estate businesses, but making the leap from working primarily with buyers to working with sellers can be a challenge for many agents early in their careers. Host open houses for other agents When you have your own listings, absolutely do your own open houses.

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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. But beyond first-timers, we’ll show you how to attract real estate buyers of all kinds through a multi-tiered marketing approach that boosts both your visibility and credibility with potential buyers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

We negotiated to get the sellers the highest price possible. There are still plenty of buyers interested in this area. In fact, we had (number) offers, which means there are still ready, willing, and qualified buyers eager to make an offer! Many of us are in sellers’ markets with very low inventory.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A question I love to ask potential sellers is “By when would you like your home sold to the right buyer?” Commit to two open houses per week Maximize the return on those open houses. Call other agents that you have a relationship with that may not want to or can’t hold their own open houses.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

The new feature harnesses the capabilities of multimodal artificial intelligence to instantly analyze and summarize complex property documents, including inspection reports, appraisals and seller disclosures. It can also help agents clearly communicate their unique value and services to homebuyers, sellers and others.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

Knowing what you’ll say in advance on a call, at an open house, or just chatting with your sphere makes you more confident — and confidence is the key that opens the door to opportunity in real estate. These sellers were on the market with another agent before and could not sell. This is [name] with [brokerage].

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

During a virtual open house hosted by Keller Williams to answer agent and broker questions about the settlements in the commission lawsuits , the overwhelming message was for real estate professionals to focus on what they can control. Seller concessions is money that is being given by the seller directly to the buyer,” Papasan said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

In this article, well cover the definition of a pocket listing, the pros and cons for both agents and sellers, and how to transact off-market legally and ethically. While Im sure there are instances where this is unfortunately the case, there are legitimate reasons why selling off-market is in the sellers best interest.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Real estate prospecting is a necessary activity for agents aiming to build a robust pipeline of buyer and seller leads. Traditional prospecting involves more direct or physical methods like cold calling, door knocking, direct mail campaigns, and hosting open houses or community events. Why not join them?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Pearson also has concerns about what this will now mean for how she and her agents handle client meetings or how to word things on open house fliers. “I I am working with an attorney to figure out how we are going to talk to people that come into open houses and what language we use on open house fliers,” Pearson said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

On Wednesday, real estate tech company Zigzy launched beta testing of Townify, a solution that enables real estate agents to host virtual open houses , which has become a necessity in a time when we are told to remain socially distant, the company said in a release.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2021

Since COVID-19 has enforced more restrictions on open houses, Redfin allows buyers to unlock the door of most RedfinNow listings via the Redfin app and self-tour seven days a week from 8 a.m. We let sellers choose their closing date, so they have the money to complete their purchase and only have to move once.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2020

Home sellers can sell their homes directly to Opendoor via Sell Direct, a contact-free solution giving homeowners the certainty of a home sale without worrying about listings, open houses and repairs. Paul, Houston, Sacramento, Denver, Portland, Austin, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

When it comes to home staging, there are two homeowner camps: those who think it’s a waste of money and don’t want to pay more to make their home more attractive to buyers and those who realize the worth and are willing to make the investment needed. Additionally, an open house and the majority of showings will be in the first 30 days.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

Atllas is launching a new artificial intelligence tool, Cold Call AI , that the company said is designed to streamline the process of reaching out to prospective home buyers and sellers. OpenHome is a platform for managing open-house visitors, with the goal of progressing these leads into closed sales.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Connect with seller leads Purpose: Build trust and start meaningful conversations with potential sellers. Script 1: Initial outreach to sellers Hi [Name], I noticed your home on [Street Name] and wanted to check if you’ve considered selling. I specialize in helping sellers like you find success. Can we discuss your goals?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Within the platform’s dashboard, clients can view documents like offers, appraisals, listing contracts, open houses and more. For buyers, the platform has their preferences for a home and relevant listings, which include both Compass exclusives and those on the local MLS. Sellers have access to all offers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

Buying a home in a non-disclosure state, where sale prices are not available to the general public, presents a unique set of challenges and requires home buyers to be more proactive in gathering information. Attend open houses and talk to other homeowners to get a sense of the market dynamics in the area.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Buyer after closing Dear (Buyer Name), It was a pleasure working with you! Seller right after a listing appointment Dear (Seller Name), It was so nice meeting you today! Thank you for showing me your fantastic house and sharing your goal to move to (include their motivation for selling here). Youre the best!

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Summary Real estate marketing apps Lead generation and nurturing apps Open house apps Social media apps Property search app s Team communication & workflow apps Commercial real estate apps Safety apps Methodology The full picture FAQs Real estate marketing apps Pivo Real Estate Monthly price: free with $399.99

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

So if you want to actually generate leads from social media, focus on telling stories that resonate with local buyers and sellers. So get over your fear of being perfect and just start creating content that resonates with buyers and sellers in your farm area. Having an open house? Touring a new listing?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Advertising on Zillow can put your website in front of millions of potential buyers and sellers. It offers a multichannel online advertising service that finds and attracts potential leads, leveraging search intent targeting and social information to engage with potential buyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

Incentives in the Market In a higher-rate environment, temporary rate buydowns funded by sellers, lenders or builders were widely offered as an incentive for buyers. The majority of the 155 respondents – about 70% of the total – noted temporary rate buydowns funded by the seller, builder or lender are offered as incentives to buyers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Real estate agents and real estate brokers are both licensed real estate professionals who can assist buyers and sellers, but you should be aware of some key differences and state-specific distinctions. A real estate agent is a licensed professional who represents buyers or sellers in real estate transactions.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

The subsequent lack of inventory, coupled with the high demand, has caused buyers to compete for properties, offering incentives and prices way above the asking price. Most buyers end up making multiple offers , working with brokers over more extended periods due to increased competition.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

It created a buyer representation certificate for agents. The program really gives agents a level of comfort and confidence in their value proposition when they are working with a buyer and trying to get a buyer agency agreement signed, Hanna said. Hanna said this led the company to revamp some of its agent education.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Advertise open houses Post about open houses to both your grid and stories multiple times leading up to the event, as this ensures that it will reach the most people. It’s also important to include the details of the open house in the photo in addition to your caption.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

But in an era where nearly everything begins with a Google search, the way buyers connect with agents has changed dramatically. According to the Zillow Consumer Housing Trends Report, released in October, a full 37% of buyers found their agent online compared to only 31% who connected with their agent through a traditional referral source.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

New findings from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) show a fresh picture of who’s buying and selling homes, with more first-time buyers entering the market and families looking for homes that fit multiple generations. Advertising on Zillow can put your brand in front of millions of potential buyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

If you target luxury buyers and sellers, it’s worth considering this investment, which also comes with the ability to choose a DIY or done-for-you build-out. It gives you a “first mover advantage”, providing robust follow-up tools that help you nurture potential seller clients with ease.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

You have all these buyers that have been waiting for rates to come back and now they’re back and all this becomes really competitive again.” So to me, it’s still a big first-time buyer market in 2024. and they can get a rate at 5%, that’s a refi boom for all of those buyers. If people got rates of 7% and 7.5%

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