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The future of mortgage professionals: Adapting to a changing market

Housing Wire

Limited financial literacy Many clients lack an understanding of financial principles such as debt consolidation, home equity utilization, and long-term wealth-building strategies. Mortgage professionals who integrate financial education into their service offerings can build deeper, long-lasting client relationships.

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Northpointe Bank to shutter its correspondent lending business

Housing Wire

Due to the significant contraction in the overall mortgage industry, we have made the difficult decision to exit the correspondent lending business,” Chuck Williams, president and CEO, said in a statement.

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8 best places to buy real estate leads in 2023

Housing Wire

Market Leader’s unique approach focuses on nurturing leads for long-term client relationships, so it’s great for a solo agent who’s just starting to build their email list. It stands out by guaranteeing a specific monthly volume of exclusive leads, though this amount will vary based on your geographic location.

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Top Producer Review: Features, pricing & alternatives

Housing Wire

While the real estate industry is forever in flux, one constant is that it’s a relationship business. One of the biggest challenges for agents is finding new clients and staying top-of-mind until they are ready to buy or sell.

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The 22 must-have real estate marketing tools for 2024

Housing Wire

If you want to build out your client relationships even more and establish faster methods of connection, take a look at migrating your list to Constant Contact where you can layer text communication on to your strategy.

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Predictive analytics for real estate: Best tools + guide

Housing Wire

Pros & Cons Sister company to SmartZip Inside sales and marketing included at no extra cost Use ad tools to connect your digital marketing AI-generated exclusive listing leads Access smart data anywhere Lead quality can vary Focuses primarily on seller leads Requires a six-month contract Pricing may not be feasible for newer agents Pricing Lead (..)

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The evolution of the more productive real estate agent 

Housing Wire

In order to have time available to invest in these activities, agents and their brokerages have employed a wide variety of technology tools that simplify and streamline managing client relationships and marketing, as well as platforms that help agents manage documents and track transactions through the closing process.