Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Much like lawyers needing to take a separate bar exam in each state they wish to practice in, real estate agents’ training and licensing requirements vary by state. Arguably, one of the most important functions of a real estate agent is to guide and be a subject matter expert to clients through the buying and selling processes.

Real Estate 444

Real Estate Real Estate Agent Agents Brokerage 444

Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Regularly update content, share valuable insights about the local market, and interact with potential clients. Make sure you’re ready to share new listings and that potential clients can easily contact you through your platforms.

Real Estate Agent 406

Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Clients 406

Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2024

And the real possibility of creating efficiencies and reducing costs and maintaining what I refer to as the ‘heart of human’ definitely had my attention. SW: How does your background inform how you approach clients of BridgeAIvisory? And I refer to it as “from the boardroom to the break room.”

Design 402

Design Training Business Real Estate 402

Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2024

Nearly 70% of the agents that join our company are referred to us by our very own agents, and if we have a chance to speak with those agents, 80% of them are joining Worth Clark.” Michaelis also mentions that the company invites broker-owners to bring their agents to Worth Clark for team training and other exercises that promote synergy.

Brokerage 405

Brokerage Property Management Agents Real Estate 405

Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2024

How can you do a better job as you are handing off clients and customers to them? You call the client, then you call me to arrange it. Then you explain the report to the clients. Or maybe you do have a friend or family member that needs my help that you could refer me to. What do they expect of you? I do the inspection.

Inspection 387

Inspection Training Clients Real Estate Agent 387

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In their filing, the plaintiffs highlight HomeServices’ franchise agreements, training videos, as well as the now infamous Allan Dalton video, as evidence of HomeServices enforcing the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation policy.

Training 404

Training Realtors Agents Real Estate 404

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. I pondered how they could offer the assistance that buyers and sellers required at such competitive rates.

Real Estate 352

Real Estate Brokerage Clients Realtors 352

Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Kahane & Associates team is dedicated to finding innovative ways to assist its clients in significantly reducing the costs of default servicing. The primary goal of the firm is to provide clients with the highest quality legal representation and the finest in personal service in the industry.

Legal 396

Legal Law Clients Technology 396

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Lenders and search companies alike need to look for trusted agent partners to provide the client with the experience they deserve. All our agents have an incredible amount of accountability to each of our partners to make sure all clients have a world-class real estate experience.”. Technology plays a vital role in this.

Real Estate 448

Real Estate Real Estate Agent Agents Clients 448

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

and ensuring that potential clients have the reverse mortgage option visible is a key focus for Bruser. I’m working with a couple of brokerage firms on a multi-part agent training series,” Borg said. “I’ve Florida is already an extremely popular retirement destination in the U.S.,

Marketing 401

Marketing Business Clients Training 401

Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2021

Bob takes a huge amount of pride in the presentation and marketing of a property, and he works with clients personally from the pre-listing stage all the way through to the closing. He keeps his clients fully informed on listing and market activity throughout the process. To get more clients. Not in a million years.

Real Estate Agent 476

Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Clients 476

Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

And I love the idea that we can get so deep with these clients and really impact their lives for the better.” When I think about the reverse product specifically, it really is such a unique product in the sense that it is really part of a life-planning exercise.

Business 425

Business Mortgage Loan Officers Training 425

Appraisal Buzz

JULY 8, 2024

Some mortgage lenders would say there is a shortage of appraisers and believe the shortage is impacting their ability to deliver credible appraisals to their clients in a timely manner. There are also the economics of training new appraisers and the numerous and disparate state laws and lender prohibitions.

Modernization 367

Modernization Inspection Appraisal Technology 367

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.

Real Estate Agent 416

Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Clients 416

Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Among key HECM-related updates, Ames noted that there is more inclusion and more references to other HUD guidance — including the Single Family Housing Handbook, which received extensive, years-in-the-making reverse mortgage updates last year. This helps the counseling handbook avoid both inconsistent and duplicative information.

Mortgage 398

Mortgage Modernization Training Technology 398

Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2023

Today, the Massachusetts-based Cobalt Group has its core team of agents who operate as a traditional real estate team, but it also has other independent agents who work under the group’s overall umbrella, a key characteristic of what many in the real estate industry are now referring to as “teamerages.”

Brokerage 369

Brokerage Agents Real Estate Training 369

Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

To succeed in real estate, it’s essential to have affordable, efficient tools for generating, nurturing, and converting leads into clients. You’ll get alerts about the hottest leads that include personalized talking points, properties of interest, and housing market data to reference.

Advertising 389

Advertising Tools Real Estate Sellers 389

Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

“I’m working with a couple of brokerage firms on a multipart agent training series,” Frank Borg, a Seattle -based originator with Fairway said in a February interview.

Retail 401

Retail Mortgage Real Estate Agent Business 401

Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2023

In particular, Holden noted the opportunity of training computer algorithms to review bank statements and identifying borrowers who have no credit but are making consistent rent payments every month. “We That’s something that will have to be overcome before we have wholesale adoption and use across the industry,” Stucky explained.

Technology 427

Technology Finance Training Valuation 427

Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

It is trained on text data and learns to identify patterns from that data to generate human-like text responses. Creating new content, whether in the form of text, photos, videos or computer code, is referred to as generative AI. Building trust with prospects or clients takes time. These are large language models (LLMs).

Real Estate Agent 370

Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Tools 370

Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

Your client is more than just another unit or commission. Some of the best loan officers do not have to spend any money on marketing because they have focused their business on building relationships with their clients. Through this process, the client develops a relationship with you, and sees you as more than just a loan officer.

Loan Officers 368

Loan Officers Business Clients Training 368

Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

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. Working as both an LO and agent was a way to better serve his clients, he said. For example, Realfinity pays LOs 1.4%

Real Estate Agent 456

Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Real Estate Agents 456

Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In addition, we were also joined by many staff members, family, friends, and clients who enjoyed plenty of family-friendly fun! Following the grand opening, REALTORS®, staff, clients, friends, and family joined us at Springfield Elks for Sears Real Estate’s 10th Annual Pumpkinfest, a staple celebration in the community!

Realty 74

Realty Real Estate Realtors Brokerage 74

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Do this before the appointment, and refer to our list of questions to get specifics. She developed training materials, classes, and coaching programs for her fellow introverts. How to prepare for a listing appointment Have a quick call with the sellers to ask them about their motivation, timeline, and price they have in mind.

Agents 358

Agents Real Estate Sellers Real Estate Agent 358

CA Realty Training

MARCH 29, 2021

It’s important to know how to set up and maintain a good foundation with your clients. Listening is fundamental in creating a good working client relationship. Many agents are not in the habit of really listening to their client. Practicing this skill of active listening will give you insight to your client’s needs.

Client Relationships 59

Client Relationships Clients Real Estate Real Estate Agent 59

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In agent training videos, Blefari said he pre-writes a 6% commission into all his listing agreements and that he only negotiates commissions if they go up. “I I was showing them [agents] what I did so they can learn from that,” Blefari said in his video deposition, according to Inman.

Sellers 428

Sellers Agents Buyers Realtors 428

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Right now, the first suit to go to trial should be the Sitzer lawsuit (named after its lead plaintiff), which was scheduled to begin on February 21, 2023, but at the request of Anywhere (referred to as Realogy in all court filings), it has been postponed indefinitely, as reported by Real Estate Reporter Brooklee Han. Judge Stephen R.

Real Estate 332

Real Estate Brokerage Property Management Buyers 332

Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In addition, we were also joined by many staff members, family, friends, and clients who enjoyed plenty of family-friendly fun! Finally, after years of referring clients to other companies, Lamacchia opened its very first office in the state of Florida. Meet our Seekonk area REALTORS®!

Realty 74

Realty Realtors Real Estate Brokerage 74

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With its potential to reach new clients and gain tremendous ROI, social media has become one of the most effective marketing tools for businesses big and small. Just sold stories If your clients are willing to be featured on your socials, celebrate their sale. Readers are more likely to remember stories that evoke emotions.

Real Estate 398

Real Estate Agents Real Estate Agent Decorating 398

Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

One of my favorite seller clients was a FSBO who I became friends with. This script is an easy, non-salesy way to train your existing network of friends, family, coworkers, and everyone in your sphere of influence to send you leads when they come across them. Good for you + good for your clients! Lead with value! Don’t force it!

Real Estate 400

Real Estate Business Agents Sellers 400

Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 12, 2024

For years, we have referred to our appraisal reports as “forms,” but they have always been appraisal “reports.” Additionally, appraisers should clearly communicate their pricing structures to clients, emphasizing the scope of work and the time required to complete that scope credibly. We can learn from this beautiful prose.

Appraisal 370

Appraisal Inspection Lending Training 370

Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 19, 2024

In addition, we were also joined by many staff members, family, friends, and clients who enjoyed plenty of family-friendly fun! Finally, after years of referring clients to other companies, Lamacchia opened its very first office in the state of Florida. Meet our Fall River area REALTORS®!

Realty 74

Realty Realtors Real Estate Tools 74

Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

It’s important to be intentional and choose strategies that give you the highest likelihood of meeting and connecting with your ideal clients. Rather than wasting time and money trying many different tactics to find clients, a detailed plan allows you to focus on just a few. You need to reserve enough energy to serve your clients well.

Real Estate 417

Real Estate Marketing Agents Tools 417

Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 19, 2023

With this being our first office location in the state, we are thrilled to be to able provide even more to the clients in this area. In addition to our Salem area REALTORS® , we were also joined by many staff members, family, friends, and clients who enjoyed plenty of family-friendly fun including face painting and balloon animals!

Realty 69

Realty Realtors Tools Clients 69

Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2024

Phone number: Include the phone number you want clients to call. Hours: While choosing “Always open” is tempting for most agents, I’d recommend selecting the “Open on selected hours” This allows you to set expectations with potential clients about when you’re actually going to be available.

Real Estate Agent 402

Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Advertising 402

Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In addition, we were also joined by many staff members, family, friends, and clients who enjoyed plenty of family-friendly fun, including face painting, and pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus! Finally, after years of referring clients to other companies, Lamacchia opened its very first office in the state of Florida.

Realty 74

Realty Realtors Tools Training 74

Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In addition to the Falmouth area REALTORS® , we were also joined by many staff members, family, friends, and clients who enjoyed plenty of family-friendly fun, including face painting and balloon animals! Finally, after years of referring clients to other companies, Lamacchia opened its very first office in the state of Florida.

Realty 74

Realty Realtors Tools Real Estate 74