Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

Understand why nurturing is essential, and check out my top seven lead nurturing strategies and best practices to help you convert more leads into clients this year. And NAR data shows that 81% of sellers and most buyers only interview one real estate agent! Events are not just for past clients! Why is lead nurturing important?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

-based Consumer Policy Center (CPC) warns that the common practice of percentage-based real estate commissions may be a financial disadvantage for home buyers and sellers. The report is titled How Percentage-Based Commissions Can Harm Home Buyers and Sellers and What They Can Do About It. The issue is backed by academic research.

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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. Stockberger: It’s very omnipresent.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2025

Despite following NWMLSs published rules, Compass IDX feed was suspended without warning impacting our clients and agents alike, Cris Nelson, a regional vice president for Compass, told Inman. Compass has also backed a website , called Washington Homeowner Rights, which is soliciting NWMLS home sellers for a potential class action lawsuit.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The majority of homebuyers are still expecting sellers to cover their agent’s compensation, according to The Real Brokerage ’s August 2024 agent survey. While it appears that most sellers are still offering some level of compensation, 12% of agents reported they were still unsure of what the emerging trend will be. 30 and Sept.

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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

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

With Q4 in full swing, many realtors are seeing buyers and sellers paralyzed by high interest rates and stagnant inventories. Shallis, with over three decades of experience in the real estate industry has helped realtors, buyers, and sellers navigate all types of market conditions. Key Strategies for Realtors in Q4 1.

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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. Let’s dive in!

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

HomeLight is an Arizona -based real estate platform designed to connect agents with clients. Agents reported that 27% of first-timer buyers requested mortgage rate buydowns from sellers. Other agents reported that the NAR settlement complicated things for buyers and sellers. 30 and Nov.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Conrad discusses best practices for transparent conversations between listing agents and sellers, the value of educating sellers on the new buyer agent compensation agreements , and ways to show your value as a professional agent. Velt chimes in and shares how important it is to be transparent with sellers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

Faster sales not only allow us to help more clients each year, they also help alleviate some of the stress and anxiety that come with a commission-only career. Prospect for highly motivated sellers Focus your lead generation efforts on finding people who need to sell. Who are these motivated clients? When is your lease up?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This is evident when you ask any highly successful agent where they find their clients. Inevitably, their answer will be “my past clients and sphere.” A referral estate referral occurs when a licensed agent or broker passes along a prospective buyer or seller to another licensed agent to handle a transaction. Choose your moment!

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2025

. “Partnering with Zillow to commit to listing transparency is simply the right thing to do for homebuyers and sellers across America. We think thats bad for sellers, its bad for buyers, and its bad for the market, Samuelson told HousingWire on Thursday. Its literally designed to protect sellers and buyers!

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

Sellers and servicers can be in continuous contact with their borrowers throughout the loan’s lifecycle. This creates an opportunity to get to know and understand clients’ financing needs. What trends are you seeing now, and how is Arbor helping clients with those shifts?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

And it is a little bit early, but some of the preliminary data I have looked at show that sellers are continuing to pay buyer agent compensation.” I think ultimately, though, sellers should be looking at their net (profit). The way you approach a change is really about your mindset.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

And while most of the talking points espoused on both sides of the debate remain fairly consistent, those who are in favor of the policy have recently started to claim that an agent who doesnt list their sellers properties on the MLS may be exposing themselves to legal liability. Those who dont want CCP are putting a restraint on trade.

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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. So, where do you start? In this article, weve compiled 49 compelling real estate newsletter ideas and subject lines.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

Skillful negotiations can not only help you build a more sustainable career they can also help you earn higher compensation, get more listings, and achieve more satisfying outcomes for your clients. Know your client’s desired outcome Sometimes, you may need to lose a battle to win the war.

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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. From fewer people having children to the average age of a home seller going up, demographic trends are shifting. HW: Lets dive into some demographic shifts.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

On Tuesday, the firm launched Compass Resort, a network for agents in vacation-home markets and clients searching for second homes. ” The resort network will provide agents and clients in these markets with additional support, as buyers and sellers operating in these places often expect a higher quality of service from their agents.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2025

Under what NAR is calling its MLS Listing Options for Sellers policy , sellers will have the option to delay marketing their listing publicly as long as they sign the required disclosure. To allow the MLSs to talk to their broker communities and figure out how to make things work best for them and their clients in smart.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Earnouts From Sellers perspective, earnouts can be an opportunity to be paid more for the business over a period of time or, alternatively, an unnecessary holdback of part of the purchase price. To backstop some of those indemnification obligations, there will likely be an indemnification escrow agreement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Final Offer’s new feature gives agents a new avenue of communication with clients looking for unique listings. According to the company, PX allows agents to share “pre-market” and “off-market” properties with clients via a private channel.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

The seller mentioned they were now living out of state and wanted to re-evaluate their approach with a new agent, potentially adjusting both the price and marketing strategy. Their Hotmail email address used their name nothing seemed suspicious there and while their phone number was unlisted, which wasnt unusual for higher-profile clients.

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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. What does this mean for you?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

As more brokerages and agents contemplate moving away from a cooperative compensation model , many are grappling with some tough questions, the most vexing probably being: What do I do if a seller is only willing to contribute part of the buyer broker’s fees, or none at all? In some cases, the buyer will be like, ‘I know I promised you 2.5%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2025

Under the National Association of Realtors (NAR) new Multiple Listing Options policy, the trade group is allowing listing agents, with the signed consent and direct permission of their seller client, to delay publicly marketing a listing through Internet Data Exchange (IDX) feeds and syndication.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Ive been doing this since 2005 and I tell clients that Ive never seen a market like this, so we have to navigate it together. But on a comparable home, another of her clients had an offer below the asking price accepted. Its a symptom of a market thats transitioning away from sellers. It’s just become a more common theme.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

This proves your expertise to clients and allows you to provide them with knowledge about the real estate market. The market action index is 37, indicating that there is a slight seller’s advantage. 89% of sellers used an agent to sell their home. 70% of sellers are repeat sellers, 30% are first-time sellers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

After rock-solid careers of their own, they decided to combine their skills and their shared passion to help Chinese home buyers, sellers and investors navigate Southern Californias competitive real estate market, Real President Sharran Srivatsaa said in a statement. Theyve set the gold standard for service to the Chinese community.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2024

eXp Realty recently released forms that make it clear it is firmly up to the seller to decide whether or not they will offer buyer broker compensation. In the spirit of this arrangement, Real President Sharran Srivatsaa said the firm is leaving it up to sellers as to how and if they advertise offers of buyer broker compensation. “It

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The analysis centers on in-depth interviews conducted nationwide with numerous Redfin agents regarding the reactions of sellers and buyers to the changes. The agreement is meant to inform potential clients of what Redfin would charge if a Redfin agent were to represent them; it does not bind the consumer to utilize Redfin.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

Real estate closing gifts personalize and ultimately strengthen the relationship between you and your client, which can lead to a string of referrals. We curated some standout closing gift ideas for buyers and sellers and assembled this guide to help you navigate the closing gift process. Clients always on the go?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

. “The acquisition of Private Collection accelerates Final Offers market share of enterprise brokerage customers seeking to provide their agents with a tool to share off-market listings within their brokerage as well as their clients and prospective clients,” Final Offer said in a prepared statement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Professionals should also leverage technology to give clients the best experience for the biggest decision of their lives. Based on a historical commission lawsuit enacted in 2019, the real estate commission landscape is undergoing significant change, reshaping how agents engage with their clients. Isn’t that promising?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

“Frustration happens when one agent who is doing things the legacy way calls up the listing broker and asks what they are doing for cooperative compensation, and the listing broker tells them they aren’t, but their seller is willing to consider all offers, so ask for the compensation in the offer,” Srivatsaa said. Approaching the Aug.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

In essence this means that Zillow will not be displaying and eXp Realty will not be engaging in the NARs new Multiple Listing Options for Sellers policy which allows for delayed marketing exempt listings. But while both companies are loud supporters of CCP, they also understand the need and desire of some sellers to do a private listing.

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