Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2024

Just this week, I have spent time with successful people in the following pursuits: Technology consulting, software development, real estate sales, building construction and contracting, the law, nuclear physics innovation, advertising, medical sales, and product innovation. Is this fair?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools equip real estate agents with unprecedented capabilities. Since real estate tech changes by the hour these days, we did a deep dive into the most helpful AI tools for real estate agents on the market today.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2020

As Americans ditch urban cores for roomier abodes in the suburbs, real estate agents say the list of must-haves has changed: buyers are looking for pools, home offices and makeshift learning centers. Real estate agents dish on the latest must-have amenities appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

Well into January, we are already seeing properties go under contract in the first weekend with multiple offers. Interest rates, a key determinant of the real estate market’s health, are on a downward trend. The real estate industry must keep up with the big appetite for housing.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

Bonnie Williamson never intended to be a real estate agent. Things can work so much faster now than they did then and of course that has made us more productive as agents,” Florida-based Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM Realty agent Ashley Cusack, who has been in real estate for nearly 30 years said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Women make up more than half of the real estate agents in the United States, yet women make up less than a third of nationally-recognized real estate coaches — The Helm aims to change that,” Wilkie said in a statement. “We

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2025

” Their business is to “dominate” the market , “take” real estate agents’ business, “ buy Redfin ” and acquire new businesses “behind their back.” He said they “bought a real estate business because real estate agents won’t work with them.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

That means you’ve been thinking about real estate agents…a lot. The purchase money mortgage transaction begins with the real estate sales contract and that’s not something our industry controls. It’s the real estate agent who has the consumer’s trust at this point.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

20, the National Association of Realtors said that contract signings were up 23% year over year. There were nine new pending contracts for every 10 new listings, a slower rate than the 9.9 The post No seasonal slowdown this year as real estate agents report a busier-than-usual fall appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

. “A key question, however, is whether consumer inertia and agent entrenchment will outweigh economic theory,” the analysts wrote. ” If you’re a real estate agent, hearing about a potential 30% decline in commission volume and rates dropping by 200 bps is quite scary.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2023

Achieving success as a real estate agent requires more than simply understanding the mechanics of the job. Here are 10 essential skills every real estate agent should possess. Here are 10 essential skills every real estate agent should possess. Another hat to place on your head?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’re interested in becoming a real estate agent in Illinois, you’ll be happy to hear that the path to getting your real estate license in the Prairie State doesn’t require as much of a time commitment as other states. 1] As a real estate broker in Illinois, it is not legal for you to work independently.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

Here, as well, the harder and smarter the buyers agent negotiates on behalf of her client, the less she gets paid at closing. A 2015 study published by the American Economic Association found that real estate agents who purchased homes for themselves paid approximately 4% less than the prices their clients paid.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Their main selling point as a real estate website builder is that they’re built on the industry standard WordPress CMS platform. That means you own your website instead of being locked down into a SAAS contract as with other website builders. Even better, WordPress sites are infinitely customizable using free and paid plugins.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

“Transitions in life stages are increasingly becoming a primary motivator for property sales, leading to a preference for homes that can accommodate a family’s needs through various life phases,” 22% of luxury real estate agents agreed in the survey. A slight increase in luxury home inventory is expected, 59.3%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Additionally, the Times reported that Goldberg’s contract entitled him to things like memberships to exclusive country clubs, first-class airfare for personal travel, expensive car allowances, money for his dog to travel with him and even tickets to “Hamilton” at the height of the musical’s popularity.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 17, 2025

of homes that went under contract that month. Homebuyers pumped the brakes when mortgage rates ticked back up and are now in wait-and-see mode, said Jesse Landin, a Redfin Premier Real Estate Agent in San Antonio. of homes went under contract within two weeksthe lowest share in five years. a year earlier.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

The company announced this week that it secured $8 million in funding to offer better insights and cohesiveness to real estate agents. Indigo is a search platform that allows buyers to bid on agent-approved listings. These listings are enhanced by AI to incorporate customer preferences.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

The most successful agents on the Real Trends Verified lists focus on specific (and highly lucrative) niches. “We’re just promoting who we are, and then those who value real estate agents and advice and education are our obvious clients. Hes accumulated a lot of real estate knowledge over the years.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 14, 2025

Some homes are attracting bidding wars like its 2020 again, while others are sitting on the market for weeks with no action, said Desiree Bourgeois, a Redfin Premier Real Estate Agent in Detroit. In Miami, the typical home that went under contract last month sat on the market for 94 daysmore than any other major metro.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

They also brought in a forms specialist, who really dug into the new forms to really explain them to us, so we know when and how to use each one and so we can explain the contracts to our clients in plain English.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Our goal is to help educate you on what a real estate team is, how they work and the types of agents who thrive on teams. How do real estate teams work? These roles include: Buyers agents: These agents focus on helping clients purchase a new home.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Some real estate agents are advising buyers to monitor homes they missed out on, as deals are falling through at a higher rate. Its worth checking in with the listing agent about a week after the house goes under contract, said Alison Williams, a Redfin Premier agent in Sacramento.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

He was locked into a one-year contract, but the minute it ended, he began his search for a new coach. Related article From Foot Locker to 100+ closed deals a year (*in under five years) Real estate advice + top tech, lead gen & marketing tools delivered to your inbox.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Real estate agents are facing a contracting issue that could seriously upend the traditional housing landscape. Under current guidelines, sellers pay a 5-6% commission on a sale which is split between the buyer and listing agents. I’ve advocated for loan officers and real estate agents my entire career.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

Filed mere hours after a Missouri jury found real estate industry players liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, the Gibson suit largely mirrors the claims made in the original commission lawsuits, including Sitzer/Burnett and Moehrl. 31, 2019, and the present.

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Inman

JULY 7, 2024

As a real estate agent, your reputation can make or break your business. Christy Murdock shares seven things that can significantly damage your professional image and what you can do to avoid them.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

Sources: Commercial Real Estate Market Insights Report, NAR Real estate agent statistics While these real estate statistics encompass information about buyers and sellers, they center on how the agent is directly impacted. home inspector) (both 46%).

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2020

Rather than a typically busy spring home-buying season , the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the bulk of home-buying this year into the summer months, and real estate agents are busier than ever. The South followed, at 20%; the Northeast at 13%; but the West actually declined, by 4%.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2025

The startup eSelf AI recently introduced whats being coined the worlds first AI real estate agent. And it has already shown its chops: having provided enough quality leads to generate $100M in sales for a real estate brokerage firm in Portugal. And now, AI isnt just behind the scenes.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

of homes that went under contract last month. Economic uncertainty: With tariffs, reductions in the federal workforce, return to office mandates, and mortgage rate uncertainty, a lot is up in the air for a lot of Americans right now, and Redfin agents report this is giving buyers (and sellers) cold feet. Thats up from 13.4%

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

VestaPlus , a software development firm known for its MLS solutions geared to real estate agents, has entered into a strategic partnership with California -based San Diego MLS. The partnership includes the licensing of VestaPlus’ Checkmate Listing Violation Detection software to SDMLS.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. Single-family homebuyers who entered contract, meanwhile, slalomed to 12 total in July compared to 46 a year earlier, per the report. Aspen, Colorado.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The typical home that did go under contract in November did so in 43 days, the slowest November pace since 2019. Theres a lot of inventory, but it doesnt feel like enough, said Meme Loggins, a Redfin Premier Real Estate Agent in Portland, Oregon. a year earlier. In Tampa, 56.9% percentage points from a year earlier.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2024

Dubbed the “Contingency Buster,” the product uses its Purchase Price Guarantee (PPG), a binding backup contract that if a homebuyer’s current home does not sell within 150 days, the fintech will purchase it at an agreed-upon price, the company said in a release Tuesday.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JULY 11, 2022

UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 7/15/2022 Lunch & Learn Market Update (sign up (for real estate agents)) 7/20/2022 Beer & Stats at Out of Bounds (sign up (for real estate agents)) 7/26/2022 […]. .” I hear that quite a bit, but is it true? Well, yes and no. Let me explain.

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