Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2024

While they may not be as trendy as they once were, a well-crafted real estate agent Facebook page is still the best way to generate leads on social media. Your Facebook page can help you build your personal brand, network with other agents across the country (hello, referral partners!)

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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

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

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Trends in the relative movement of experienced real estate agents between brokerages is an important strategic consideration for brokerage and franchise leaders. To capture these trends and report them to the industry Relitix recently developed its Agent Movement Index.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Hispanic consumers and homebuyers represent an opportunity for real estate and mortgage professionals who are prepared to serve them. One NAHREP session on AI showcased some truly incredible use cases for agents that can make marketing and relationship-building as easy as ordering an Uber, and all are available today.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Some entrepreneurs are never given the credit for being so. Are real estate agents undervalued? Of these, real estate agents are in the crosshairs of the naysayers, who suggest that this group is largely paper-pushing, monopoly-driven, and low-value addition. Sounds a ton like real estate agents.

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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.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

Interest rates, a key determinant of the real estate market’s health, are on a downward trend. Real estate agents need to brace themselves for a shift as we witness a market more reminiscent of previous pandemic years. The real estate industry must keep up with the big appetite for housing.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Too many real estate agents are watching artificial intelligence (AI) from the sidelines, assuming technology will never replace them. They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” So how can real estate agents be so cavalier about their job?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The receiving agent becomes the buyer or seller’s primary point of contact and representative, and the referring agent receives a referral fee if a transaction closes. Sometimes, a real estate agent may choose not to work with a specific buyer or seller. What are the benefits of referrals?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Danielle Wilkie: As you know, women make up over two-thirds of real estate agents in the country. Secondly, you’re going to see a rise of the creator economy in real estate. Over the next five years, I think any and all real estate agents will be coaches.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Pete Stebbins, 90, initially joined Fairway in 2012 and currently works as director of business development in the companys Madison, Wisconsin, office. The company said that Stebbins has been instrumental in connecting reverse loan originators with key industry partners, including real estate agents, financial planners and builders.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

These are all untrue and offensive words that come up when searching “Realtors” or “Real estate agents.” And before getting my real estate license in 2009, I had the same opinion, too. While this seems obvious, I hear time and time again how agents are trying to “convince” people to work with them.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

And while it seems that this is a tactic for elders to avoid high costs, high crime and over development, those who keep an eye on who moves where in America say it has been happening off and on for decades. But the potential value for older homeowners is not strictly monetary, the article said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Generative artificial intellegence, such as ChatGPT, is changing everything—a statement that comes as little surprise to anyone these days, and least of all to the many real estate agents whose markets are being saturated by artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered buyers. But, fortunately, those fears are misplaced.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A group of current and former real estate executives have launched The Helm, a coaching platform designed to provide professional development to a more diverse audience.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Valon intends to use the fresh capital to boost product development and expand its reach to new markets. Clever Real Estate also partners with Valon to match buyers and sellers with local real estate agents who offer cash rebates, commission discounts and other products. The firm is currently valued at $1.1

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Implement targeted marketing campaigns: Dig into your CRM and develop targeted marketing campaigns to reach out to your SOI effectively. Attend training workshops, webinars, and conferences to acquire new skills and knowledge that can help you stay ahead of the competition.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

Real estate agents and business leaders play a pivotal role in improving the cities in which they operate, making community service an essential value to their professions. The importance of giving back to the community has never been more crucial or weighted with as much importance by the business world as right now.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

“PartnerUp Coaching makes it easier for those top tier agents to share their secret sauce with a much wider audience, elevating the entire industry in the process.” The PartnerUp Coaching platform is part of Side’s PartnerUp Program, a suite of professional development and income-generating programs available to the Side community.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

This piece will explore some of the key domains where AI is having the greatest impact for real estate agents, brokers and the innovative companies leading the charge. Their all-in-one platform allows agents to send out mailers to leads at scale, with personalized copy developed by AI and hand-written notes produced by robots.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Held live from the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) NXT Conference in Boston, the conversation covers broker leadership tips, the value of designations and certifications, and educational resources for real estate agents. Some courses are online or live and all are about leadership and leadership development.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

As we continue to invest deeply into providing our KW-affiliated brokerages support for the development of their team leaders and operating principals, we are excited to welcome Shanan, who will spearhead those efforts,” KW President and CEO Mark Willis said in a statement. “An

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I am a big believer in developing a brand for your real estate business from Day One. The power of branding in real estate In the real estate world, there’s a prevailing belief that “You are the brand” as an agent. A great brand is a valuable tool, and it’s worth protecting.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a data intelligence and market insight tool provider for the mortgage and real estate industries, has appointed Brian McKray as the director of product development. The platform offers granular insights into lenders, loan officers, and real estate agents by region or individual transactions.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

“I really commend LandVest and Christie’s for the efforts to concertedly not just educate, but listen to the brokers and the agent community about the kinds of issues the business practice changes raise and develop practices that are responsive to that,” Sudduth said. “I I feel really well supported.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This gives good sales agents room to prove themselves. On the flip side, we’ve spent billions of dollars over the last decade building and developing — or buying and integrating — software for real estate agents and teams. To get the buyer and seller what they want, we have to have super agents, not just agents.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A large portion of the new development on the market has been purchased by homebuyers. A lot of sellers are worried about finding their next house because even though listings are rising, there’s still a housing shortage,” said David Palmer, a Redfin Premier real estate agent in Seattle.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

” Related articles Real estate farming: Strategies to become the go-to agent in your area Lead with data, win with confidence How did Abraham Sarway develop the confidence to turn down a six-figure payday at the ripe old age of 26? He knew his local market data inside and out. He knew he was right.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

The fact is, real estate agents do more than just sign the dotted lines for their clients. Studies show agents spend 87 hours on average during a purchase deal, navigating more than 200 outcomes to drive a transaction toward success. And for real estate professionals, its only a matter of keeping up and staying valuable.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Sanchez: When you look at the industry, only 26% of leadership positions in real estate are held by women, even though over 60% of real estate agents are women. We’ve always been a new-agent company. If you take the top 10 agents in Orange County right now, eight of them started at FirstTeam.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The rate-lock effect is letting up a bit here in Seattle, said local Redfin Premier real estate agent David Palmer. Many people are moving because they have no other option after a significant life event, such as a divorce or job shift, according to Redfin agents.

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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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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The first year is crucial for developing the habits, relationships, and skills that lay the foundation for long-term success. Walk before you run: Build long-term relationships Partner with new real estate agents that you can learn and build together. Everything else is a distraction. Visibility leads to credibility.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

We’ll break down everything you need to know about real estate referral fees, including how they work, typical referral fee rates, how to draft and manage referral agreements, and how to develop a successful referral network. Yet referrals are one of the best ways new agents can close more deals and earn more money.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

During the conversation, Velt and Elfman discuss the delicate art of balancing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) usage with developing client relationships. Tracey Velt: What overarching technology trends have you seen among real estate agents and brokers?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

Arizona -based brokerage LUXE Realty welcomed Jack Luciano and Raul Siqueiros as director of estates division and director of new development, respectively, the company announced on Thursday. The two real estate agents were formerly associated with The Agency Scottsdale.

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