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? Step 7: Come to an agreement The last step in joining a real estate team is to sign the team agreement.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD), state attorneys general and fair housing organizations to start applying this legal framework to homebuyers FHA loans accounted for 15.6% mortgage market in 2023, up from 14.3% of the U.S. in 2022, according to HUD. ”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Like the Department of Justice , the Federal Reserve has decided to weigh in on the real estate agent commission debate. housing market. Because of this, the authors believe buyer agents are then able to “command commission above cost.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2024

In a legal brief filed on Monday, MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN) made it clear that it does not agree with the Department of Justice ‘s position on the banning of cooperative compensation, as outlined in the DOJ’s statement of interest in the Nosalek commission lawsuit. District Court in Boston.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Real estate agents largely felt prepared to tackle the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement , according to the recently published Stephens Summer 2024 Real Estate Agent Survey.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

A newly released episode of the Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered Podcast explores the future state of buyer and seller relationships in the housing market after the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) business practice changes take effect Aug. But there is a risk that offers of compensation could disappear.

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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. Many of the best real estate CRMs have built-in features to segment your contacts list and automate your real estate newsletters.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

“Our mission at HW Media is to inform and engage real estate, financial services and fintech professionals through high-quality news media, insightful reports and analysis, and engaging newsletters and events,” said HW Media founder and CEO Clayton Collins. Minor & Brown PC served as legal counsel to REAL Trends.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

Solicitors are legally required when purchasing a home in Ireland.). MLS has spawned deeper collaboration among competitors where reliable, in-depth information is shared among participants, all to the benefit of the end consumers who get a fuller, more accurate look at the current housing market. And expedient.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Regardless of the outcome, real estate brokers are doing all they can to prepare their brokerages and their agents for more transparency, education on the value real estate agents bring to the transaction, and more, according to the 2023 Q4 BrokerPulse survey , a forward-looking housing market sentiment survey by HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Texas residents interested in becoming a real estate agent must first complete 180 hours of approved coursework to be eligible to sit the state licensure exam. We estimate that it’ll take three to six months to get up and running as a licensed real estate agent in the Lone Star State.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2022

According to the legal filings , Barber’s alleged goal was to take real estate “prospects and leads assigned to other brokers” for “his own personal benefit” and that of the other defendants, Darcy Varney and eXp Realty. and 5:30 a.m. accessing “password-protected” company computers to steal client data.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The savvy real estate agents and loan officers see this not a crisis but a golden opportunity. This is a call to arms for real estate agents and loan officers ready to seize the day. ” Message : Project confidence and deep understanding of market changes. This is your moment.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

At this early stage, it’s unclear how such commissions would be paid since buyers could pay their agents out of their pockets or negotiate commissions as a seller concession in the closing costs. You should be finding buyers before real estate agents anyway.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Your path to real estate licensure begins with 120 hours of classes in an approved Ohio real estate license education program. From completing your required coursework to taking the licensing exam, keep reading to learn how to become a real estate agent in Ohio. Ready to find a real estate brokerage?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The legal industry understands that they can make a lot of money because of the nature of real estate. Cofano: Most real estate agents are great salespeople, not great marketers. Agents need to understand that portals are the newspaper of the 21st century. The CCP will work itself out.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2022

billion in quarterly revenue, but the vast majority of that is from home sale commissions, which largely are returned to the company’s independent contractor real estate agents. At the same time, Realogy’s CEO noted that the housing market is still pretty good – at least if you’re not a consumer trying to buy a home.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 2, 2024

home seller pays a 2.55% commission to the real estate agent hired by their home’s buyer, according to a new analysis of MLS data by Redfin —down from an average of 2.62% reported in January. In dollar terms, the average commission paid to a buyer’s agent in the U.S. The typical U.S.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Because in both instances, they first had their homes valued by real estate agents, not appraisers. But the owner felt that a real estate agent could do the same type of valuation as an appraiser. And the agent they initially used was less expensive than hiring a certified appraiser.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In her first national interview since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, National Association of Realtors (NAR) president Tracy Kaspe r said the trade group would continue to advocate for what it feels is best for consumers. “We

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

One significant factor behind the lack of evolution in the appraisal industry is that the American housing market has grown at a much higher rate than the pool of licensed professionals that are legally certified to appraise residential real estate. Navigating appraisal challenges in today’s housing market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

In a hostile housing market and a noisy industry environment, why is Zillow outperforming?” The simple answer is that Zillow is wholly focused on solving real consumer problems with software. million real estate license holders, many handle only one or two transactions a year. he posited. Of the approximately 1.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Each year RealTrends releases its list of the highest performing real estate agents in the country, and, like clockwork, Ben Caballero of Dallas-based HomesUSA tops the list. And are these numbers for real? Ben Caballero. So, who in the world is Ben Caballero? His job is to ensure homes are being seen.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

But what makes Redfin different – what makes it radically, transformatively different – is that it classifies real estate agents as employees. These employee agents are exceedingly more productive than the average independent contractor agent. million real estate agents. A profitable division.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2022

As a result of this leak, Arrington tweeted that he and his family have been forced to move out of the house as their security team “could not find a way to make it work” and that they are taking ongoing legal action. There is usually more bark than bite,” Nourmand said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

As a result of this leak, Arrington tweeted that he and his family have been forced to move out of the house as their security team “could not find a way to make it work” and that they are taking ongoing legal action. There is usually more bark than bite,” Nourmand said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

The HUD Housing Counseling Program offers counseling services to homebuyers, homeowners, low-to-moderate income renters and homeless, with its primary objectives including the improvement of financial literacy, expansion of homeownership opportunities, improvement of access to affordable housing and preservation of homeownership.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. Real estate agents also need appraisals for properties that may be more difficult to price. I have seen a slowdown in my lending work also.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to Reffkin, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the frenetic pace of the 2020, 2021, and even early 2022 housing markets, led to a reliance on technologies like Zoom, texting, email and social media for communication, leading transactions. Bad times create good habits,” Reffkin said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

The brokerage focuses on serving real estate professionals by offering them access to integrated technology, including a web-based dashboard and services that include mentorship; legal and compliance support; recruiting help; financial services; vetted business leads; customer-relationship management; and marketing resources.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

Despite rising home costs and dwindling inventory, some local real estate agents who spoke with HousingWire said they weren’t overly concerned about the building ordinance. “No No one is really talking about it,” Robert Shaw, the Arizona regional vice president of Hunt Real Estate ERA , said.

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Raleigh Realty

MARCH 23, 2021

The founder of forsalebyowner.com used a Real Estate Agent to sell his home after trying to sell it himself and failing to do so - imagine that. There are pros and cons to going the for sale by owner route, but it is strongly advised to work with a trusted real estate agent throughout the process.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

Spencer Kallick , a land use and real estate partner with Allen Matkins , says that he knows over 300 people in his direct sphere friends, colleagues, and clients who have faced displacement and pricing issues as a result of the fires. But I think there are a lot of people that don’t have that luxury necessarily.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

Selling your house as-is has the apparent advantage of relinquishing the need to deal with your old place when you prepare to move to your new home. Talking to your real estate agent or appraiser is also helpful to get a professional’s point of view. For some homeowners, this might be a completely legitimate option.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 19, 2025

Work with a real estate agent to compare similar homes in your area. Be honest about hurricane damage to avoid legal issues later. Work With a Real Estate Agent Who Has Experience Selling Damaged Homes Not all real estate agents have experience selling storm-damaged homes.

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Appraisal Today

JULY 29, 2022

57 Weird Real Estate Agent Photos. Excerpt: Yes, many great real estate photos really capture the house. More Terrible Real Estate Agent Photos for Appraisers. Let’s talk about supply and some things on my mind about today’s market. Four things about Today’s Housing Market.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Let’s pretend that government policies do not impact real estate markets. Let’s pretend that these loans are not highly leveraged investments (not legal in stocks or other markets). There is a Reasonable Market Exposure Time. Let’s pretend that the 80% or 90% loan money is all the buyer/borrower’s money.

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