Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

My mom and stepdad went into pre-foreclosure,” said Sandoval, a real estate agent and investor who specializes in working in low-income, often Latino neighborhoods in Southern California. “I That homeowner over the years has referred 10 refinancing opportunities to Sandoval.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

Office exclusives are becoming an increasingly significant segment of the Bright MLS marketplace, according to a recent Bright MLS study examining their impact on the broader housing market. This shift is prompting real estate professionals and consumers alike to reevaluate implications of this marketing approach.

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2023

Satisfied past clients become valuable advocates, referring you to their family, friends and neighbors when it’s time to sell. By aligning yourself with a reputable brokerage or team, you gain access to a network of experienced agents who can refer business to you and provide valuable guidance.

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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

APRIL 13, 2021

SentriLock , the home lockbox company wholly owned by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), announced Tuesday that they created a computer and smart phone platform to help real estate agents juggle their home showing appointments. Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Four panelists from across the country told their personal experiences about effective applications of MOFIRs in a challenging housing market for real estate agents. We partner with great companies that specialize in how to take the MOFIR to market.” And you get smarter by making offers,” Keller said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2022

Below, Healy answers questions about the housing industry: HousingWire: What is your current favorite HW+ article and why? Rogers Healy: This is my favorite article because it accurately outlines how the housing market is not the only factor in a recession. HousingWire: When do you feel success in your job?

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2021

cities determined that Seattle is the top market for real estate agents to currently work in. In studying the cities, two factors were considered — job opportunity and competition, and real estate market health. .” A recent WalletHub study of 179 U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

Gen Z buyers are entering the housing market, and their demographics are emerging distinctly from other age groups,” Lautz said. Across all generations, the role of real estate agents also remains pivotal. Nine in 10 buyers expressed willingness to enlist their agent’s services again or recommend them to others.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

First, certain disclosures must be made to the consumers who are being referred. And third, the only thing of value that the referring party may receive is a return on an ownership interest. Accordingly, the real-estate agents could be deemed to be ‘covered persons,’ subject to the CFPA.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2023

Rocket Mortgage is throwing a big incentive at spring homebuyers, offering them up to $10,000 in closing cost credits if they work with a real estate agent through its affiliate, Rocket Homes. ” Rocket says there are more than 20,000 partner agents through its Rocket Homes business.

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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

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Despite what Zillow officials referred to as a “rough” first half of the year due to COVID-19’s impact on the economy, the $789 million represents a consolidated revenue growth of 22% from 2019. Zillow Group reported fourth quarter 2020 earnings of $789 million on Wednesday, easily beating Wall Street’s estimates.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

LOs across a variety of housing markets reported that inbound reverse mortgage inquiries appear to have risen since the beginning of the year, keeping them busy. “I 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.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

Most of the highest producing real estate agents in the country belong to an established, national brokerage. RealTrends , which is owned by HW Media , on Friday released its annual list of the top 1,000 agents in the country for 2020, with separate tallies for sales volume and the number of deals done.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2022

One top question he addresses is how the industry is reacting to this savagely unhealthy housing market. HW+ Member: What’s the number one question you are getting from the real estate agent community on the economy and housing market? This Q&A was originally hosted on June 1st.

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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

JUNE 4, 2024

The recent announcement of Homie’s decision to strip its brokerage services and end employment for its real estate agents has once again brought the discussion of alternative models in real estate to the forefront.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 20, 2024

As an appraiser, you’re already familiar with buzzwords like seller’s and buyer’s markets. A seller’s market indicates demand is high and inventory is low, while a buyer’s market means inventory is high and demand is low. One excellent resource is local real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2022

When Missouri federal judge Stephen Bough unsealed a sworn declaration last week from Coldwell Banker CEO Ryan Gorman in a sprawling antitrust lawsuit about real estate commissions, it prompted disquiet among real estate agents, including those who work at Gorman’s company. “My

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“The market is retracting but it’s the best time to build,” Watanasuparp said. Cliffco’s proprietary CRM platform enables loan officers to break away from being heavily dependent on real estate agents for referrals. “In

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A housing market marked by relatively high interest rates and tight inventory — and punctuated by the practice of home inspection waivers to sweeten offers — are taking a bite out of business for home inspectors, who play a key role in the sales process by ensuring that buyers are not being sold a lemon of a house.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We service our loans and do a lot of unique things to keep our LOs and their referral partners top of mind after the transaction closes, like including the picture and contact information of both the LO and their real estate agent on the mortgage statement. That’s why we started NAF Cash.

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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? But what you’re referring to would be a business to consumer business. Ben Caballero.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This is also an adage that is holding true in some of the nation’s more expensive housing markets including California , Florida and Washington State , according to reverse mortgage professionals in these areas that spoke with RMD. I’m working with a couple of brokerage firms on a multi-part agent training series,” Borg said. “I’ve

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A “finished area” refers to a conditioned, habitable space that has been heated and cooled. Taking accurate measurements yields a more precise cost When setting the asking price for a home, what is one of the most important considerations for the seller and the real estate agent?

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Miller Samuel

MARCH 18, 2020

We've been self-quarantined in our house for 1.5 I might have to refer to this pandemic as "Cabin Fever" although there are many people that don't have the benefit of working at home, including one of my sons, who is a police officer. weeks with many more weeks to go. This type of action is precisely what should not be done.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2022

People used to talk about Compass all the time,” said Jonathan Miller, a real estate appraiser at Miller Samuel , who compiles housing market reports for Douglas Elliman , a Compass rival. Still, those agents are not necessarily more productive. Compass CEO Robert Reffkin. Now, you don’t really hear about them.”.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

And servicers may want to suggest homeowners contact a real estate agent if the distressed homeowner is considering selling their home.” Ethical concerns even arose for licensed real estate agents who approached distressed homeowners to list properties even though those agents were also representing prospective buyers.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Get expert advice, independent reviews and product recommendations from our editorial team of experienced real estate agents, brokers and coaches. You’ll get alerts about the hottest leads that include personalized talking points, properties of interest, and housing market data to reference.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

In addition, Radius also operates an 85,000-member social network, with features that are like those of other social media platforms — including, in Radius’ case, offering real estate agents access to a robust referral-exchange network.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

At least not in the foreseeable future, unless another pandemic would create favorable conditions for the housing market. Whether it be through social media, connecting with real estate agents or going back to old-fashioned ways of knocking on people’s doors, they’ll have to focus on the purchase market going into the new year.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

He built features that cater to realtors’ needs – such as weekly updates on the housing market, daily alerts of mortgage rates and keeping real estate agents informed of borrowers’ pre-approval status. For example, if our client is happy with us, he refers his friends and family to us. We track that.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

” Such mortgages, infamous for atrocious credit standards and a lack of skin in the game on the part of borrowers, ushered in a collapse of the housing market, which triggered the Great Recession of 2008. He was thrilled he had an option of buying this house when he didn’t have one two days earlier,” said Dodson. “In

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

” Better is partnering with other businesses to offer services such as homeowner’s insurance and to provide access to a network of real estate agents, rather than offering these products and services directly to borrowers. The change resulted in Better’s exit from its real estate business.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 11, 2024

That’s the lowest level in records dating back to 2012, with the exception of May 2020, when the pandemic brought the housing market to a standstill. Pending sales—a more current gauge of housing market activity that includes both existing and newly constructed homes—fell to the lowest level on record aside from April 2020.

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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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