Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Check out these nine downloadable real estate prospecting letter templates to help you make an impression in your neighborhood or zip code. My name is (your name), and I’m a licensed real estate professional with (your brokerage). Please think of me as your go-to resource for all things real estate.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Friday’s bombshell – the National Association of Realtors ‘ proposed $418 million settlement of real estate commission lawsuits – set off a frenzy of trading for stocks in the residential real estate sector. That revenue concentration seems to be what had investors heading for the exits on Friday.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

While some in the real estate industry are expecting to see a decline in the number of buyer’s agents as a result of the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement , others have taken it a step further and are betting their companies on it. Meet the AI real estate agent.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

As a broker and real estate coach, I’m always surprised when new agents tell me they don’t want to use real estate scripts. Below, you’ll find proven real estate scripts for 12 common situations to help you earn more business in 2024. This is [name] with [brokerage]. Lead with value!

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Become a hub for real estate listings. Brokerage founder and CEO Robert Reffkin laid his firm’s plans for the future bare during its third-quarter 2024 earnings call with investors and analysts on Wednesday. Listing inventory remains the lifeblood of the residential real estate marketplace,” Reffkin said. “At

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

But it will be their sellers who make the decision on an offer of compensation to a buyer broker. In the agreement, sellers have the option to choose to pay their listing broker an exact dollar amount, a percentage of the gross purchase price of the property or an undefined “Other.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In the ever-competitive real estate market, creating a consistent flow of real estate buyer leads is strategy for success. Extending a broad (but strategic) net is part of knowing how to generate buyer leads in real estate. Of course, you can’t do everything — but consistency is important.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

Mauricio Umansky, founder of The Agency and star of Buying Beverly Hills, and Compass agent and NAR Accountability Project founder Jason Haber are making good on a promise to explore a real estate professional trade organization alternative to the National Association of Realtors. NAR did not return a request for comment.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

In this executive conversation, Laura O’Connor, President and COO of JPAR Real Estate Affiliated Network shares her insights on the role of the modern real estate professional. Laura brings a fresh perspective to building trust and delivering value in an increasingly complex real estate landscape.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

Home sellers are chomping at the bit. As the economy reopens, vaccinations continue to roll out and stimulus checks reach bank accounts across America, home sellers are increasingly optimistic. Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration.

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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 28, 2022

home sellers made a pretty penny in 2021, with the nationwide realized profit growing by 45% year-over-year, according to a new analysis published by real estate data vendor ATTOM this week. For comparison sake, in 2019 a home seller’s realized profit averaged out to about $55,000, the report said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The world of real estate is constantly in flux, yet one thing remains true: Lead generation is one of the most important requirements for maintaining a successful real estate business. Particularly in the 2023 economy, with interest rates on mortgage rates stubbornly perched around 7.5% By being true to yourself.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 01/12/24 Prime Real Estate (private event (I think)) 01/17/24 Gateway Event (private) 01/30/24 Joel Wright & Mike Gobbi Event 9am (on Zoom here) 2/09/24 […] The post Real estate trends to watch in 2024 first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Creating a real estate marketing plan can be harder than it sounds. I put together this guide to help you find your niche and create a real estate marketing plan aligned with your brand, personality, and local market. If you’ve ever walked through a vendor hall at a real estate conference, you know what I mean.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2022

Assuming a $250,000 loan was committed on December 31, 2021, your monthly payment was approximately $1,007 exclusive of escrow for real estate taxes and insurance. This might manifest itself with lower offers that are acceptable to the seller, but price isn’t the only aspect of a transaction.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Within the span of a week, San Francisco-based digital real estate unicorn Roofstock completed its first property sale through non-fungible token (NFT) and laid off about 20% of its workforce. Operating on a remote real estate investment model, Roofstock enables customers to buy properties in other areas and rent them out.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As we edge towards 2024, the real estate landscape buzzes with both opportunities and uncertainties. With home prices expected to hold steady and even grow in many markets, real estate agents face a unique market shaped by shifting demographics, evolving buyer expectations and lingering economic uncertainties.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2022

in the third quarter, according to a new report from real estate data company ATTOM. Despite this drop, investment returns for home sellers is still up from 48.8% Metro results for home sellers. Cash sales and institutional investors. Profit margins on median-priced single-family and condo sales across the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Bay Area-based HomeLight , a proptech platform aimed at expediting and simplifying the real estate process, announced it has raised a combined total of $363 million in new funding. Zeev was also an initial investor in the proptech’s 2017 Series B. Since its 2019 Series B, HomeLight has seen quite the upwards projection.

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BiggerPockets

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Using an iBuyer can remove a lot of headaches and frustrations from a real estate transaction. Investors, now more than ever, can use iBuyers to get the best deals and make life easier. Here's how.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Zillow Group is continuing its quest to become a one-stop shop to serve all the needs of a real estate agent. On Tuesday, the residential real estate giant announced the acquisition of Virtual Staging AI (VSAI). The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Real estate is an attractive field for experienced and aspiring entrepreneurs alike. The urge to innovate in real estate is only natural — any homebuyer or seller who is a creative problem-solver will notice glaring inefficiencies in the process. Both sellers and buyers have a lot to lose. Emotions run high.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

The uptick in home sales during the second quarter of 2023 helped Anywhere Real Estate get back in the black. After posting a net loss of $138 million in Q1 2023 , the real estate conglomerate rebounded to report $19 million in net income for the second quarter.

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Appraisal Hub

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

But here’s some good news: commercial real estate can act as a powerful “shield” against inflation, helping your investments stay strong and grow. Let’s dive into why owning commercial real estate is a smart way to protect—and sometimes increase—the value of your wealth, no matter what the economy throws your way.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 3, 2024

The market backdrop It’s a hard time out there for real estate. That has resulted in credit standards tightening and fewer transactions happening in the market (according to CBRE, commercial real estate volumes were down 54% through Q3 2023 ). Some will make it. Many will underperform.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Low inventory means fewer choices for homebuyers, but for years enterprising real estate agents have worked around tight market conditions by searching for off-market homes that fit their clients’ specifications. At the end of the day, it’s the dollars that really count to the seller,” Clark added.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The role and value of real estate agents has come under scrutiny since the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settled a bevy of antitrust lawsuits related to offers of agent compensation on Realtor-owned multiple listing services (MLSs). But Rayse also plans integration for seller agents sometime in 2025.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The controversial Clear Cooperation Policy from the National Association of Realtors continues to spark debate — for several reasons — among real estate professionals. Saul Klein , the CEO of San Diego MLS , began his career in the real estate industry in the 1970s. “I Image generated by AI in Midjourney) With the Aug.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

“Home sellers are buyers” — this is a phrase that I have been using in my economic work to explain the reality of the housing market recently. So, when home prices and mortgage rates rise so quickly, some sellers won’t list , which means they’re not buying either. Obviously, people don’t sell a home to be homeless.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

And, if you have a real estate investor in your life, the gift-finding pursuit can be quite a challenge. Investors are often adventurous, organized, go-getters, and have an entrepreneurial spirit. Give the mundane gift basket to your favorite corner shop, and instead, find gifts best-suited for property investors.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

There is no escaping the reality that the recent NAR/Sitzer/Burnett settlements is already changing the real estate world as we know it. But what about the case of the transaction in which a bank-owned or real estate-owned property (REO) is being sold? Dramatic change is what it means.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2024

Real estate brokerage Radius Agent is launching its own Transaction Management Suite (TxM Suite), according to an announcement on Thursday. “Real estate transactions can be time intensive,” Biju Ashokan, the CEO and founder of Radius Agent, said in a statement.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

And, if you have a real estate investor in your life, the gift-finding pursuit can be quite a challenge. FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INVESTOR: Looking for a great gift for house-flippers or buyers taking advantage of a housing market downswing? Here are some fantastic ideas for residential real estate investors: 1.)

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Listing Spark

JULY 2, 2024

Real estate investing is a serious business. Hundreds of individual investors throughout the industry have their own strategies for finding profitable properties, leveraging them on the market, and generating profits for themselves and their businesses.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

The market was roaring — way too hot — with bidding wars, speculators and investors who thought they couldn’t lose. Sellers have not materialized, and buyers have been buying everything that becomes available. We could see inventory from distressed sellers emerge in 2025. Sellers keep listing and buyers hold back.

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McKissock

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Are you wondering what the best clients to work with are to advance your real estate career? There are many different career opportunities in real estate. While some real estate agents and brokers prefer to work with homebuyers, others decide to specialize in working with property investors.

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