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RE/MAX Adds 5 Vendors to Marketplace Roster

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Agents, teams and brokerages can choose any size coverage area and receive a guaranteed number of exclusive leads each month. The digital payment platform helps integrate and automate real estate payments such as earnest money deposits, agent fees, commission and any other manual payment process.

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Pros and Cons of Removing Contingencies Early

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– Loss of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) and other financial liabilities. . – Savvy clients may feel more comfortable with the real estate process. – Buyers have no legal protections if they choose to cancel the purchase contract.

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Earnnest Appoints Russell Smith as General Manager of Earnnest Enterprise

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. “His experience growing a strong national presence for real estate tech companies will be instrumental as we deliver our Earnnest Enterprise solutions to brokerages and brands across the nation.” In this role, he was instrumental in building HouseCanary’s 50-state brokerage entity.

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Brokers Leverage Tech and Communication to Recruit and Retain During Pandemic

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Real estate brokerages have not been outliers. His brokerage had to consider all angles, from who was coming into the office to what the process was after clients and agents left the space to who would not be allowed in at all. “This lack of communication will hurt those brokerages in my opinion.” “Our No.

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11 Homeselling Myths, Debunked

The Close

Plus, my clients nearly lost their earnest money deposit due to the delays. Myth #9: Larger Brokerages Offer Superior Services One of the more common misconceptions revolves around the belief that the size of the brokerage determines the effectiveness of your marketing (and perhaps pricing!).

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From Startup to Industry Standard

RIS Media

This includes an automatic earnest money receipt once the buyer authorizes the transaction; a safe and secure digital transaction as each escrow holder in the closed Earnnest system goes through a comprehensive vetting process; and a cost-effective way to complete an earnest money deposit.

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Meet the Software Engineer Who Used Crypto to Buy His $650,000 Dream Home

Realtor.com

So when Leonard had to get another loan to purchase the property that caught his eye, he figured he would use his crypto profits for his down payment and the earnest-money deposit. Ultimately, that wasn’t possible. This time around, the process wasn’t as seamless. There were some issues with proof of funds,” Leonard said. “I