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DataDigest: There are too many real estate agents and LOs. It’s a problem

Housing Wire

You know what loan officers and real estate agents love almost as much as cashing a commission check? Complaining about other loan officers and real estate agents. Those people harm consumers as well as industry professionals by wasting time, making mistakes and driving up acquisition costs, they’ll tell you. trillion in 2023.

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Some lenders won’t survive the purchase mortgage market of 2022

Housing Wire

A seasoned retail and commercial banking salesman in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 39-year-old Woodward joined Interfirst Mortgage as a loan officer in October 2020 after a recommendation from an old college friend. “I had not done first mortgage lending before, but I was familiar with the basics of real estate lending.

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Cracking the 2023 Instagram Algorithm

Broke Agent Media

This week’s Over Ask Podcast is a bit different. Matt is the funniest real estate guy on Instagram, the new managing director of The Agency Toronto West , keynote speaker, BAM Creator , and agent referral god with 56K+ followers. Brooks Landry is a Bay Area Realtor with Real (Brokerage).

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The Real Estate Marketing Plan Template for Long-term Growth

The Close

Smart Realtors create a real estate marketing plan designed for long-term growth early in their careers. To help you crush your marketing goals in 2023 and beyond, we worked with top-producing broker and coach Sean Moudry to put together a real estate marketing plan template that can serve you for your entire career.

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Recruiting real estate agents: A complete roadmap for 2024

Housing Wire

If you’re a new broker or team leader you might not realize just how competitive recruiting was in 2023. The data are sobering: The Agent Movement Index , the number of experienced Realtors switching brokerages each month, was at its lowest level since 2016. Thankfully, 2024 is shaping up to be a much better year for recruiters.

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5 of the Top We Buy Houses for Cash Companies in Santa Barbara

HomeLight

Individual program details frequently change — please visit a company’s website for the most up-to-date information on each program’s fees, market coverage, business model, and more. Receive your offer within a week and close in as little as 10 days. Need to Sell Your House Fast in Santa Barbara? Available to sellers in Santa Barbara.

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Does the Market Hate Everyone or Just My First-time Homebuyers?

The Close

Everyone talking about residential real estate is saying the same thing: We’ve never seen anything like this. Where Are We & How We Got Here: Spring 2023 Edition Inventory It’s not just you. Investors and cash buyers are still out there scooping up properties, keeping prices high. They (and you) are not alone.

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