Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Too many real estate agents are watching artificial intelligence (AI) from the sidelines, assuming technology will never replace them. They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” So how can real estate agents be so cavalier about their job? What is next?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Proptech firm Flyhomes has entered into an agreement to purchase Innovative Holdings, LLC’s “buy before you sell” platform Home Sale Assured. Founded in 2022 by Eric Meadow, Home Sale Assured produces a “Guaranteed Backup” options contract, which enables existing homeowners to buy their next home before closing the sale of their current home.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

While our industry is notorious for its lethargic adoption of new technologies, it is inevitable that AI will reshape many of the traditional and archaic processes that exist today. At the same time, there are numerous examples of ground-breaking implementations of this transformative technology that are already being used today.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Long known for its salaried compensation for agents, Redfin is trying a new pay model in two of the nation’s largest housing markets to help boost its market share. According to Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman , the other aim of this change is to create million-dollar agents. “We So, we really think we struck the right chord here.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2022

California-based nonbank lender Carrington Mortgage Services has invested in boosting the growth of its wholesale channel, with the latest announcements including a new loan processing technology and plans to increase the sales team. The technology is available only for full-doc government and non-QM loans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

With its supercharged growth over the past two years, it is no surprise that The Real Brokerage topped the 2024 RealTrends 500 Top Movers list for both transaction side count and sales volume. In 2023, Real recorded 48,905 sides, up 14,721 sides from 2022, and a sales volume of $21.2 billion, up $6.80 billion over the prior year.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Dubbed Newrez Home Rewards, buyers will be matched with a real estate agent who works with Newzip and provided booking services. of the sales price when buying a home and up to 1% when selling. of the sales price when buying a home and up to 1% when selling. Unlike other offerings, there is no limit on the home sales price.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Nearly three months after filing an initial complaint accusing Gary Keller and Keller Williams of inflating key profitability metrics including company sales and profits to convince individuals to purchase Keller Williams Regions and Market Centers, John Davis has made tweaks to his lawsuit. and Business MAPS Management LLC as defendants.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2021

Compass announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to buy San Francisco-based real estate transaction platform Glide , a deal that some California real estate agents may feel uneasy about. Glide, which was founded in 2017, provides tools like eSignature and the digitization of sales processing forms.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2020

HousingStack is a real estate technology landscape that provides a dynamic visual that reflects the rapid changes in the sector. If you’re a managing broker, you’re probably bombarded by sales pitches from vendors anxious to sell you their latest technology innovation. The HousingStack is exclusively for HW+ members.

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Realty Biz

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

When it comes to real estate, having a good property on the market is only part of the battle; real estate agents also need to have effective marketing and advertising strategies to reach many potential buyers. With this, it comes as no surprise that agents use a lot of technology in their day-to-day operations. 3d illustration.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

The addition of Carson’s tight-knit local culture and service-focused sales associates strengthen our position locally as well as across the Southern region,” Matt Lane, senior vice president and general manager for the Southern region at William Raveis, said in a statement. We look forward to our partnership with Carson Realty (CR).

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

In November, Rochester’s median home sales price was $154,838, according to Redfin , less than half of the national median that month of $335,519. The market last year was unprecedented,” said Mark Siwiec, a Keller Williams agent in Brighton, a town just southeast of Rochester. “The That median sales price is up 3.8%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

Courted identified three main problems with how brokerages have historically recruited agents. Second, each agent has a varying likelihood to change brokerages at a specific point in time. Lastly, recruiters can struggle to create the right message that will attract a specific agent.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Our market is popular with out-of-state buyers and agents relocating from other states. Foxfire cited RE/MAX’s technology offerings as a major draw to the brand. “We It’s very difficult to be an unaffiliated brokerage right now and compete with franchises who offer technology and training.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Because of an apparent error made by staff at ICE Mortgage Technology ‘s Surefire customer relationship management (CRM) platform, more than 600,000 emails and texts were sent without permission to real estate agents, business partners and past clients of loan officers around the country.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Leslie Clarke Team, the top small agent team in Connecticut according to RealTrends , is joining the Connecticut office of Compass , the company announced on Tuesday. The move comes as Compass expands its tech offerings for agents.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Roomvu , a Canadian-based video marketing platform for residential real estate agents, is partnering with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) and Realty One to mark Roomvu’s expansion into the U.S. Our expansion into the U.S. Links to pages with embedded videos receive 157% more organic search traffic than those without.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

I am proud of how our affiliated agents, franchisees and employees helped customers navigate ongoing complexities. This is the seasonally slow part of the year and we are in a very difficult housing market with a record-low level of unit sales.” It generated $1.1 We are bringing them new profit sources such as Upward Title.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

During the second quarter, Real once again delivered best-in-class growth with our agents closing a record number of transactions,” said Tamir Poleg , the CEO of Real. Poleg acknowledged the headwinds faced by the industry, telling analysts that elevated mortgage rates are stifling sales activity. million loss year over year.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The Connecticut-based Beinfield Team returned to Compass , the company announced on Tuesday. “This transition is all about securing the future success of my team,” Liz Beinfield, the team’s principal agent, said in a statement. million in sales in 2022, according to the RealTrends 2023 America’s Best list.

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Realty Biz

MAY 25, 2023

Chatbot technology offers numerous benefits to real estate agents, revolutionizing their operations and enhancing their interactions with clients. Here are several ways in which chatbots can assist real estate agents: Lead Generation: Chatbots can automate lead capture and qualification processes.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

In addition to the monetary award, Real has also agreed to implement business policy changes as part of the settlement, including “clarifications about the negotiability of commissions, prohibitions on claims that buyer agent services are free, and the inclusion of listing broker compensation offers in communications with clients.”

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Brokerage Agents Technology Sales 382

Realty Biz

MAY 11, 2022

Smart home technologies are revolutionizing real estate. Homeowners are not the only people benefiting from smart home technologies. Realtors are also trying to capitalize on the emergence and development of this technology. Realtors are also trying to capitalize on the emergence and development of this technology.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

While she believes this transparency was a good thing for the seller, it harmed the buyer as many agents began to claim that they would represent buyers for free — which has certainly played a role in the commission lawsuits that are currently plaguing the industry. “We The way Saunders views it, today’s consumers are more savvy.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Compass continues to expand its agent count. There was no comparison; Compass’s technology and its agent-first approach reigned superior by far.” Pimentel comes from a real estate family, with her father becoming one of the first Latino agents in the area to become a multimillion-dollar producer. “We

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Due diligence Brokerage Branding Agents 407

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

New York-based digital lender Better Home & Finance Holding Company has partnered with information technology consulting company Infosys on a mortgage-as-a-service platform. The partnership with Infosys is in line with Better’s new strategy to become a leading mortgage-as-a-service company or a white-label provider of mortgage technology.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2020

Although many in the real estate industry say that San Franciscans are relocating to places more inland , some Century 21 agents in the San Francisco and Bay Area beg to differ. million, and the average sale price is $1.72 million, making the sale-to-list ratio more than 100%. million, and the average sale price is $1.72

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

Fast-growing firm The Real Brokerage is welcoming yet another top-performing agent to the company. According to the release, his team closed nearly 500 transaction sides worth roughly $300 million in sales volume in 2022. Newman and his team serve clients in Phoenix, Scottsdale , Paradise Valley and Southeast Valley.

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Brokerage Technology Agents Industrial 380

Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

When we contemplate the potential of AI and Web3 technologies in real estate , it goes beyond simply revolutionizing how consumers search for homes and take ownership of assets. Over the past two decades, the real estate transaction process has become increasingly complex, placing even greater demands on real estate agents.

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RIS Media

MARCH 25, 2022

Number of agents: 1,400. I spend a lot of time talking to our agents, sales managers and staff to see what the needs are and to help identify gaps. My clients are First Weber’s agents and staff, and I have several systems in place to ensure that I am personally touching as many of them as possible.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

The severe lack of inventory in today’s housing market has been a source of stress for home buyers and real estate agents alike. HousingWire sat down with Realtor.com CEO David Doctorow to learn how agents and brokers can alleviate some of the frustrations their clients are facing. Why or why not?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2023

Like your customer, the recruitment process can be visualized as a sales funnel, where potential recruits enter at the top, and the best-suited agents emerge at the bottom as ideal members of your team or brokerage. Would an agent from the outside be impressed? Intent Agents are on the verge of making a decision.

Brokerage 368

Brokerage Staging Branding Agents 368

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In reality, the LOS is not the problem; the technology is doing exactly what it was designed to do. The LOS is a foundational piece of technology for every lender. The LOS is a foundational piece of technology for every lender.

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Easy Agent Pro

APRIL 30, 2024

You’ll need tech-driven tools to streamline sales and achieve real estate success. The Impact of Technology on Real Estate While you may not realize it, technology has dramatically transformed the real estate industry, streamlining transactions and providing unprecedented access to property data. Curious for more?

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Easy Agent Pro

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As technology is revolutionizing many industries , the real estate market has also been profoundly altered by these advancements. This post will explore how technology is playing an integral part in helping navigate its complex dynamics while simultaneously responding and shaping them accordingly.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

While there are many reasons as to why that is, technology in real estate certainly played a major part. Real estate technology has come a long way in a short time. Today, real estate technology has evolved to include smart phones, real estate robotics, and a host of other innovative technologies.

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