Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

Originally developed and launched internally through its NAF Black Impact initiative, the HAC program has trained more than 1,000 company employees, NAF said. Now the mortgage lender is inviting external real estate agents and brokerages to take advantage of the program. “Everybody wants to do good.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2025

Founded in 1976, FirstTeam operates more than 46 offices with 2,200-plus sales agents. “FirstTeam’s impressive growth is fueled by a robust ecosystem designed to nurture agents at every stage of their career,” said Michele Harrington , the companys CEO. . The firm is among the largest privately held U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

eXp Realty continues to add agents and teams at a fast clip. The company announced the addition of the Maine -based Realty ONE Group, a 36-agent team that has closed 338 transactions totaling $128 million in sales volume so far this year. This allows me to focus on what I do best: finding, developing, and nurturing top talent.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

Israeli startup eSelf AI has developed a technology that provides interactive AI real estate agents capable of answering questions and guiding prospective buyers through listings at any time. Porta da Frente Christies CEO Joo Clia told Fox Business that the firm has seen great results since live-testing the AI agent about a year ago.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2025

eXp Realty has launched an initiative that allows agents to name both a primary and secondary mentor, formalizing a shared leadership model that aims to improve agent support, retention and development. Now, agents and advisors can tap into two different strengths.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

She went from a brand new agent in 2020 to running her wildly successful boutique brokerage with Side in less than four years. Luckily, she had the time to (patiently) walk us through the exact strategies she used to build a Zoomer real estate brand on TikTok and gave us her advice for new agents. Most agents dont bother.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

The January 2025 Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed more than 15,000 structures, displacing over 150,000 residents and further straining the already limited rental supply, according to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Key observations from October • Continued decline in agent movement: The seasonally adjusted AMI metric for October dropped to 86.2, Rob Keefe commented on these developments: “October’s data underscores the significant impact of recent events on our industry. all reflecting the ongoing decrease in agent movement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

The 2024 NAR settlement has reshaped the residential real estate industry, creating a new dynamic in how listings are distributed among agents. Notably, the median listing is now held by agents who are more focused on the list side of transactions and are higher producers overall. annual production 15 listings/year 64.7%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2025

The merger expands the reach of Century 21 Myers Realty to seven offices and brings its agent count to approximately 160. Our agents are excited about the opportunities for professional growth and collaboration that this merger presents,” Robbins said. Their daughter, Mary M.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

Furniture rentals, photography sessions, and weeks of back-and-forth leave agents stuck in the past. a Silicon Valley-based startup, is transforming the property marketing process with Collov AI , the real estate industrys first listing marketing AI Agent. Thats why Collov AIs Visual Agent is designed to be as simple as taking a photo.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2025

Every experienced agent in his city was likeable or at least they could fake it convincingly enough to get by. Start where you are, but find your tribe As a new agent, where you work is almost as important as how well you work. Hes gracious and kind, quick-witted, and he has a wildly charming Irish brogue. Wait, open houses?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

The brokerage has hired industry veteran Nikol Solares as senior managing director of new development marketing. “We are poised for continued success, supporting our agents and expanding Compass footprint across the region. Compass currently has more than 33,000 agents in its national network.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Developers continue to build in these areas with few obvious signs of slowing, the story said. “La Climate change is having a pronounced impact on the housing market, particularly when it comes to the accelerating risks of extreme weather events in areas that were already vulnerable to impact.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2025

My goal is to give unparalleled value and support to our agents, said Kumler. Plus, our agents now get access to coaching from Mike Sherrard, which adds even more value. Im extremely loyal, and I wont ask my agents to follow unless Im 100% sold, he said. Joining under him just made sense, Kumler said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

has added one of New Jersey’s top-performing agents Patrick Southern as part of its expansion into the Garden State. Southern, who has been the leading individual agent in Hudson County, N.J., in New Jersey, and expand its new development offering, Southern said, referring to Ryan Serhant, the firms founder.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2025

Maybe youve recently passed your real estate exam and obtained your license, or maybe youre simply thinking about becoming a real estate agent. Real estate is very much a learn on the job career, but luckily, there are many agents (like us!) Let us help you become successful faster with our top 19 tips for new real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As someone who has been working in real estate tech for the last 15 years, I can understand why today’s agents—and the team leaders and brokerage owners who manage them—may feel stuck, paralyzed by fear and uncertainty. Agents need to move beyond a fixed mindset when it comes to technology and invest the time to learn the platform.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Platinum Realty Group — led by broker/owner Christy Rabe — will now operate under the nationally recognized brand as part of a strategic effort to expand services and attract agents.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Step 4: Develop a recruitment and retention strategy Attracting and retaining top talent is critical to scaling your team. Action plan: Position your team as a growth engine, providing agents with consistent leads and opportunities to succeed. Offer training, mentorship, and career development plans to support long-term success.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

He walked us through how (and why) he went from cutting his teeth as an agent in the rough-and-tumble South Bronx to leasing the most expensive residential property of 2022 at an eye-watering $70,000 a month. Agents were doing deals there. Hes 26 years old. We recently sat down with Abraham to learn how he did it. And lots of them.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

MetroList , the largest MLS in Northern California , has rolled out a new “add/edit” voice-controlled app for real estate agents to collect and input property data directly from the field. The app, developed in partnership with real estate technology company Lundy Inc.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Mortgage and title clients are undergoing a significant transformation with the shift from Encompass Software Development Kit (SDK) to Encompass Partner Connect (EPC). However, for many lenders and title agents, the path to compliance can be a bit too much to handle while running a business and dodging compliance risks.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2025

Real estate brokerages have faced their fair share of challenges over the past year — from legal threats and business practice changes, to a slow housing market and the breakneck pace of technological development. Despite these threats, no one felt that real estate brokerages or agents would be going anywhere any time soon. “I

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Several JRE agents serve on local boards and nonprofits across the island. “Those who are looking to buy, sell, and rent homes onNantucketor elsewhere will also benefit from our combined local expertise and dynamic agent referral network throughout the Northeast,Florida, and the Carolinas.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

For example, changing agent commission guidelines and emerging lead contact regulations are keeping professionals up at night. Together, these obstacles are forcing agents and brokerages to hit the sidelines and plan against seemingly insurmountable odds like facing Brady and the Patriots in the Superbowl. What does this look like?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

This is an exciting milestone for all Keller Williams agents and franchisees, Gary Keller, the co-founder and executive chairman of Keller Williams, said in a prepared statement. Stone Point is no stranger to the real estate industry, as it also holds strategic investments in Lone Wolf Technologies , Homepoint , CoreLogic and Meridian.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2025

I think we’ve always been in a highly aspirational industry, but when you are the home of the Millionaire Real Estate Agent Playbook , you are going to breed a heck of a lot of millionaire real estate agents.” But she doesn’t feel that current offerings elsewhere are enough to entice her and her agents away. “We

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

It also provides your agents with consistent closings, creating a more predictable and growth-focused pipeline. By keeping your P&L lean and efficient, you can reinvest savings into growth-focused activities like marketing, agent development or technology upgrades—all of which drive long-term success. Ready to accelerate?

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2025

For agents, brokers, developers, and mortgage professionals, the HELPER Act isn’t just good policy, its great businessfor a number of reasons. Its a critical stimulant for growth in new housing communities and promises to help developers, agents, and lenders where they need it most.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2025

is going to have an easier time with product development thanks to a $2.6 We’re here to build the AI teammate every elite agent will use daily — one that listens, learns, and helps them win. According to the company, Shilo can deeply understand the context of business calls made by real estate agents and mortgage loan officers.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Robinson : How would you help agents understand how you are positioning your technology for the good of the industry and for the good of the agent? Agents have hard jobs and they’re really busy with what they’re doing. For an agent, that’s a higher-intent lead, a more educated buyer in all these regulatory changes.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

Some brokerages are what I sometimes think of as Lily Pads because theyre waystations where agents sometimes goalbeit brieflyto level up their commission splits. Heres how putting culture first can help you develop a successful team that can go the distance. And we look for agents who share this mindset. And then they move on.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The firm announced Monday that it had acquired Scottsdale-based My Home Group , adding more than 2,200 agents to its headcount. Jerome and Mark share our vision and commitment to serving and empowering agents, making this partnership a natural fit. That was good for the No.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In the newest episode of the “Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered” podcast, hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Robert Morris, a real estate broker, trainer and veteran agent at Keller Williams Capital Properties. So, in having conversations with new agents, they’re learning the right way. Vision Course.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This is evident when you ask any highly successful agent where they find their clients. That’s wonderful and something to be admired, yet I’ve had many agents who are earlier in their careers ask me HOW these agents built this referral machine. Asking for referrals can be intimidating for some agents and it can feel sales-y.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

The average people that our agents are working with everyday are thinking about things like affordability and how they can maximize the value of their home — and typically that comes from exposure,” Ginger Wilcox , the president of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate , said during a panel discussion at HousingWire ’s The Gathering.

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