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Thinking of selling your real estate brokerage? Here’s how to prepare

Housing Wire

We usually represent the sell side of the deal and work with firms that range in size from small, one-office, 10-agent shops to the largest in the nation. This includes financials, organizational documents, agent productivity reports, operating metrics, vendor contracts, lease agreements, employment agreements, insurance documents, and more.

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Do the Due: A Complete Due Diligence Guide and Checklist for Homebuyers

HomeLight

As a buyer, that means you have to do your due diligence from both a practical and contractual perspective. What does due diligence mean in residential real estate? Cesi Pagano , a real estate agent with over 30 years of experience in Orange County, California , says, “It’s important that buyers look at every detail.

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Opinion: why real estate agents should serve their community

Housing Wire

Real estate agents and business leaders play a pivotal role in improving the cities in which they operate, making community service an essential value to their professions. Demonstrate your values to customers Buyers and sellers want more than just transactional relationships with their agents.

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Top Chicago team joins Compass

Housing Wire

Compass continues to expand its agent count. She continued: “We did our due diligence and reviewed other brokerages. There was no comparison; Compass’s technology and its agent-first approach reigned superior by far.”

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The role of the buyer’s agent isn’t ending. It’s evolving

Inman

Former arbitrage trader, current team leader and new Inman contributor Jen Berbas speaks to the vital due diligence role real estate professionals play for consumers, even after Sitzer et al.

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Opinion: There is a crucial need for real estate cybersecurity

Housing Wire

Real estate agents, in particular, deal with extensive personal details during transactions, ranging from financial records to identification documents. A breach not only leads to financial losses, but it also damages trust between agents and clients, tarnishing hard-earned reputations.

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Opinion: Beware of the hidden losses of real estate mergers and acquisitions

Housing Wire

Back before iron-clad earn outs and claw-back clauses, I witnessed a time when two days after an acquisition announcement, the entire agent population walked out with the managers. The burden of proof rests squarely on the shoulders of the leadership team to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for the agents. That was fun.