Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Two months prior to that, Zillow began moving homes not listed on the MLS out of initial user search results and onto a second tab. This adhered to an optional NAR rule , which prevents those who choose to adopt it from commingling MLS listings with non-MLS listings. In May 2022, REX ceased its brokerage operations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Compass One gives clients easy access to relevant documents, calendars, listings and communication with their agent. For buyers, the platform has their preferences for a home and relevant listings, which include both Compass exclusives and those on the local MLS. Sellers have access to all offers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

It doesnt matter where your real estate photos appear MLS, Zillow, Realtor.com, social media or print advertisements they should not only showcase the space, but they should sell the lifestyle that comes with owning that home. As an agent, thats why its important to learn how to take better listing photos yourself.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Traditional MLS data excels at structured information like price ranges, bedroom counts and square footage. It also creates a strategic opportunity for agents who understand modern search behavior and how to connect lifestyle and informational content with listings in meaningful ways.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In her suit, Eytalis claims that the defendants have violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by requiring membership in order to access the MLS. According to Eytalis, some of the agents for whom she received dues requests had allowed their licenses to lapse and were no longer active in the industry, while one agent had passed away.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

Every good buyers agent knows the look buyers get when they walk into a newly-renovated kitchen they dont just like, but love: “ Our partnerships with designers work so well because we can give our real estate advice based on our market knowledge and the feedback weve gotten from buyers over the years, and they can make it beautiful.

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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

JUNE 11, 2024

In a legal brief filed on Monday, MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN) made it clear that it does not agree with the Department of Justice ‘s position on the banning of cooperative compensation, as outlined in the DOJ’s statement of interest in the Nosalek commission lawsuit.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

Real estate companies are using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve agent productivity, which they believe will be even more necessary due to changes to their commission structure — mainly on the buyer’s side. In June, the company launched a real estate assistantt, KWIQ , that is powered by generative AI.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

Lets take a look at the six necessary factors I coach agents to consider before speaking to their clients about a price reduction. Online appearance: Double-check that the listing is accurate and optimized in the MLS. Inside, staging can make a huge difference. The sellers urgency The sellers urgency is a critical factor.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

These housing professionals have been gaming out the potential impact on buyers’ agents – a significant source of referrals. Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Successful listing agents know that the key to securing a listing is preparation. Proactive agents do the work ahead of time and know what to expect going into every listing appointment. ask this at the end of the appointment) “I understand you’re interviewing several agents. Several pens. Business cards.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

One thing Compass ‘s supporters and critics both agree on is this: the brokerage is leveraging its swelling network of private exclusive listings to recruit agents. Our source said the meeting with non-Compass agents from across the country was “well attended.” But how Compass is doing it might surprise you.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Dawn Pfaff is a free-market evangelist, and that informs how she runs MyState MLS. Reasons for opting out At the heart of the matter are NAR rules that, prior to the March 2024 settlement, required listing agents to make blanket offers of compensation to buyer agents on Realtor association-owned MLSs.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 4, 2025

Brokerage leadership coordinated a private listings push in the region despite MLS rules restricting pre-marketing and the risk of steep fines for agents.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Under the terms of the settlement, agents will no longer be allowed to share their seller’s offers of buyer broker compensation on an MLS. For Lamacchia, it is essential that his agents and brokers are able to clearly explain and communicate about the forms they are asking clients to sign. I feel really well supported.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Real estate agents often make the mistake of believing their clients will remember them forever but they dont. Its up to us as agents to stay engaged and stay in contact with our clients. Content: Agents can include any combination of data and information. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

The data are sobering: The Agent Movement Index , the number of experienced Realtors switching brokerages each month, was at its lowest level since 2016. The number of agents switching brokerages is ticking upward and markets are stabilizing across the country. If you want to learn how to recruit agents, now is the time.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Buyers agents are not just bright smiles that open doors were the guide our clients rely on to navigate the homebuying process. Thats why having a definitive homebuying checklist is an essential part of your agent toolkit. Set the stage: Educate your clients on the market This is your time to shine!

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

Since our income is (usually) tied directly to closings, many real estate agents wonder how to close deals faster. I see many agents chasing potential clients who have little or no sense of urgency. Heres the gist: after every showing, follow up with the buyers agent for feedback and to encourage offers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

As a listing agent, showcasing your sellers properties in the absolute best light possible is a vital component of the service you provide them. This will set you apart from the competition, as many agents cut corners and do not provide this service consistently. This can make a big difference for newer agents just starting out.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

We share some open house ideas to help you do just that, taking you through the planning, staging, marketing, hosting and follow-up for your open house events. If you can’t nab listings like this, offer to sit open house events for busy agents at your brokerage who DO have listings in the areas you aspire to work in.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

And with millennials emerging as the largest generation of homebuyers in today’s market, comprising 28% of all homebuyers, real estate agents need to master social media or they might miss out. Sixty percent of agents surveyed believe that social media provides higher quality leads than the MLS.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Originally filed in 2019, the lawsuit won class-action status shortly after, and alleges that some NAR rules, including one that requires listing brokers to offer buyers’ brokers a commission in order to list a property in a Realtor-affiliated MLS, violate the Sherman Antitrust Act by inflating seller costs.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Redfin put the real estate industry on notice Monday morning, announcing that it will require agents to cancel their National Association of Realtors membership where possible. That is really when we started the process of evaluating where we can drop memberships for our agents. There is a lot of unwinding to do there.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Agents, you might have a new area of interest for prospective buyers.??. a broker or an agent, having a deep knowledge of your market is impressive. Your agents are trained on market activity and are seen as trusted sources. . Agents, one of the biggest factors in property sales is pricing. agents and consumers.?We’ve?done

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

If the seller wants to include the garden shed out back, or the sectional couch in the basement that won’t fit up the stairs, then they might do so, and this would be noted in the “INCLUSIONS” section of the MLS listing. Do you see where this is going? But what if there’s more ? I agree with the spirit of the rule.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2025

Over 1,200 Compass agents are gathered in Denver this week for their companys annual RETREAT and unsurprisingly, the firms three-phase marketing plan took center stage. They used the Network Tool on Compass platform to send the listing to the top-50 agents across a variety of firms who serve clients in Tribeca.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2024

That’s why many successful real estate agents turn to a CRM, lead generation and marketing platform like Market Leader. Real estate agent guides: Free business planning resources, scripts and templates, and lead generation helpers are available, including a business plan, marketing plan, call scripts, and text message templates.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2021

Nick Bailey, RE/MAX Chief Customer Officer, paced back and forth on a convention hall stage Thursday, warning of a “bogeyman,” be it Zillow or some other existential threat, that always seems to threaten the home broker. real estate agents, who are independent contractors. The latest change? Health care for all its U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Each year RealTrends releases its list of the highest performing real estate agents in the country, and, like clockwork, Ben Caballero of Dallas-based HomesUSA tops the list. Caballero is like any real estate listing agent, on the hunt for clients. So that those agents will bring their buyer to the builder. Ben Caballero.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 23, 2025

While the industry continues to adapt to the new era of real estate, charting a path forward begins with an intentional focus on your goals in addition to going above and beyond… The post Setting the Stage for 2025: A Blueprint for Success appeared first on RISMedia.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

In this article, I’ll share close to two decades of experience as a licensed agent and small brokerage owner in Boston to help you compete and win listings with a dynamite listing presentation. As agents, we compete for a finite number of available homes to list and sell. What is their family size? It’s that simple.

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BAM Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In light of the shocking study revealing that 71% of agents didnt sell a single home last year, a new report has surfaced with an even more disturbing statisticonly 5% of real estate agents actually live in a house. So, Where Do Agents Actually Live? “ There will always be an agent there to show it. Thats right.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

One of the biggest challenges for agents is finding new clients and staying top-of-mind until they are ready to buy or sell. Today, It is an all-in-one platform designed to help real estate agents manage many aspects of their business, including building meaningful relationships to grow repeat and referral business with clients.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In Florida, getting licensed as a real estate agent begins with the completion of an approved 63-hour Sales Associate prelicensing course. Self-paced online Gold Coast School $263 Classroom, livestream, or online MLS Campus Real Estate School $83.88 Ready to begin a flexible, fulfilling career in real estate in the Sunshine state?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The best advice I got from an experienced agent was simple but powerful: “Do as many open houses as you can.” If you dont have your own listings, ask other agents in the office if you can run an open house at one of their listings. This shows the listing agent that you are responsible as you are asking probing questions.

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