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. The HELPER Act opens the door for these buyers and gets them pre-approved, which makes homeownership possible. The word is spreading, but not fast enough.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2025

Already, its AI Loan Agent, Betsy , handles over 125,000 customer interactions each month, cutting through administrative drag and unlocking up to $2,000 in sales productivity per funded loan.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

That’s where text messaging for real estate agents comes in — it’s quick, personal, and gets straight to the point. Here’s the link: [Link] Script 9: Get them pre-approved Hi [Name], getting pre-approved is a great first step. Use my well-worn, proven scripts below to build connection and close more deals.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Real estate agents are facing a contracting issue that could seriously upend the traditional housing landscape. Under current guidelines, sellers pay a 5-6% commission on a sale which is split between the buyer and listing agents. But what happens if consumers pivot away from buyer agents altogether? Enter the savvy seller.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2025

Successful agents send a real estate buyer questionnaire to all buyer leads. This is a tool used by top agents as a way to be more prepared going into a buyer consultation appointment. Thats how many agents used to collect this information back in the day (myself included, unfortunately). Have you been pre-approved by a lender?

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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. Check out some fantastic pre-built designs on sites like Canva or Etsy.

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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. Related article Our 19-point house-hunting checklist for real estate agents & their clients 5.

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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

MAY 8, 2025

According to the National Association o f Realtors (NAR) a real estate agents fiduciary duty to a client consists of several tenets, including obedience, loyalty, disclosure, confidentiality, accounting, and reasonable care and diligence. HousingWire consulted legal and consumer advocacy experts to find out. What is fiduciary duty anyway?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. First, he has his clients lender call the listing agent. Somebody has a problem once and then that story just spread.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Effective Thursday, homebuyers on Realtor.com who say they wish to be pre-approved for a mortgage will see an advertisement from Rocket Mortgage that will allow them to receive pre-approval in as little as 20 minutes. It’s being rolled out in hundreds of test markets. “They think, ‘I want to buy a home.’

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Real estate license reciprocity means an agent or broker’s ability to get licensed and operate or practice in a new state, whereas real estate license portability refers to an agent or broker’s ability to conduct a single transaction across state lines. But the agent must do it remotely. What is real estate license reciprocity?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’re interested in becoming a real estate agent in Illinois, you’ll be happy to hear that the path to getting your real estate license in the Prairie State doesn’t require as much of a time commitment as other states. The actual professionals who many states call “brokers,” however, are called “managing brokers” in Illinois.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Most agents we work with have, but usually to write listing descriptions packed to the gills with fluffy language and way too many em dashes. Here are twelve mind-blowing ideas and prompts smart agents are using to close more deals with ChatGPT in 2025. Sound familiar? Let’s start with the basics.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2025

Agents know the downstream effects of these slow markets; with little competition to contend with, buyers are often indecisive and pickier than usual. As an agent, this can be hugely frustrating, especially if you feel that the client has carelessly wasted your time or hasnt been entirely honest about their plans. Why are they moving?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2025

of Regulatory Agencies or DORA) requires all students to complete an approved course of study totaling 168 class hours. Know what to expect In order to get your real estate license in Colorado, youll need to complete 168 hours of coursework at one of Colorado Division of Real Estate’s approved schools. This is no small task.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

If you’re new to real estate, you must complete a state-approved course and pass your state’s licensing exam. Aceable Agent is an online real estate school that offers self-paced real estate courses designed for mobile app and web. The number of required class hours varies according to state law. Free trial. Proprietary Leap 2.0

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2021

Get pre-approved to show you mean business: Consider obtaining a pre-approval for a mortgage from a lender by the time you reach the offer stage, as this document can play a key role in the negotiation process. If they have a working relationship, they can usually get those things done pretty quickly.”.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

MARCH 11, 2025

If you wait until the market is already in full swing, you may struggle to secure the right real estate agent, miss out on great homes, or find yourself caught in a frenzy of competing buyers. Thats why its a good idea to get the ball rolling with your real estate agent before the spring market kicks off.

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Keeping Current Matters

JULY 14, 2025

Because while this process might be brand new to you, it’s not new to your agent. Tip #1: Get Pre-Approved First Rocket Mortgage says this is one of the most common mistakes first-time buyers make. Instead, find your agent and talk to a lender early – before looking at any houses. Learn more!

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

So putting listings online in a portal,” said Carey Armstrong, who co-founded the company with Greg Schwartz, and ran Premier Agent at the Seattle real estate tech giant. To provide that competitive edge, Tomo claims to issue mortgage pre-approvals within hours – not days – and cut closing times to 21 days (the industry average is 47 days).

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2022

Buyers can qualify for Tomo appraisal coverage by having an underwritten pre-approval from Tomo Mortgage before making the offer, a minimum of a 10% down payment, and are working with a Tomo partner agent who runs the property address through a verification process with Tomo before placing the offer.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The PowerVP app will create new loans; invite customers to complete a digital mortgage; send a one-click conditional approval letter; lock in rates ; obtain real-time pricing and run a credit report, the company said in a release. Agents submitting an offer at 8:30pm?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

For decades, referrals have been the backbone of a real estate agents business. But in an era where nearly everything begins with a Google search, the way buyers connect with agents has changed dramatically. Buyers are increasingly conducting their own online review of prospective agents before choosing one.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Even if I write seven pre-approvals a day, when there is one house and there’s 20 people that want to buy the same house, we still can’t do a lot of deals,” Marquis said. I know that sounds crazy, but we have a lot of clients reaching out for pre-approvals. But [production] levels are not pre-pandemic.

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Keeping Current Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Pre-Approval: the Best Opening Play To Make as a Homebuyer. And the best move you can make when you begin your home search is getting pre-approved by a lender. You’ve probably already heard this is an important step, but what exactly is pre-approval and what benefits does it provide you? Bottom Line.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Texas residents interested in becoming a real estate agent must first complete 180 hours of approved coursework to be eligible to sit the state licensure exam. We estimate that it’ll take three to six months to get up and running as a licensed real estate agent in the Lone Star State. That’s a longer program than in most states.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

KSCORE is a fully-digital real estate training program that will offer state approved pre-licensing courses, as well as continuing education opportunities for existing agents. Through our programs we teach agents how to stay in touch with clients and how to serves them at the highest level. According to U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

We are eager to see the profound impact Roof Pro will have on the interactions and efficiencies of our broker partners, their agents , and customers.” The core skills of Roof AI revolve around functions such as searching for properties, finding an agent and starting the mortgage financing process. “We

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Only allow buyers with pre-approved mortgages to schedule tours (this ensures they’re serious), and require masks, gloves and other precautionary measures while in the home. If you’re not sure if selling your home is the right move, consider talking to a local real estate agent before moving forward.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

If you’re thinking about becoming a real estate agent in Washington, D.C., The Basics ($319): 60-hour pre-license course and three study guides Exam Preparation ($419): The basic package plus the CompuCram exam prep package. prelicensing education through its approved course providers. you’re not alone.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

increase in CPL/agent validation errors with title insurers versus the 12-month average and a 2.4% increase in state licensing issues among closing agents versus the 2021 average. Efficiencies will be needed to catch issues in title workflows pre-closing, to help reduce post-close and trailing document costs and inefficiencies.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Student Support: Support is available from customer service agents seven days a week during daytime hours by email, phone, or live chat. Enroll Now Aceable Agent Best online real estate school in California for mobile learning Overall Rating: 3.5 Other pass rates listed are that schools national average pass rates.

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Keeping Current Matters

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Listen to Your Real Estate Agent. The best way to know this is to reach out to your lender to get pre-approved for a loan early in the homebuying process. Only 44% of today’s prospective homebuyers are planning to apply for pre-approval, so be sure to take this step so you stand out from the crowd.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

If you’ve been searching for a house for any amount of time, you’re probably well aware of how important it is to get a mortgage pre-approval before you even start looking at houses, or at least as early on in the process as possible. When Should You Update Your Pre-approval? Pre-approvals aren’t good forever.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

But for Real, which runs a virtual brokerage model with revenue sharing for its agents, the goal is to get better, not necessarily bigger. What I am really grateful for is that we are not just seeing agent growth, but based on the rankings we have had significant transaction and volume growth.” and Canada.

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Housing Wire

JULY 4, 2024

The role of real estate and mortgage professionals In times like these, the role of real estate agents , brokerage owners and lenders becomes even more critical. The question is whether it is becoming less attainable or merely obscured by market noise and confusion. Change is constant, and as professionals, we must adapt.

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