Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Shayan Hamidi, CEO of Rechat , to talk about how he picks the right problems to solve, the incredible pace of AI innovation, and finding the joy in work. Sarah Wheeler: Let’s talk about your background, because you have both technology and real estate experience.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

Paul Hurst: Before I joined First American, I worked with a lot of companies to decide this exact question. If you will be the best in the world at building and distributing that tech, you should build. RON is a great example: Only 15-20% of RON happens in real estate — everything else is in other industries.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Christie’s International Real Estate appointed Jamie Duran as executive vice president and managing director of its Beverly Hills-based affiliate, the company announced on Wednesday. In her new role, Duran will work with owner and CEO Aaron Kirman to lead the expansion of the Christie’s brand in Southern California.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

REdistribute provides clean, timely, highly compliant, and accessible listings data, which complements our comprehensive property data solution for banks, portfolio managers, government agencies and others who need access to the best, most up to date information on the housing market.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

(Photo Credit: AJ Canaria) In the real estate industry, the use of generative artificial intelligence has grown beyond just the composition of marketing copy, leading some to question other potential applications. Eventually, this person ended up working for his company and was the first to ask about ChatGPT’s use in the business.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools equip real estate agents with unprecedented capabilities. Since real estate tech changes by the hour these days, we did a deep dive into the most helpful AI tools for real estate agents on the market today. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

PureWest Christie’s International Real Estate , a Montana -based real estate brokerage, is expanding into northern Idaho , the firm announced on Tuesday. The brokerage , which is a longtime affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, is the largest independently owned brokerage in Montana.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Calque , a company that partners with lenders to offer non-contingent mortgages to homebuyers, has appointed Michael Bremer as CEO. I am thrilled at the chance to join a company dedicated to alleviating the challenges homeowners face during the homebuying and selling process,” Bremer said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Real Brokerage has appointed Christian Wallace as chief of integrated home services, the company announced on Thursday. Prior to joining the brokerage , Wallace worked at some of the leading companies in the industry, such as Rocket Homes , Better.com , Opendoor and Farmers Insurance. 2022 to Oct.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Imagine if you could bottle the enthusiasm your clients have for working with you and use it to capture new business in 2024. That’s where real estate testimonials come into play. According to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), 89% of buyers would recommend their real estate agent to others.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Every 12 years, a cosmic thing happens, and agents in all 50 states come due for their real estate continuing education (CE) and licensing renewal. Maintaining your real estate license means taking continuing education courses to fulfill your state licensing board’s requirements, and doing so before your license expires.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

David Childers has been promoted to the role of chief executive officer at Keeping Current Matters , the company announced on Wednesday. KCM can be best described as a real estate insights provider. Since joining KCM in 2018, Childers has worked to expand KCM’s research and marketing capabilities.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

I’m sharing a transformative announcement with you today, one that marks a new era for RealTrends and propels forward the vision of bringing transparency to what it means to be a top-performing real estate brokerage, team or agent. In real estate and data alike, clarity and trust are paramount. This isn’t pay to play.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

With low housing inventory nationwide, agents are using innovative ways to find real estate seller leads and convert them into listings. While marketing to your sphere of influence, networking, and direct mail campaigns work, they can be time-consuming and they don’t always yield quick results. Looking for more listing leads?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Rebecca Anderson, senior vice president of strategic communications and public relations at loanDepot, wrote to HousingWire that the company “enjoys a long history of attracting and developing top-notch talent and “we thank Mosi for her many contributions to loanDepot and wish her the best in the next chapter of her career.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Protecting customer data: As a title insurance and real estate business, you handle sensitive customer information. This makes it easier for your team to adopt best practices and remain vigilant in the face of evolving threats. When it comes to reducing cybersecurity risks, your team plays a crucial role.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You’ll need to complete 75 hours of prelicensing classes to get licensed as a real estate agent in North Carolina. We’ve done the research for you, evaluating the many courses available to pinpoint the best real estate schools in North Carolina to help you pass the state exam and set you up for early career success.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

Real estate listing giants Zillow and CoStar are currently embattled in a fight for listing portal supremacy. The battle began heating up in September 2023 when CoStar’s residential real estate platform Homes.com surpassed 100 million unique monthly visitors, becoming the second most popular listing portal behind Zillow.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The terms of Anywhere Real Estate ‘s $83.5 “We believe this is the right course of action to remove future uncertainty and ongoing legal expense, serving the best interests of the company, our affiliated agents and franchisees, and shareholders, and enabling Anywhere to focus on moving real estate to what’s next.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Friday’s bombshell – the National Association of Realtors ‘ proposed $418 million settlement of real estate commission lawsuits – set off a frenzy of trading for stocks in the residential real estate sector. Zillow For years, Zillow has dominated online home listings.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For many real estate agents, a logical step on their path of professional development is becoming a real estate broker, then working as either a managing broker or a broker-owner. Provide the support and resources needed to help your agents work in these markets.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

Kentucky is on the brink of ending exclusive real estate listing contracts. For a homeowner in need of extra cash, somewhere between $300 to $5,000, a company will give them the cash they need without a loan. Sponsored by State Rep. Michael Meredith (R), the new bill will make right-to-list agreements unenforceable by law.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

The accusations were made against the lender, its parent company UWM Holdings Corp., The plaintiffs claim they hired independent mortgage brokers, believing the wholesale channel was the best option for getting affordable mortgages because these professionals can shop around — a different model from loan officers employed by retail lenders.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

Ryan Serhant — the acclaimed real estate broker, media personality and serial entrepreneur — is moving beyond his career in real estate to delve into the broader arena of sales. The Texas native connected the dots and decided to launch a platform to help people do what he knows best: sell.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Sure, your real estate landing pages look great — but do they convert? A good real estate website includes more than just drool-worthy images of homes priced to sell. Most importantly, your website should be designed with prospective clients in mind, giving them the exact information they need and steps to get in touch.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ready to launch your real estate career in Utah? You’ll need to complete a 120-hour approved course and sit the state licensing exam to become a real estate agent in Utah. Choosing right school and program will help you ace the Utah real estate exam and provide the foundation for success in your new career.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

Additionally, Brian Schweiker, the co-owner of the RE/MAX office with Seder, will also join eXp, the company reported. According to the latest RealTrends ranking , the Mike Seder Group ranked third among the best-performing large teams in Texas by volume. At eXp, the couple and their former colleagues will be working together.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Bringing awareness to potential opportunities in the reverse mortgage space can be a challenge, but Kristen Sieffert, president of Finance of America Companies (FOA), says it’s a task she’s more than willing to take on. I think our industry has lagged behind the forward mortgage industry — and definitely in financial services in general.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Real estate transactions are rarely stress-free. This holds true for many of the most challenging situations in real estate. A home purchase or sale might be the most significant financial commitment a person makes in their lifetime, and many sales are layered with complicated feelings. Natural disasters. Legal disputes.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Now, the challenge for many tech solution companies is ensuring that these new capabilities and processes can actually alleviate the fragmentation of the past. Real estate innovation has been highly focused on individual parts of the transaction workflow,” said Peter Bowman , Co-Founder & CEO of Flueid.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

For most of its history, New American Funding (NAF) has focused on organic growth, but earlier this month, the company acquired Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp. Coming out of COVID, we saw our competitors getting very active, either buying companies or extending huge signing bonuses. SW: Are you planning more acquisitions?

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2023

The executive shake ups in the brokerage space are continuing this week, with Compass announcing that Mark McLaughlin is returning to the firm to serve as Chief Real Estate Strategist. “Mark reflects the best of real estate leadership. He ultimately left Compass in 2021.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Insurance executive Jawed Barna will succeed Sven Odia as the CEO of international luxury real estate brokerage Engel & Völkers , the company announced Thursday. Odia, who led the Hamburg-based company for nine years, has stepped down from the management board and will assume the newly created role of president.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As a result, many mortgage and real estate professionals may find themselves checking out LinkedIn , whether to search for a new position or make connections in anticipation of the future. If you even looked me up as a whole, it shows my new company name, but you didn’t do that,” she said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

You should be finding buyers before real estate agents anyway.” Mortgage pros have closely monitored the commission lawsuit developments since a Kansas City, Missouri jury determined that NAR, HomeServices of America , and Keller Williams conspired to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s so-called Participation Rule.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As diverse as any other ethnicity, many Black Americans are, at their core, hard-working, family-centric, church members who live, for the most part, in urban areas. February is almost over, but it’s not too late to say that it is a very important month, especially for 50 million Black Americans.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Real Brokerage continues to add to its agent count. Lafayette, Louisiana-based District South Real Estate Co. has joined Real, according to an announcement on Tuesday. All 40 of Théard and Hettich’s agents will be joining Real, bringing the firm’s agent count to over 12,000. million and a net loss of $3.97

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