Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

From leading mortgage companies and real estate firms to spearheading groundbreaking initiatives and driving policy reforms, these honorees are making an indelible impact on housing.

Lending 370

Lending Title Mortgages Equity 370

Realty Biz

JUNE 1, 2022

However, real estate businesses tend to underutilize social media channels in favor of MLS sites, yard signs, third-party aggregators, open houses, email marketing campaigns, and traditional advertising media (billboards and print advertising). In the age of social media, real estate agents still prefer MLS websites for real estate marketing.

Branding 85

Branding MLS Staging Technology 85

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Mortgage rates? Being a market expert helps your brand? ?. up-to-date, reliable data comes directly from your MLS. Real estate data analytics that partner with your MLS?provide?the are recognized brands?that?bring market experts are rolling out?all their predictions.?Home Home prices?are are expected to?rise?

MLS 422

MLS Agents Branding Staging 422

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2019 and won class-action status in April, alleges that some NAR rules, including one that requires listing brokers to offer buyer brokers a commission to list a property in a Realtor-affiliated MLS, violate the Sherman Antitrust Act by inflating seller costs. in California.

MLS 292

MLS Brokerage Property Management Agents 292

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Auctions efficiently ensure the highest and best offer — good for the distressed homeowner, surrounding neighborhood and the mortgage servicer. Those loan modifications attempted to right-size mortgage payments to help keep distressed borrowers in homes. In dollars that is an average of more than $28,000 higher.

Sales 347

Sales Pre-approval Short sale MLS 347

Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

MERS provided a trusted “golden record” of the owner of the mortgage loan asset, Simplifile reaches the county recording end-points, IDC integrated $5.2B Stuart McFarland is the former EVP Operations and CFO at Fannie Mae, EVP General Manager at GE Capital Mortgage Services, and CEO at GE Capital Asset Management.

Lending 324

Lending Loans Technology Brokerage 324

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2020

To help lenders navigate through a sea of refis and potential purchases, fintech companies like Jornaya are adding value by providing behavioral data that informs lenders when their consumers are visiting mortgage-related websites. times more mortgage application rates from behavioral data-driven campaigns. We’ve seen 6.5

MLS 242

MLS Branding Mortgages Technology 242

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Would love for our MLS to not be a part of the organization. We’ve explored how mortgage LOs might be affected , how MLSs might evolve in a world without cooperative compensation and assessed NAR’s ability to fight the verdict. The most popular responses were lobbying and MLS access, which many respondents described as critical.

Purchase and sale agreement 369

Purchase and sale agreement MLS Agents FHA loan 369

Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

While the quality might not be as high as what you’ll get from a professional Matterport camera, Zillow 3D Home is free, easy to use, and lets you post scroll-stopping virtual tours directly to your MLS, social media and Zillow. It’s also an ideal tool for working with clients requiring the personal touch only video can provide.

Agents 340

Agents Commercial Branding Design 340

RIS Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

We could see mortgage rates begin to inch up soon, so now might be an ideal time for homebuyers and sellers to make their move and take advantage of the favorable conditions.” Days on market is the number of days between when a home is first listed in an MLS and a sales contract is signed. from December 2020 and down 35.7%

Branding 97

Branding Days on market Sales MLS 97

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Use this tool: FloDesk Looking for a way to make your brand pop? Forming partnerships with mortgage brokers can be mutually beneficial. The sleek, luxury vibe might not suit every brand, and prices can go up to $6,000 a month. Perfect for agents who want their brand to scream luxury and sophistication. And the best part?

Branding 363

Branding Design Agents Marketing 363

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Vance Loiselle: In the 20th century, the primary technology innovations in real estate were the telephone and the MLS. Consumers today expect access to instant information and don’t want to spend lots of time making calls to coordinate showings or filling out paperwork to get a mortgage.

Pre-qualification 275

Pre-qualification Agents Loan Officer Technology 275

Notorious ROB

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Second, Eric Wu revealed that the original business plan for Opendoor was not ( as I had thought ) going after mortgage, but going after the MLS : Launching a managed marketplace has been our plan since we founded the company. And whether the MLS itself is a nonprofit or a for-profit, most of them operate as if they are nonprofits.

MLS 98

MLS Brokerage Branding Industrial 98

Realty Biz

AUGUST 4, 2022

Social Studio is said to come with features such as showcasing of listings, websites and blog posts automatically within the MLS and current websites. It provides advanced post scheduling tools, detailed lead engagement metrics, customized lead nurturing tools, plus auto-posting when a listing status changes on the MLS.

Marketing 87

Marketing MLS Design Development 87

Notorious ROB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Opendoor Opens the Door to a New National MLS. Those are not agent listings sourced from an MLS via IDX feed. If buyers don’t know about my home for sale, and certainly their buyer agent belonging to the local MLS isn’t going to tell them because the home is not in the local MLS, then how do I get any traction?

MLS 79

MLS Agents Pre-approval Brokerage 79

Realty Biz

AUGUST 16, 2023

I regularly consult our local MLS, the National Association of REALTORS®, the Colorado Association of REALTORS®, our local assessor’s website, a regional new construction report, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mac, and reports on the primary mortgage market. We have a professionally designed template that uses the company’s branding.

Agents 76

Agents Marketing Branding New Construction 76

Notorious ROB

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This includes residential real estate, rentals, mortgage, title and escrow. And currently, we are a very small part of it despite our outsized audience and trusted brand. An Explicitly Conservative Real Estate Brand Launches – Kind Of… (.5). 1911 Syndicate is not a national explicitly conservative real estate brand.

Property Management 74

Property Management Branding MLS Investor 74

RIS Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

A conversation With Product Expert Nikki Morgan of CRS Data’s MLS Tax Suite. When it comes to property data, most real estate agents are able to access a wide variety of tools and rich map features through their MLS, which partners with a property tax data vendor. What are the most commonly missed tools and features?

MLS 101

MLS Closing costs Technology Agents 101

The Close

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

No more constant showings and feedback, ongoing HOA dues, or the worry of repairs (not to mention balancing a mortgage payment). After all, a new listing on the MLS gets the most attention in the first week. Selling a home is the same—it’s not just a sign in the yard and a posting on the MLS. Then interest starts to taper off.

Pre-approval 98

Pre-approval Earnest money deposit MLS Renovation 98

Realty Biz

JULY 22, 2021

ERA ® Real Estate , a global franchising leader within the Realogy family of brands, today announced the affiliation of ERA CARLILE Realty Group. The company has consistently performed at the top of the Sacramento market, currently ranking in the top five percent in transaction sides according to the Metrolist Prospector MLS.

Lending 104

Lending Branding Construction Residential 104

Realty Biz

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Entering into the industry in 2005 as a mortgage broker, Totin relocated from the US East Coast to San Antonio, Texas shortly thereafter, helping to grow the largest independently owned brokerage in Central Texas expand into San Antonio. NicheZips offers real-time analytics to help gauge your brand awareness and growth quickly and accurately.

Marketing 80

Marketing Branding MLS Brokerage 80

Lab Coat Agents

AUGUST 3, 2021

Until I saw this incredibly surprising graphic: This graphic depicts the number of TOTAL LISTED UNITS ( RED ) in the Garden State MLS (covers much of Northern NJ) in relation to the number of UNDER CONTRACT UNITS ( BLUE ) & SOLD UNITS ( GREEN ) for May of 2019, 2020 & 2021.

Branding 98

Branding New Construction MLS Equity 98

The Close

MARCH 23, 2023

As a brand-new agent, you will be limited in the niches you can work, but choosing one as early as possible will allow you to close deals faster. If you’re a brand-new agent, your answer to this question will probably be no. As a brand-new solo agent, finding luxury buyer leads will be next to impossible.

Agents 126

Agents Branding Brokerage As-is 126

The Close

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

What Are the Costs for Maintaining Membership in Your Local MLS? Major national brands like RE/MAX, Coldwell Banker, Keller Williams, and the like offer a lot of benefits in terms of brand recognition, while smaller independent brokerages might have a particular connection to the community that is valuable.

Agents 124

Agents MLS Brokerage Branding 124

Marco Santarelli

AUGUST 17, 2020

It’s a powerful way to begin building your brand and business online. Market Reach: It creates automated, professionally-designed real estate ads to showcase your listings, brand, and community on Facebook and Instagram and then targets active and engaged home shoppers to help you fuel your pipeline with quality leads.

Purchase and sale agreement 107

Purchase and sale agreement Investor Land MLS 107

Real Trends

MAY 26, 2023

You should also build relationships with other industry pros — such as bankers, mortgage brokers, property inspectors, contractors, insurance agents, title companies, and real estate attorneys — who can help get your deals to the closing table and give you referrals.

Agents 62

Agents Purchase and sale agreement Branding Brokerage 62

GeekEstate

MAY 9, 2022

Leila from Miami was worried about how to step away from day-to-day operations and enjoy more time with her teenagers, without sacrificing the brand and client relationships painstakingly built over 30 years. She felt a need to micro-manage team members when it came to sifting through market data from the MLS. LACKLUSTER OPTIONS.

Brokerage 118

Brokerage Residential MLS Agents 118

Realty Biz

OCTOBER 12, 2022

We also knew that at some point we would want to join a national brand that could provide even greater resources to our agents. The Bright MLS reports that the median home price in Winchester and Frederick County is $350,000, far below the $403,800 national mark recently shared by the National Association of Realtors.

Residential 81

Residential Commercial Branding Agents 81

The Close

MARCH 17, 2022

There are hundreds of thousands of templates online today, and choosing which ones will work for your brand on social media isn’t easy. There are a ton of client testimonial templates out there, so just make sure you stick one that fits your personal brand. This template should work with pretty much any brand. Related Article.

Branding 88

Branding Design Agents Brokerage 88

Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We are operating in a supply-constrained market with increasing mortgage rates, a market like no other. And broker owners’ operations teams are receiving more and more “non-payment” of MLS dues notices making all the metrics look, well… goofy. The implication is agent retention, and talent attraction has never been more important.

Marketing 102

Marketing Brokerage Agents MLS 102

The Close

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Signs, Swag & Business Cards Estimated annual cost: $1,000-$8,000 Printing, storing, and managing your brokerage’s listing and open house signs will not only make your agents happier, it will help you maintain your brand image and standards. Contract with a sign company for a volume discount.

Brokerage 93

Brokerage Branding Agents As-is 93

Realty Biz

MAY 3, 2021

Some readers may not be aware that the name “Zillow” was chosen as the company’s brand to reflect the “zillions” of date points the service makes use of. The Zillow service efforts predicting monthly costs for buyers by estimating things like mortgage payments, taxes, insurance, and so on.

Marketing 113

Marketing Brokerage MLS Sales 113

The Close

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

And with mortgage rates currently sitting around 8%, this puts homeownership on ice for many. The best part of military movers is they typically use their Veterans Affairs benefits, which allows them to get a mortgage with zero down payment. A strong brand is far more important for agents transitioning to luxury.

Probate sale 97

Probate sale Investor Agents Branding 97

Easy Agent Pro

AUGUST 25, 2021

On average, homes with a mortgage gained $26,300 in equity in the last three months of 2020 versus a year earlier,” according to the Associated Press , citing stats from Core Logic. Direct mail response rates are from 10 to 30 times that of email and direct mail is more effective than email at creating and retaining brand awareness.

Investor 116

Investor Equity Branding MLS 116

HomeLight

JUNE 28, 2022

Discount brokerages provide basic services including listing your home in the local MLS, general marketing services, documentation, contracting, and legal services. The following recognized brands have built their reputations on providing professional, full-service real estate service from pre-listing preparations to close: Century 21.

Brokerage 86

Brokerage MLS Agents Staging 86

Notorious ROB

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The MLS was all in printed books. Buyer agency existed (it did not in 1975), all of the post-Bubble regulations on mortgage existed, the CFPB existed, etc. Think about the NAR Code of Ethics, or any MLS rule or policy. What is more problematic is that the REALTOR of 1975 did 11.4 There was no internet in 1975. No fax machine.

MLS 98

MLS Brokerage Agents Industrial 98

Realty Biz

JUNE 21, 2022

Secondly, operators and realtors update their MLS news regularly, giving you access to the most topical housing options. Trulia provides users with an affordability and mortgage calculator and covers the local school ratings, crime rates, and entertainment venues. Why don’t you use a custom-made logo and boost your brand?

Pre-approval 76

Pre-approval Design Agents Branding 76