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Experts weigh usefulness of exclusive listings

Housing Wire

Office exclusives are becoming an increasingly significant segment of the Bright MLS marketplace, according to a recent Bright MLS study examining their impact on the broader housing market. Office exclusives take longer to sell and offer no price advantages over immediately promoting a home through the MLS, it said.

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The debate around Clear Cooperation ignores real solutions

Housing Wire

When I attended a national real estate conference last month, the Clear Cooperation Policy the provision requiring listings to be published on the MLS within 24 hours of marketing a property predictably surfaced as a hot-button issue. Sue Yannaccone is President and CEO of Anywhere Brands and Anywhere Advisors.

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Confused by the CCP debate? Here’s what to know

Housing Wire

The policy was a response to a proliferation of pocket listings and a rapid decline in housing inventory on the MLS, despite a large number of transactions still occurring. The CCP requires listing brokers to share a listing to the MLS within 24 hours of publicly marketing the property. People just started holding back inventory.

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How online auctions deliver on the promise of pre-foreclosure sales

Housing Wire

The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according to recent data from the Auction.com Market Validation Program (MVP) for pre-foreclosure sales. Falling Short. More than 1.7

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Homes.com grows with increased agent adoption, consumer demand

Housing Wire

Unprompted consumer awareness of the brand rose to 36% in Q1 2025, compared to only 4% before February 2024. Homes.com puts agents front and center with their names, their branding, their listings. Florance added that Homes.coms demo-to-close rate topped 50% in April, the highest ever for any CoStar sales team.

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15 Facebook groups every real estate agent & broker should join today

Housing Wire

Emily Peckham’s FSBO Mastermind Group A specific group for agents who work with For Sale By Owner sellers, full of tips and strategies for more effectively finding and converting FSBO leads. Brokerage-specific FB groups If you’re with a large, national brand, seek out Facebook groups within your company. Join BiggerPockets 15.

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Sell more homes: 17 home staging tips for real estate agents

Housing Wire

These facts clearly show the powerful impact home staging can have on real estate sales. When you upload the photos into MLS or on your listing website, be sure the pictures tell a story. Are you looking to create a branded website to showcase your listing photos? Make a strong first impression 1.

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