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Top Producer Review: Features, pricing & alternatives

Housing Wire

Top Producer also offers mobile-friendly websites that you can create using their intuitive website builder to capture leads, showcase your listings, and build your brand. Top Producer can also help you automate your marketing with branded MLS reports. And all your Facebook leads can be imported using Zapier.

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HomeServices settles commission lawsuits for $250M

Housing Wire

In a statement sent to HousingWire on Friday, Chris Kelly, HomeServices EVP said that the settlement, which is subject to court approval, will “protect our nearly 70,000 agents, 51 brands and over 300 franchisees and licensees from related lawsuits.” The Minnesota-headquartered firm had $133.8

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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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Washington state could provide guidance for others on buyer broker agreements

Housing Wire

“We are in a very progressive MLS in the Northwest MLS , so we’ve been really trying to stay ahead of all of these concerns with these class-action lawsuits,” said Amber Bills Clarke , broker-owner of The Amber Bills Real Estate Group.

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RE/MAX settles buyer broker commission lawsuits for $55 million

Housing Wire

“The Settlement resolves all claims in the Lawsuits and similar claims on a nationwide basis against RE/MAX … and releases RE/MAX and the Company, their subsidiaries and affiliates, and RE/MAX sub-franchisors, franchisees and their sales associates in the United States from the Claims,” the SEC filing reads. “By

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“Collusion,” agent training are the focus on day three of the Sitzer/Burnett trial

Housing Wire

Several industry executives, including Rene Galicia, the former director of MLS engage at the National Association of Realtors , and Rodney Gansho, the head of engagement at NAR, again appeared via video deposition, according to reports from Inman News. Gorman was also questioned about the training materials used at Anywhere Brands.

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Q2 AgentPulse survey: Low inventory is greatest challenge

Housing Wire

Of the 138 respondents, 109 were part of a national brand and 28 were part of an independent firm. Additionally, 18 of the respondents identified as team leaders, 112 identified as real estate sales associates or broker associates, and 15 identified their position as other, with the most common response being broker-owner of their firm.

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