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Side’s Hilary Saunders discusses the evolution of brokerage models

Housing Wire

Photo credit: AJ Canaria Hilary Saunders , the co-founder and chief broker officer at Side , sees the current challenges facing the real estate industry as yet another opportunity for brokerage models to further evolve. “I Through this, Saunders said, consumers began to realize the importance of staging, photography and online marketing.

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Now is a great time for brokerage acquisitions: RealTrends Consulting

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In fact, the sweet spot for acquisitions over the next couple of years is going to be the small one-office brokerage firms.” With the headwinds facing the real estate industry, Wright and Murray believe smaller brokerage firms will be looking for a place to land, making acquisitions a possibility for even one-office, 25 agent firms.

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Wendy Forsythe joins eXp Realty as chief marketing officer

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Real estate brokerage eXp Realty has added industry veteran Wendy Forsythe to its leadership team. On Thursday, the firm announced that Forsythe was joining eXp as its new chief marketing officer. She will also oversee eXp Realty’s brand management and advertising, as well as the firm’s digital marketing and public relations.

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Thinking of selling your real estate brokerage? Here’s how to prepare

Housing Wire

We’ve learned a few things along the way, and if you’re thinking about selling your real estate brokerage firm, whether next month or five years from now, one of our biggest pieces of advice can be captured in two words — clean data. Valuation – The valuation stage can also be considered the preliminary due diligence stage.

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titlegenius by Radian makes closing simple, transparent and less expensive

Housing Wire

According to Sawan Tivakaran, SVP, titlegenius Product Owner, “Homebuyers continue to cite the closing process as one of the most stressful events in their lives. Radian has developed titlegenius to help improve the closing process for homebuyers, sellers and lenders alike.

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Why regular check-ins are the unsung heroes of agent retention

Housing Wire

A common thought among brokers revolves around the idea that if your gross commission income or office size is not increasing, you’re not successfully growing your brokerage. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the average tenure of an agent with a brokerage is six years.

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‘Find buyers before agents!’ Mortgage industry reacts to the NAR settlement

Housing Wire

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. You should be finding buyers before real estate agents anyway.”