Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2025

Errol Sameluson, Zillows chief industry development officer, the listing standards come from Zillows desire to preserve transparency and equitable access to data for all consumers. Its literally designed to protect sellers and buyers! CCP is one of the most pro consumer policies in place! Dwiggins wrote in a LinkedIn post last month.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Held live from the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) NXT Conference in Boston, the conversation covers broker leadership tips, the value of designations and certifications, and educational resources for real estate agents. If you want to have successful brokerages, you need to have successful agents. NAR has the L.E.A.D

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BAM Media

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Real RISE 2024 kicks off today, October 22nd, with some exciting new developments in AI and fintech for real estate agents who’ve joined (or will join) the brokerage. Future Real Wallet integrations include: Rewards Points —enabling agents to earn promotional points redeemable for reduced brokerage and transaction fees.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Lone Wolf Technologies , a real estate technology company that has been in business for decades, unveiled its reimagined brand identity last week as an effort to “blend technology with human-centered design to better serve real estate professionals,” per a release from the company. ”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

Some brokerages are what I sometimes think of as Lily Pads because theyre waystations where agents sometimes goalbeit brieflyto level up their commission splits. Lily Pad brokerages attract and recruit based on a higher split, but fail to retain a cohesive team because they dont lead with a culture focused on long-term career growth.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

With home sales still at historically low levels and uncertainty over the commission lawsuits , real estate brokerage executives prize good leads more than ever. To convert these leads into business, the brokerage developed teams — also called units — headed by captains who are successful agents with high lead conversion rates.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

Collov AI leverages proprietary model training to develop its AI agent , enabling it to understand architectural context, interior design principles, and staging best practices tailored specifically for real estate applications. Thats why Collov AIs Visual Agent is designed to be as simple as taking a photo. from Stanford.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

The UPGRADE community an acronym for Unlock Potential, Grow Real Estate, And Design Everything is positioned as a multifaceted platform with a focus on personal development, health, business, leadership, investing and lifestyle. Im joining eXp Realty to build the UPGRADE community with eXp powerhouse Spring Bengtzen.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2025

Some brokerages are what I sometimes think of as Lily Pads because theyre waystations where agents sometimes goalbeit brieflyto level up their commission splits. Lily Pad brokerages attract and recruit based on a higher split, but fail to retain a cohesive team because they dont lead with a culture focused on long-term career growth.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

She went from a brand new agent in 2020 to running her wildly successful boutique brokerage with Side in less than four years. ” TikTok riches are in the niches TikToks algorithm is designed to give users exactly what they want when they want it. Can you build a thriving real estate business on TikTok? Kina Desantis did.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

New York-based real estate brokerage SERHANT. in New Jersey, and expand its new development offering, Southern said, referring to Ryan Serhant, the firms founder. In addition to his development work, Southern has played a significant role in institutional portfolio transitions. According to SERHANT.,

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2025

NAR noted that the policy is designed to exist in conjunction with CCP, which requires listing brokers to list a property on the MLS within 24 hours of publicly marketing it. Our position has never been to dictate brokerage business models, Brian Donnellan, the president and CEO of Bright MLS, wrote in an email.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

Zillows adoption of this two-tab design in no-commingling markets was the source of an antitrust lawsuit from now-defunct discount brokerage REX Real Estate , as the two-tab design prevented REX listings from being viewed alongside MLS listings. The company began using an IDX feed to power its listing portal in 2021.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

In fact, there aren’t many mortgage lenders, builders or real estate brokerages that haven’t at least fleetingly entertained the notion. So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? And why not?

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2025

Interview multiple brokerages I cant tell you how many times Ive heard an agent say they joined a specific brokerage because they had a friend who worked there. Do your due diligence and meet with several brokerages in your area – large and small, franchise and independent. Look for classes outside your brokerage, as well.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2025

eXp Realty has launched an initiative that allows agents to name both a primary and secondary mentor, formalizing a shared leadership model that aims to improve agent support, retention and development. Perhaps one sponsor is a marketing pro, while the other excels at operations or developing a team.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

We’ll also share best practices for developing and sending real estate newsletters and recommend some essential tools to make your email marketing stand out. Create a responsive newsletter design One of the best ways to make things easy on yourself is to use real estate newsletter templates. So, where do you start? Lets dive in!

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In this fireside chat, Velt and Lane explore her approach to leadership, Coldwell Banker’s unique focus on agent development and its training program that is designed to teach effective communication.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

AI can create virtually staged images to match any trendy interior design style you can dream up for a small fraction of the price of traditional virtual staging. In our testing, Collovs image quality was on par with rivals like REimagineHome and Apply Design but was slightly less realistic than RoOomy. Sadly, there are caveats.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Name Job Title Company Name Aaron Heidorn Director of Software Engineering & Infrastructure Cloudvirga Aaron Smith Director, Sales CubiCasa Adrian Provost Chief Executive Officer Realty ONE Group Terminus Ana LeBlanc Human Resources Director InterLinc Mortgage Annie Lemon Producing Branch Manager Gold Star Mortgage Financial Anthony Russo Diamond (..)

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“This decision underscores our brokerage’s unwavering commitment to agent autonomy and our belief in allowing agents to make choices that best suit their needs and principles,” Dave Danforth, designated broker/owner of the firm, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2025

Brokers, also known as managing brokers, designated brokers or brokers-in-charge, are typically owners or supervisors of real estate brokerages. You must have a leadership mentality and the ability to see the bigger picture to grow your brokerage. It allows you the opportunity to be in charge of other agents and run a business.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

Whether youre looking for online flexibility, in-person support or a direct path into a brokerage, theres an option here thatll help you launch your career. Theyve taken their brokerage to the next level by using their solid reputation to create a real estate school that combines education with real-world brokerage experience.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

And often your first impression as a brokerage or an agent is your online presence. A well-designed and captivating digital platform instantly conveys professionalism, credibility and exclusivity — and the opposite can turn customers away. Create a beautiful and well-developed space that provides value to your customers.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

real estate brokerage Compass announced Wednesday that it has hired Hal Bennett, a high-producing agent based in the Seattle area. 1 brokerage last year with more than $184 billion in sales volume, and it ranked No. Bennett ranked No. 16 in the state with 63 sides and was No. 17 with $47.7 million sales volume last year. ”At

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The Rayse platform is designed to make agent-client relationships transparent in an evolving real estate market. Rayse has served more than 200 brokerages, including NextHome another company owned by James Dwiggins. REside members will have early access to the platform and all of its communication-focused features.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The program was developed in response to the NAR’s findings in its 2021 profile of real estate firms report , which was released just last week. The report found that the vast majority of brokerages in America are small, independent operations. million members nationwide through the Realtor Benefits Program , on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Edgerton and Reisinger will have an impact on the global network of 550-plus independent real estate brokerages. Kate Reisinger was promoted to COO from EVP of member services Reisinger’s role will be to design and conduct the company’s operations. million global transactions a year.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Since almost all of our picks offer roughly the same features, we scored them based on our opinion of their property search experience, design quality, and overall user experience (UX). UX design quality: 4.6 UX design quality: 4.6 Property search results pages are well-designed, easy to navigate and customizable.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Judd and Aaron’s respective leadership is key as we continue on EasyKnock’s path to develop the first marketplace in the industry,” Jarred Kessler, CEO and founder of EasyKnock, said in a statement. He also has experience designing and building digital products for companies like Google , Mattel , Samsung , Target and JetBlue.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I am a big believer in developing a brand for your real estate business from Day One. While you can develop name recognition over time, I believe that naming your team or brokerage something other than the leader’s name allows more opportunity for scale and differentiation.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

The recent announcement of Homie’s decision to strip its brokerage services and end employment for its real estate agents has once again brought the discussion of alternative models in real estate to the forefront. Many limited service brokerages have faced similar hurdles in their quest to disrupt the status quo.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

This is designed to keep user engaged on brokerage sites, foster trust and enhance their overall experience. This responsiveness builds trust and makes consumers more likely to engage with the brokerage.” Roof Pro represents a significant milestone in our journey,” Pierre Sabbagh, CEO of Roof AI, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

. “This shared ethos creates a strong foundation for collaboration and mutual growth as our newly merged company will offer an unwavering dedication to meeting the diverse needs of homebuyers, sellers, investors, and developers across the region.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

The Utah-based software developer offers a private-label digital mortgage platform and mobile app designed to connect lenders with borrowers and real estate agents. In fact, prior to founding SimpleNexus in 2011, CEO Matt Hansen worked on the Simplifile development architecture team for nearly five years.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The process for reviewing pre-closing title data and documents is currently not standardized, meaning that it can differ from brokerage to brokerage or even agent to agent. To tackle this challenge, MISMO will form a new development workgroup.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Lickstein helped craft an AI-powered tool designed to educate brokers and is currently developing a compliance framework. If I was a brokerage owner on both sides, I’m thinking internally and externally: if I don’t embrace this tech internally, I’m a dinosaur in the brokerage world,” he said.

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