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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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Redfin’s agent payment plan expands to 25 new markets

Housing Wire

Redfin is expanding its Redfin Next agent payment plan into 25 new markets starting in August 2024. Agents on the Redfin Next payment plan are W-2 employees who receive benefits, including health care, 401(k) matches, mileage, dues, technology tools and team support. and the growing South Florida hub of Palm Beach.

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10 ways to use virtual reality technology in your real estate business

Housing Wire

The real estate sector is constantly evolving, and one technology has emerged as a true game changer: virtual reality (VR). This transformative technology has opened up a new world of possibilities, empowering agents and captivating potential buyers like never before.

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Andy Florance discusses Matterport acquisition, lead diversion portal models

Housing Wire

Just hours after announcing his firm’s acquisition of 3D scanning firm Matterport , CoStar Group CEO Andy Florance took to the stage in Scottsdale, Arizona, at HousingWire ’s annual conference, The Gathering , to discuss the news. The lead diversion model has genericized real estate brokerages,” Florance said. Brands matter.”

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The anatomy of a successful real estate recruitment funnel

Housing Wire

Recruitment is a crucial determinant of growth and success for real estate brokerages. Like your customer, the recruitment process can be visualized as a sales funnel, where potential recruits enter at the top, and the best-suited agents emerge at the bottom as ideal members of your team or brokerage.

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Why is real estate tech a hot topic?

Housing Wire

Conversations across panels, roundtables, announcements, and everywhere in between seemed to trend toward the same general topic: How do we make the most of a market that continues to offer as many challenges as it does chances? It begs the question: How does today’s technology measure up?

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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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