Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Users can access AI bots designed to assist agents with general real estate knowledge, sales, marketing , negotiation and motivation. The company cites high home prices as a key barrier blocking agents from closing deals more effectively. Productivity tools are also available to keep agents on track. said in a statement.

Agents

Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2025

He parlayed his passion for Spanish revival architecture and his flair for making viral videos into a wildly lucrative niche in one of the world’s most competitive real estate markets Los Angeles. Jose Prats: By the numbers Market: Los Angeles, California Niche: Character homes 2024 team sales volume + sides: $44,400,000 + 21.5

Agents

Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2025

has introduced “Elevate,” a new program aimed at increasing real estate agent productivity through marketing, lead generation , transaction support and coaching. According to the company, the initiative is designed to allow agents to close more transactions while improving Fathoms gross profits and margins.

Agents

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Leo CoPilot can help agents generate automated marketing materials by leveraging data from an MLS. By automating routine tasks and providing instant, personalized service, we empower agents to focus on what truly matters — building relationships and closing deals,” Real President Sharran Srivatsaa said in a statement.

Agents

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The new guidelines are designed to make it easier for consumers to revoke consent for unwanted robocalls and texts. It also follows on actions taken by the FCC in December 2023, where the regulator moved to adopt rules that would close the “lead generator loophole” that had been used in the mortgage business.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Next year, real estate brokers and team leaders can adapt, innovate and truly thrive in the new market. With these unique strategies, brokers can achieve sustainable success while staying ahead in a competitive market. It also provides your agents with consistent closings, creating a more predictable and growth-focused pipeline.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Not even close. To that end, Zillow is pushing serious shoppers further down the funnel with its “enhanced markets” initiative. The Seattle juggernaut has been ramping up Enhanced Markets over the past year. ” If a deal closes, Zillow will collect 40% of the agent’s commission.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Fleet Homes Real Estate Team – Keller Williams Real estate teams are comprised of real estate agents and other professionals working together towards one common goal to close deals. Depending on the team’s structure, agents can work closely together or independently. Teams are led by a team leader.

Purchase and sale agreement

Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2025

The company’s model features three residential listing packages — two flat-fee options starting at $999, and a virtual full-service package with a 1% commission paid at closing. This option is targeted at experienced sellers.

MLS

Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2025

“As we move into the second half of the year, we’re especially focused on driving growth in our other key markets, including Miami and New Jersey.” She brings a background in luxury real estate branding and interior design marketing, having worked closely with celebrity design firms prior to her transition into real estate.

Agents

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Indiana-based lender Ruoff Mortgage is making a move designed to help more homeowners get into new homes with ease. We have partnered with Calque to provide better options to those customers, including the ability to close immediately on a new home before putting their current home on the market.”

Purchase and sale agreement

Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

As a result, policymakers may be compelled to wait until the labor market demonstrates more pronounced signs of distress before signaling to the marketplace their intention to ease policies further. This approach is intended to soften the labor market and moderate wage growth. The four-week moving average today is also at 323,000.

Design

Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

Compass has entered into a partnership with renovation firm Chapter to integrate design and remodeling services into the home buying and selling processes across markets in New York, Florida, Connecticut and New Jersey. Buyers will gain access to estimates and design plans that help evaluate a property’s potential prior to purchase.

Renovation

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Ohio-based builder is offering discounts of up to $20,000 on select homes in Greater Houston , along with no-cost 2/1 rate buydowns , and slashing prices by as much as $93,850 in other markets like Chicago. Chicago’s offerings include doorbuster deals on Quick Move-In homes, which reduce pricing up to $93,850 if the home closes this year.

Fixed-rate mortgage

Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

We discussed the current market conditions and revisited the propertys previous listing history including that the last agent had failed to sell it, eventually pulling it off the market 60 days later. Delayed discovery Many fraudulent transactions go undetected until months after closing. Use a service.

Agents

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

That can include being a housing market expert and advising clients on the best times to list or buy a home; having referrals handy for inspections, repairs, staging and photography; understanding the mortgage origination process; and more. Also top of the list, agents are marketers.

Agents

Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Rocket.com is designed for serious buyers and sellers, offering a streamlined path to homeownership, said Jamie Belsky, chief product and design officer at Rocket. Since its launch, the company claims that its AI tool has tripled its conversion rate from website visits to loan closings.

Staging

Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

It offers order management, instant title reports, closing agent management, and digital closing capabilities. Why Gridbase is a solution designed for the future? Integrating GridBase equips lenders with immediate advantages in an ever-changing market. GridBase is the universal API for lender and title collaboration.

Technology

Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

Its a busy time to be in the proprietary reverse mortgage space, with new and relaunched products hitting the market and other additional features being added to existing product catalogs. Another potential benefit is for partners to reengage with borrowers who may have been short to close prior to the product’s introduction.

Loans

Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2025

We believe that delayed marketing will create customer confusion and we are not participating, Pareja said. We believe in an open market that allows any startup the ability to compete if they have a valuable proposition for both consumers and agents alike. For us, this isnt just a collection of business units, Sanford said.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Since its founding, Harvest has closed 5,210 transactions for $6.8 After rock-solid careers of their own, they decided to combine their skills and their shared passion to help Chinese home buyers, sellers and investors navigate Southern Californias competitive real estate market, Real President Sharran Srivatsaa said in a statement.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2025

The tool is designed to ensure loan officers are ready when refinance volume picks up. It factors in lender fees and current pricing to deliver a dashboard that includes break-even calculations, closing cost estimates and borrower savings analyses across multiple scenarios.

Loan Officer

Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2025

The new division is designed to support agents working in a growing sector of the housing market with tools tailored to land and ranch transactions. eXp Realty has launched a new land and ranch division to serve real estate agents who specialize in rural , agricultural and recreational properties, the company announced this week.

Land

Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

Ryan Leahy, the founder of MORE Seller Financing , said his company has created the first nationwide platform to bring consistency, compliance and clarity to seller financing a practice that has been relatively diminished in the mainstream market. Why is the real estate market stuck right now?

Finance

Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

Michael Ketchmark , the lead plaintiffs counsel in the Gibson commission lawsuit against real estate brokerages, told Inman News that his firm is closely monitoring NAR s vote and will determine its next steps based on the outcome. I have more faith in the free market than the people who are making arguments like that, he said.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2025

Coldwell Banker Realty has launched a national rollout of its Transaction Concierge program, a back-office support system designed to assist real estate agents with administrative tasks during the homebuying process. These roles, the company says, are part of its broader support structure for affiliated agents.

Agents

Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2025

Guild LOs, who spoke with HousingWire on condition of anonymity due to career concerns, said they have yet to receive any guidance on how the two platforms would collaborate after the deal closes. No official plan has been released because the deal is not closed. When an LO closes a deal there, they receive a small compensation split.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2025

As demand builds among a rapidly growing demographic, we believe Finance of America will continue to lead this market and deliver long-term value.” Farewell to Selleck In April, FOA announced the launch of its new marketing campaign, “A Better Way with FOA.” We’ll let the market tell us where to go from there.

Equity

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

While Skyslope isnt the cheapest real estate transaction software option on the market, its extensive features and focus on audit and compliance make it worth the investment for brokerages that need a reliable system. This allows you to focus on what matters most closing deals. Small teams and solo brokers, this one’s for you!

MLS

Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

Is virtual staging finally ready for its close-up? 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. We think it is. You can see the results in our test images below.

Staging

Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2025

PropStream , a real estate data and analytics subsidiary of Stewart Information Services , has acquired lead generation and marketing platforms Batch Leads and Batch Dialer. The acquisitions merge PropStream’s property data capabilities with Batch Leads’ artificial intelligence -driven lead generation tools and contact dialer.

Investor

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Teresa Reber, chief originations officer for The Loan Store, highlighted the company’s commitment to helping brokers close loans faster and improve the buyer experience. ” Last year, The Loan Store launched a consumer rewards program designed to aid mortgage brokers in offering better interest rates. .

Loans

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Co-founded by Mauricio Umansky, this account blends high-end glamour with a behind-the-scenes peek at their superstar agents closing deals. Andy makes unique property features feel like pieces of art by showcasing both the close-up details of a home’s interior and the ambiance of its outdoor spaces.

Agents

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Peter Sciandra, who serves as EVP of reverse lending secondary marketing at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. Rates re-emerged as a challenge and continue to be as the year winds down to a close. Were seeing market headwinds, and not really seeing a lot of release in the rates.

Industrial

Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2025

Even in the conditions of 2024’s housing market, real estate investor share was up, accounting for 13% of all home purchases. Performance data : The non-QM market has been growing steadily since the mid-2010s. By offering non-QM, brokers tap into this lucrative market, converting leads that would otherwise be lost.

Investor

Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2025

Do not comment on the design or aesthetics of a property unless a buyer specifically asks for your opinion. When you have market insights As a real estate professional, you can access data points your buyer cannot. This also includes offering an opinion on a school district as good or bad. Again, err on the side of data.

Agents

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Buyer after closing Dear (Buyer Name), It was a pleasure working with you! Co-broke agent after closing Dear (Agent Name), It was a pleasure working with you on the sale of (Address)! Lender/attorney after a tough closing Dear (Vendor), I know this wasnt an easy one, but thank you for all your help getting us to the closing table.

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