Tue.Apr 12, 2022

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The Importance of Checking Your Emotions at the Door

RIS Media

As real estate coaches to our clients, that often means leaving our emotions out of the situation, especially when sellers are making unreasonable demands regarding pricing or repairs (or both). This can leave an agent feeling emotionally drained and exhausted, which can ultimately affect how we handle a situation. What Are They Really Committed To?

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Mortgage delinquency rate reaches 23-year low

Housing Wire

Mortgage delinquency rates in January reached a 23-year low, driven by the skyrocketing housing prices and a strong job market. About 3.3% of mortgages were delinquent by at least 30 days or more including foreclosure in January, according to a new CoreLogic loan performance insights report. The figure dropped 2.3 percentage points from 5.6% in January 2021 in the lowest delinquency rate since at least 1999. “The large rise in home prices — up 19% in January from one year earlier, accordin

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Why a Real Estate Professional Is Key When Selling Your House

Keeping Current Matters

With today’s real estate market moving as fast as it is, working with a real estate professional is more essential than ever.

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Cardinals of a different feather: Inside Samson Properties’ unique model

Housing Wire

Samson Properties CEO Donny Samson. Donny Samson is quite aware of this particular moment in residential real estate history. “I don’t have any headline-worthy goals like 20% in 20 major markets,” Samson said about future plans. “But I think we’re going to bring our models to more and more states.”. Samson is the CEO of Samson Properties , a rapidly growing Northern Virginia-based brokerage.

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3 Real Estate Office Hacks to Help Kickstart the Busy Season

Ready to better your Back Office? Dive into the secrets to a powerhouse back office with Brokermint expert, Jessica Souza. In this free download, she shares her 3 transformative hacks designed to clean house, get everyone on the same page, and set yourself up for success. From optimizing agent profiles to ensuring flawless transactions and boosting agent retention, these strategies are your ticket to a seamless operation.

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Inside a Private Tropical Enclave in Palm Beach

Sotheby's International Real Estate

Heralded since the early 20th century as a tropical paradise, Palm Beach has long been a destination for luxurious coastal living with a singular architectural style—clear Mediterranean inspiration and a dedication to patios, loggias, lawns, and balconies that link interiors with surroundings. Many of the hallmarks of an iconic Palm Beach haven are on full display at this 1930 estate, including a barrel-tile roof, balconies and stairways with decorative iron railings, sunset-hued stonework, Old

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Inflation Hits Another New 40-Year High in March

Eye on Housing

Driven by higher food, gasoline and housing cost, consumer prices continued to accelerate in March. This marked the sixth straight month for inflation above a 6% rate and was the fastest annual pace since December 1981. Though gas prices have fallen slightly from their March highs, the pace of inflation will likely stay high in the months ahead as lockdowns.

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CFPB sues TransUnion for duping consumers with “dark patterns”

Housing Wire

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday sued TransUnion and subsidiaries, as well as a company executive, for allegedly duping consumers seeking a free credit report into signing up for costly credit monitoring — again. In a lawsuit, the CFPB claims that TransUnion and subsidiary TransUnion Interactive, as well as John Danaher, executive vice president for the division until February 2022, misled consumers and flouted a 2017 consent order with the CFPB for the same practices “

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California Real Estate Licensees

BubbleInfo

[link] More people continue to get their real estate license. It looks like there have been around 8,000 new licensees in each of the last 2-3 quarters! There are somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 dues-paying realtors already in San Diego County, and last month there were 3,198 residential sales on the MLS… for the whole county! […].

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HousingWire April Demo Day: Insellerate

Housing Wire

Insellerate Customer Experience Platform. Insellerate transforms the Borrower Journey from transaction to relationship creating customers for life. We help you accomplish this through our Customer Experience Platform which delivers CRM, Lead Management, Sales Enablement, Engagement Automation, a Mortgage Specific Content Library, Data Intelligence and Customer For Life Campaigns all in one comprehensive and highly scalable platform.

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Need Curated Pre-foreclosure Lists to Generate New Real Estate Leads? Trellis Has the Data!

Trellis is a state trial court research and analytics platform that provides Real Estate Professionals (Buyers, Foreclosure, Loan Modification, etc.) with LEADS on Pre-Foreclosures, Lis Pendes, Distressed Assets and more — to help uncover **new** opportunities and grow their business. The process is quick and easy — and all in real time. Trellis will supply you with a link to the relevant dockets, a Leads sheet and access to its UI where applicable.

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Will the inventory of homes for sale rebound in 2022?

The Mortgage Report

With mortgage rates growing significantly to begin 2022, a bump in for-sale homes could be coming by the end of summer.

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HousingWire April Demo Day: Messagepoint

Housing Wire

Messagepoint. Messagepoint transforms the way borrower communications are managed by giving non-technical content owners intelligent control over the process. Messagepoint’s Cloud-based, AI-powered content hub simplifies and streamlines content authoring, approvals, proofing, and testing to significantly reduce cycle times, costs and improve compliance across all communication channels and touchpoints.

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Canada introduces home buying ban for foreigners

Realty Biz

Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has banned foreign buyers from buying homes in the country for two years in an effort to cool off its red-hot housing market. Canadian home prices have risen by more than 50% in the last couple of years, with the average home valued at around $693,000 in U.S. dollars at the end of February. That’s more than nine-times the average household income.

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HousingWire April Demo Day: Mortgage Capital Trading

Housing Wire

BAM Marketplace. BAM MarketplaceTM is the world’s first truly open loan exchange, where buyers can bid regardless of approval status, and sellers receive automated live pricing from every buyer on the platform. A revolutionary new era of maximized liquidity, eliminated barriers, and optimized execution is waiting for you. Join the vanguard of lenders reaping the competitive benefits of BAM Marketplace.

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Accelerating Real Estate Sales Pipelines to Streamline Buyer Journeys

Navigated 360° tours, like YourVRTours, advance pipelines by engaging clients further along the sales funnel. These immersive experiences provide comprehensive property insights, increasing buyer intent and readiness. By embracing navigated tours, agents can optimize property exposure, better qualify leads, and streamline the sales process. Stay ahead in the ever-evolving real estate landscape with innovative technology that elevates buyer journeys and progresses pipelines more effectively.

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97 Real Estate Infographics + How to Make Your Own & Go Viral

The Close

Studies consistently show that when you add colorful infographics to text, your audience’s willingness to read your message increases substantially. Sounds like a perfect way to increase audience engagement with your real estate marketing, right? We think so too! This collection of helpful real estate infographics is designed to inspire you, covering topics for buyers, sellers, first-time homebuyers, and so much more.

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HousingWire April Demo Day: Finicity

Housing Wire

Finicity Mortgage Verification Services (MVS). Solitude Solution contains the complete suite of IDS eClosing services: eSign, eNote, eVault, aThrough its Mortgage Verification Services (MVS) product, Finicity’s open banking platform leverages high-value consumer-permissioned data directly from financial institutions and payroll processors to provide accurate, real-time insights for a GSE-accepted verification of assets, income and employment in a simple 1-touch experience.

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Launches ‘Pawfect’ Home Sweepstakes

RIS Media

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices has announced the launch of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices ‘Pawfect’ Home Sweepstakes, where individuals can enter for a chance to win a custom-built, pint-sized replica of their own home for their loyal companion. “Pets are what make a house a home and we all know when considering a property there’s no denying pets call the shots much more than we give them credit for,” said Christy Budnick, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.

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HousingWire April Demo Day: Blend

Housing Wire

LO ToolKit. LO Toolkit supports loan officers on all key workflows across the entire loan process in one workspace, enabling them to be trusted advisors and operate more efficiently. It provides teams the power to close more loans, faster while reducing origination costs. Product Fast Facts. #1. Quickly qualify borrowers. #2. Enable side-by-side loan scenarios. #3.

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Maximizing Your Online Presence: Tips for Real Estate Agents on Social Media

Speaker: Sarah Santa Ana, Real Estate Coach, Move4Free Realty

Networking is one of the crucial elements in every real estate organization's success. Both agents and real estate companies need to maintain robust networking links. This is why social media is essential for any real estate professional! Social media enables you to stay in touch with your present clients, maintain connections with your past clients, and engage potential customers and investors.

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Mortgage and refinance rates today, April 12, 2022

The Mortgage Report

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates Average mortgage rates shot up yesterday, hitting a high last seen in 2009. Before then, of course, rates were usually higher or much higher than […].

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HousingWire April Demo Day: Notarize

Housing Wire

Notarize. Notarize is the simpler, smarter, and safer way to notarize documents. See how the Notarize platform powers eClosings by fostering collaboration and offering signers the flexibility to review, sign, and notarize real estate documents from anywhere! Product Fast Facts. #1. Simply sign and notarize documents anywhere, any time, and on any device (mobile, tablet, desktop). #2.

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RE/MAX Hires Real Estate Coach as Regional Growth Leader

RIS Media

RE/MAX, LLC has announced the hiring of Ben Fairfield as vice president, region development for the West region. Fairfield has over 16 years of wide-ranging experience in the real estate industry, most recently having launched and built the SUCCESS Coaching program for SUCCESS Enterprises, a subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc., according to the company.

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Daily Links: MTA Says Reduced-Fare Customers Will Have Access to OMNY Card This Summer

Brownstoner

In the News Basquiat Show Curated by His Sisters Offers Intimate Look at Artist [NYT] ‘Stranger Things: The Experience’ Coming to Brooklyn Navy Yard in May [amNY] Dobbin St to Host a Music Fair on April 16 [Greenpointers] MTA's Reduced-Fare Customers Will Get to Use OMNY This Summer [Gothamist] Anti-Semitic Incidents Are Surging in Post-Pandemic… Read More > The post Daily Links: MTA Says Reduced-Fare Customers Will Have Access to OMNY Card This Summer appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Rise of The Apps: Building Your Dream Tech Stack For Real Estate Success

Speaker: Trey Willard, Realtor/Team Leader at Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

In order to create continued success in today’s real estate market, realtors need to utilize an arsenal of technology that will increase their efficiency and presence on social media. Using technology to manage your prospects and tap into their needs through websites, social media, and other channels is critical for real estate success in 2022 and beyond.

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Harry Norman REALTORS Announces Partnership With High Museum Of Art

RIS Media

Harry Norman, REALTORS®, a LeadingRE firm, has announced a new partnership with the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. With both organizations having deep roots in the greater Atlanta area, the contribution this partnership delivers will help support the community endeavors of the High Museum in the communities both organizations call home, the company stated.

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Park Slope Townhouse Two-Bedroom With Mantels, Balcony Overlooking Park Asks $1.2 Million

Brownstoner

This two-bedroom co-op in a 19th century townhouse has a front-facing balcony with views of Prospect Park, which is just across the street. While the unit is compact, it has a number of appealing features, including two mantels. It's on the top floor of 102 Prospect Park West, a brownstone in… Read More > The post Park Slope Townhouse Two-Bedroom With Mantels, Balcony Overlooking Park Asks $1.2 Million appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Delivering Real Value is the Key to Client Loyalty

RIS Media

Why do real estate agents work so hard to acquire new clients rather than maximizing repeat business with past clients and existing relationships? According to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), 90% of homeowners say they’ll use their agent again, but only 12% actually do. How can we retain past clients and build loyalty during those dormant years when they’re not actively buying or selling?

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How to Find A Quality Real Estate Agent

Realty Biz

Whether you’re buying or selling your home, having the right real estate professional at your side as a supportive but firm friend to guide you through the process and the state of housing in your area can save you time, headache, and, ultimately, money. It’s worth it, therefore, to invest time first in defining what you need, then researching and interviewing real estate agents until you find someone who aligns with your goals.

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5 Data Proven Ways Agents Can Do 18% More Business

Curious as to how you could do 18% more business? How about 14 more transaction sides per year? Check out this infographic with data from a RealTrends study to learn more.