Easy Agent Pro
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Developing a real estate holiday lead generation plan takes a bit of strategy and acknowledgement that it’s not the most prolific time of the year. When it comes to running your real estate leads and attracting new business, it’s important to use your time as wisely as possible. Sometimes this means focusing on different methods to increase lead generation during the holidays and going forward.
Lighter Side of Real Estate
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Selling a house isn’t something most people do on a regular basis, so it’s easy to make mistakes that can cost you time and money. While your real estate agent will be able to guide you through the entire process and help you avoid those mistakes, it helps if you come into the process and relationship with your agent knowing a thing or two. Here are 14 real estate tip memes to help you gain some valuable insight ahead of time, and help you sell your house quickly and for top dollar!
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Maximum Exposure Real Estate
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Hot Tips For Selling Your Condominium Would you like some of the best tips for selling a condo? Whether it is a buyer’s or seller’s market, condo owners always want to sell. But selling a condo is not usually as simple as putting a sign-up. It takes a lot of work to sell quickly and […]. The post How to Sell a Condo Fast appeared first on Maximum Real Estate Exposure.
Realty Biz
DECEMBER 3, 2022
How to Lower Your Property Tax Bill. Challenging your property tax assessment isn't easy, but it will be worth it if you win a significant tax break. You will never know until you give the appeal process a shot. Did you just receive your property tax bill in the mail and were shocked at the amount of taxes you're being charged? You're not alone. Many folks feel precisely the way you do.
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Real Trends
DECEMBER 5, 2022
At the beginning of the year, interest rates were at an all-time low. It was a sellers’ market with buyers competing for homes that would sell for way above the asking rate. More recently, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to counter inflation. Although rates are still low, the increase has some buyers getting cold feet. The market has slowed considerably.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 5, 2022
I have been part of the mortgage banking industry since 1983 — 39 years to date through different housing markets. And while my more recent roles were more senior in stature, my mind tends to think like I did when I was a top loan originator in Denver back in the very beginning. In fact, it was the skills I developed selling loans that helped develop my ability to influence policy leaders and others in industry during my time as Federal Housing Commissioner and as CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Ass
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Eye on Housing
DECEMBER 5, 2022
In November of 2022, 36 percent of single-family home builders reported reducing their prices, and 59 percent were offering special sales incentives. These percentages may seem relatively high—and in fact they have increased significantly since July of this year—but they are nowhere near as high as they were during the 2007-2008 financial crisis. Questions on sales incentives have been a.
Mandrona Group
DECEMBER 5, 2022
When you need to sell your home, your mind is often focused on where you are moving to and the. Read More.
The Close
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Since choosing the wrong real estate coach can be an expensive mistake, we crunched the numbers to find the best real estate coaches and programs in the industry for 2023. We ranked real estate coaches by reputation, cost, and which kind of agent we think they’ll work best for. We also include sample training materials like scripts and videos to help you make the right choice for your career.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Since the weaker CPI data was released in November, bond yields and mortgage rates have been heading lower. The question then was: What would lower mortgage rates do to this data? Now, with five weeks of data in front of us, we can say they have stabilized the market. Purchase application data came out on Wednesday and the week-to-week data was down 3%, breaking the streak of four straight weeks of growth.
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Keeping Current Matters
DECEMBER 8, 2022
There are many people thinking about buying a home, but with everything affecting the economy, some are wondering if it’s a smart decision to buy now or if it makes more sense to wait it out.
Realty Biz
DECEMBER 5, 2022
One of the most vital phases of buying a house is having it inspected. Home inspections over the last few years were few and far between. The crazy hot seller's market forced many home buyers into forgoing their inspection. With bidding wars being the norm and not the exception, many buyers were waiving their inspection to strengthen their offer. Things are starting to change in many real estate markets around the country.
Better Dwelling
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Canada’s mortgage stress tests seemed excessive last year, but they were insufficient. The recent Bank of Canada (BoC) rate hike pushed a number of variable rate borrowers above their stress test rate. BMO warns these borrowers haven’t been risk-tested for the current environment. Canadian Mortgage Borrowers Haven’t Been Stress Tested For Rates This High The […].
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Margin compression, higher mortgage rates, and a purchase-focused market are dictating more sales process control among loan officers and fewer layers of bureaucracy in retail lenders. This change will create a disruption from the cookie-cutter, non-personalized model, Brian Covey, former vice president of regional production at loanDepot , who took on an executive vice president position at a boutique lender Revolution Mortgage , said.
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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.
Keeping Current Matters
DECEMBER 7, 2022
There’s no doubt buying a home today is different than it was over the past couple of years, and the shift in the market has led to advantages for buyers today.
Realty Biz
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Most people need to get help from a lender to buy a home, and applying for a loan can be difficult at times. Getting a mortgage in the current conditions, where interest rates have risen quickly, hasn't made the situation any easier. While it might be more difficult to get a mortgage, it is, of course, still possible, but you might need to prepare more carefully.
Maximum Exposure Real Estate
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Disclosure of Haunted Homes, Paranormal, Ghosts, and Murder Do you need to disclose stigmatized properties? A stigmatized property always brings out lively discussions among buyers, sellers, and real estate agents. Whenever Halloween rolls around, it is a perfect time to discuss one of the more ghoulish issues in real estate disclosure laws. Do you need […].
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2022
With only three weeks until 2023 arrives, housing industry executives are adjusting their operations to face what is expected to be another challenging year. . The Federal Reserve will continue its fight to tame inflation — with its seventh consecutive interest rate hike expected from its December 13 and 14 meeting — despite looming concerns of a prolonged recession.
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.
Keeping Current Matters
DECEMBER 5, 2022
There’s no denying mortgage rates are higher now than they were last year.
Better Dwelling
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Canada’s bank regulator is quietly asking the country’s largest banks to put aside a lot more rainy day cash. OSFI, Canada’s bank regulator, increased the domestic stability buffer (DSB) on Thursday. The move would see its Big Six financial institutions set aside significantly more capital for a risk-related event. The move will lower the need […].
Maximum Exposure Real Estate
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Tips to Get The Best Mortgage Rate Do you want to know how to get the best mortgage rate for an upcoming home purchase? Getting the best rate on your mortgage is a significant concern for any home buyer. Everyone wants to get the lowest mortgage interest rate possible! When you consider that only a […]. The post How to Get The Best Mortgage Rate appeared first on Maximum Real Estate Exposure.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Appraisal turn times have historically been a pain point in the mortgage process and in boom times, when transaction volumes soar, turn times tend to be one of the first casualties. In 2020 and 2021, for example, some markets saw appraisals take as long as three to six weeks. Now that the market is less frenzied, turn times are improving. Depending on the region, people are able to get appraisals done in under 10 days for the most part, according to Reggora CEO Brian Zitin.
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.
Realty Biz
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Correctly pricing your home is the most crucial step in your marketing plan. If you overprice your home, no amount of other marketing techniques is likely to bring in reasonable purchase offers. Your home is probably your most prized possession, and you may have made a bunch of improvements to make it uniquely yours. You might think it is close to being the perfect house.
Better Dwelling
DECEMBER 9, 2022
A global real estate bubble was brewing, and regulators are only now catching onto why it’s an issue. This week notes from the General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) annual meeting were released. The notes reveal members are concerned that inflated home prices present a systemic risk to the EU economy. Steep […]. The post EU Watchdog Warns of Real Estate Risk, Up To 90% Overvalued appeared first on Better Dwelling.
Real Trends
DECEMBER 5, 2022
“A lot of agents hire a social media professional to ‘do social media for them.’ I think that is a mistake,” says Katie Lance , CEO and Founder of Katie Lance Consulting. Lance specializes in social media marketing and content strategy for real estate and mortgage companies, and is the author of “Get Social Smart.” . “Social media is social — it’s like a dinner party!
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Brian Covey, a high-profile vice president at loanDepot, is leaving the company after five years to join Revolution Mortgage , another direct-to-consumer retail mortgage lender which was founded in 2018. Covey, who announced the change Monday via a LinkedIn post , joined loanDepot in 2018 and led the sales teams in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, recruiting and training more than 200 sales and operations team members.
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Realtor.com
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Photos by @dennisvonnazareth / @hollyholdendesign / @colombe_studio via Instagram We’re all familiar with ever-popular interior design styles like midcentury modern and bohemian. But what if your design sensibility falls somewhere in the middle of two styles? It’s common for your home’s interior decor to be an amalgamation of several different styles, and your living room probably best represents your chosen aesthetic.
Better Dwelling
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Greater Toronto real estate prices continue to fall, but City prices may have just taken a nosedive. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows composite home prices fell in November 2022. The price of a typical home has dropped nearly a quarter-million dollars since peaking earlier this year. With higher interest rates still to […].
GeekEstate
DECEMBER 8, 2022
REACH operates a variety of accelerator programs around the globe, created and operated by Second Century Ventures and backed by NAR. The program offers education, mentorship and exposure for technology companies working to scale their businesses across the U.S. residential and commercial real estate markets and expand into adjacent markets, including insurance, mortgage and financial services.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Early this month, California fintech Achieve announced the closing of its first AAA-rated securitization backed by $175 million in home equity lines of credit. The securitization — which is the process of bundling mortgages into a pool and selling shares of the pool as bonds — consists of three classes of rated notes, which are backed by about 3,300 HELOCs originated by its affiliate Achieve Loans , formerly known as Lendage , the fintech company said in a release.
Speaker: Ari Capogeannis, Director - Revenue Marketing at NVIDIA and Bill Pappa, Sales and Marketing Leader at Ai Media Group
Building strong personal and professional relationships with clients is a critical success factor. Sales professionals who focus on relationship building generate more leads and raise their brand awareness. Because this can take time, having regular engagements can help you cultivate these relationships more efficiently. The most effective way to accomplish this is through direct hyper-personalized touchpoints.
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