Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Real estate agents gathered at the Palladium Theater in New York City’s Times Square on Thursday to learn networking and lead generation strategies from some of the nation’s top luxury real estate agents at the Goldbar Live conference. Will your wins into existence,” Ryan Serhant , the founder of SERHANT.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Real estate agents are always looking for vetted, high-quality leads — and especially so during 2023 market conditions. One of the most efficient ways to acquire leads is to buy them through lead generation providers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. With low housing inventory nationwide, agents are using innovative ways to find real estate seller leads and convert them into listings. To help you snag more listings, we updated our list of proven strategies to win more real estate seller leads in 2024.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. In the ever-competitive real estate market, creating a consistent flow of real estate buyer leads is strategy for success. Extending a broad (but strategic) net is part of knowing how to generate buyer leads in real estate.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Sure, your real estate landing pages look great — but do they convert? A good real estate website includes more than just drool-worthy images of homes priced to sell. Remember — your prospective clients are glancing through dozens of agents’ websites.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

home sales in nearly 30 years as high mortgage rates frustrate buyers, the market is reshaping real estate once again, placing buyers on the back foot and swinging the pendulum back to favoring sellers. Interest rates, a key determinant of the real estate market’s health, are on a downward trend.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

While many in the real estate industry were surprised by the news Friday morning that the National Association of Realtors had agreed to a nationwide settlement of the commission lawsuits for $418 million, Marty Green, a principal at law firm Polunsky Beitel Green , was not one of them. It is going to be an absolute mess.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools equip real estate agents with unprecedented capabilities. Since real estate tech changes by the hour these days, we did a deep dive into the most helpful AI tools for real estate agents on the market today.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The process of finding, buying and owning a home today is disjointed, antiquated and messy. homegenius Real Estate understands the need to deliver differentiated value in a very congested market. With the seamless integration of the homegenius Platform, consumers can: Connect with experienced real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2021

Let’s face it, if you’re a first-time homebuyer, you have a lot of questions about the home-buying process. That’s what real estate agents are here for. Almost 90% of buyers recently used a real estate agent or broker to purchase their home, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. While the real estate industry is forever in flux, one constant is that it’s a relationship business. One of the biggest challenges for agents is finding new clients and staying top-of-mind until they are ready to buy or sell.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

These are all untrue and offensive words that come up when searching “Realtors” or “Real estate agents.” And before getting my real estate license in 2009, I had the same opinion, too. While this seems obvious, I hear time and time again how agents are trying to “convince” people to work with them.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As the real estate market continues to grapple with high interest rates and low inventory, agents entering the market are looking for affordable client relationship management (CRM) tools that offer a cost-effective means to automate and manage client interactions.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

No seller must use a real estate agent to sell a home — ever. In fact, considering inter-family and estate transfers as well as for-sale-by-owners, as many as 20% of all transactions may not include the use of an agent. Consumers are free to sell or buy a home without an agent — and consumers know this.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It’s a weird time to be a real estate agent , and I see it all around me here in the Denver metro. Brokers who rode the proverbial wave of real estate during the pandemic and have now had to reroute or pivot to figure out how to navigate a market that was once boasting the lowest rates in decades are disoriented.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Sheila Reddy, CEO at Mosaik, to talk about how the company is leveraging their experience building technology solutions for healthcare to benefit real estate agents and homebuyers. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

The ban was the result of a two-day hearing, during which the embattled real estate firm fought to maintain its ability to conduct business in the state. In the end, the court agreed with the state’s Real Estate Commission, finding that MV Realty had violated state license laws and rules.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Though this seems like a whole new stress-inducing worry for many real estate agents , the fact is that commissions have never been a set amount, just an expectation or a tradition in many markets. Find them their dream home. It’s YOUR job, not theirs to find the right home for their needs.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

These lawsuits threaten to radically reshape the residential brokerage landscape, and could be the catalyst for a fat decline in the annual commission pool as well as the industry shedding as many as 80% of agents, according to a team of analysts at Keefe Bruyette Woods. Relatedly, the commission rates could decline by 200 bps or more.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Working in real estate sales for a few years, and now you want to challenge yourself and raise the stakes? You might be ready to take on the luxury real estate market! I’ll show you what it takes to succeed as a luxury real estate agent in any market. Kayla Lee of SERHANT.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Real estate agents and brokers , are you relying solely on that buyer drip you set up for your motivated and qualified clients? Finding the right house for your buyers in today’s market is a bit like a safari. Call the district enrollment advisor and find out. Has the drip run dry? “Wanted!

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Some entrepreneurs are never given the credit for being so. Are real estate agents undervalued? Of these, real estate agents are in the crosshairs of the naysayers, who suggest that this group is largely paper-pushing, monopoly-driven, and low-value addition. Sounds a ton like real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Referral business is crucial to your bottom line as an agent. That’s where real estate testimonials come into play. According to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), 89% of buyers would recommend their real estate agent to others.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Baby boomers and millennials have dominated the home-buying conversation in recent decades, but a new generation of homeowners is browsing online listings, heading to open houses and planning their home-buying budget. Here are 14 real estate trends Gen Z buyers won’t pass up.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the nearly two months since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, Jason Posnick has fielded a lot of questions about commissions and cooperative compensation from clients. It has been cool to hear that.

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HomeLight

APRIL 18, 2024

You can find listings on numerous websites, but two of the biggest are Zillow and Trulia. If you don’t want to waste time on your home search, or you need to find a great agent to sell your home , how do they compare? Trulia, which site might be best for your real estate needs? What is Zillow?

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HomeLight

APRIL 23, 2024

You contact the broker and receive a reply from an agent who provides a showing appointment date and time. But what are subagents in real estate? In this post, we explain the role of a subagent in real estate, and how there is more than one definition within the industry. This person may be a subagent.

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Buying a house is one of the most significant financial decisions ever. Finding the right real estate agent to guide you through the process is crucial. There are many excellent reasons to have a buyer’s agent.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

APRIL 10, 2024

A lot of people think that the Internet has made it so much easier to sell a house, and have a difficult time understanding why they should still hire a real estate agent and pay them commissions. It’s understandable when you only consider the aspects of selling a house that boil down to buyers and sellers finding each other.

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HomeLight

APRIL 16, 2024

You want to fall in love with a home you can actually buy, so you’re watching for active listings as you search real estate sites. Step one: Talk to a few buyer's agents! Get Started What is an active listing in real estate? It takes only a few minutes, and it’s free.

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HomeLight

APRIL 9, 2024

If you’re a homeowner in Miami who wants to sell quickly without the hassle of traditional market listings, finding a cash buyer might be the straightforward solution you need. As Miami’s real estate landscape continues to evolve, more homeowners are exploring the option of cash sales for a more direct and hassle-free transaction.

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HomeLight

APRIL 18, 2024

But if the word easement comes up in a title search when buying or selling a house, questions can arise. What is an easement in real estate? Find a Top Agent Familiar With Local Easements A top agent can help you avoid pitfalls involving easements. Will an easement impact your home sale or purchase?

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Realty Biz

APRIL 11, 2024

420 Property today announced the launch of Cannabis MLS, the web's preeminent marketplace for cannabis-related real estate and company listings. It's a response to the specific needs of our community, offering more value to those searching for and selling cannabis real estate and business listings.

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HomeLight

MARCH 15, 2024

Selling and buying a home takes faith — faith that you’ll find a buyer who will offer you a fair price, or faith that you’re buying a home worth its price. You also need to have faith in the real estate professionals you select to guide the transaction. Find Agent What is a kickback in real estate?

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 13, 2024

When buying a home, asking your Realtor the right questions is crucial. Understanding their role, finding the right professional, and knowing what to ask can significantly impact your buying experience. Coverage of interviewing agents when making a purchase is less common. There are many types of agents.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

APRIL 16, 2024

If you’re thinking about buying a home this year, you might be wondering if it makes sense to wait until after the recent commission lawsuit settlement takes effect in order to save money. It isn’t as simple as finding a house you like and making an offer. It isn’t as simple as finding a house you like and making an offer.

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