Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Buying and selling a home can be a confusing, intimidating process. Real estate professionals can help by hosting educational workshops to help make the transaction easier. Find your audience Not every real estate transaction is the same because not all buyers and sellers are the same.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

If you’re struggling to market your business on social media, or worse, haven’t even started yet, you might be in for a rude awakening in 2024. While you were pulling your hair out trying to come up with the perfect post idea, other agents in your farm area just…did it.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Our comprehensive guide to the best real estate marketing tools provides you with a helpful assortment of easy-to-use, effective marketing products to turn your business into a revenue engine in 2024.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Jeremy Foster, founder and chairman of Calque Buying a home today can be stressful and fraught with complicated issues, such as contingencies requiring the buyer to sell their current home before qualifying for the home they want to buy. Buy before you sell (BBYS) products may be the answer.

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Keeping Current Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

Trying to buy your first home? If you’re worried about affordability today or the limited number of homes for sale, these tips can help.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

We’ve compiled this list of savvy real estate social media post ideas to inspire your social strategy and keep your Instagram feed fresh and fun. In this article, we’ll share ideas and tips, including the best way to present new listings and how to engage your followers with valuable educational content.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

How do you articulate the value you bring when representing a homebuyer in a real estate transaction? You know what you do, but how do you explain it in such a way that a buyer understands your value, the required agency forms and everything involved to make it to the closing table? Are they relocating?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Where should mortgage rates be before I buy or refinance my home? How much home can I afford today? However, to do this, consumers need to know and trust that you’re the expert before they’re even going to consider you. So how do you build that trust and credibility? Trust starts with your online presence.

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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. After all, prospective clients are trusting you with one of their biggest financial decisions. Writing an expert real estate agent bio is the first step in creating that trust and credibility.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Sandra Madigan, EVP of product strategy – servicing technology at ICE Mortgage Technology , about improving the home buying and ownership experience with technology and how the industry can do so thoughtfully. What do you think the disconnect is there, and do you see this changing in the future?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

With inventory at record lows, demand surging and prices on the rise, buying — even just finding — a home in today’s market is quite the challenge. If buying a home is on your radar for 2021, there are still ways to do it. Are you hoping to buy a home in 2021’s hot housing market ?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. In 2024, agents have two choices; learn how to run your entire business from the apps on your phone or tablet, or find a new career. If you want to thrive this year, choosing the right real estate apps is crucial.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It’s no secret that homeowners search online to find a listing agent who can sell their home quickly and for top dollar. But what if you could find them first? What if you could target the right prospects, at the right moment using data? FAQs Is SmartZip right for you? Let’s learn how.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The combination of high home prices and insufficient savings for a down payment makes it challenging for first-time homebuyers to pull the trigger on a property purchase. Everybody needs some kind of assistance in buying a home,” Saller said. said Michael Ullmann, a producing branch leader at Movement Mortgage.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

MAY 23, 2024

Searching for and successfully buying a home can be a long, sometimes stressful process, so working with an agent who has a sense of humor is such a bonus. That’s not to say your agent needs to be a stand-up comedian!

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Marco Santarelli

MAY 18, 2024

For those considering buying a home, the decision can feel particularly daunting. With rising interest rates, a shifting market, and economic uncertainty, it's natural to wonder: should you buy a house now, or wait until 2025? The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) paints a mixed picture.

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Windemere Buying

MAY 13, 2024

Whether your dream home just came onto the market or you’re thinking ahead for a purchase down the road, coming up with the money for a down payment can feel daunting. There are steps you can take now—both large and small—that will add up over time to help you secure the funds you need to make that offer.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

MAY 29, 2024

A recent Gallup Poll revealed that Americans at all income levels consider real estate the best investment you can make — over stocks, gold, savings accounts, bonds, or cryptocurrency. And it doesn’t seem to be just due to the fact that home values are at all-time highs. It’s easy for people who own real estate to feel that way.

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BAM Media

MAY 14, 2024

If your email subscribers are deleting more of your emails than they read (let alone click through), your emails could be too general. Increased Click-Through Rates : Targeted content with relevant calls to action will drive more people to click on your links (website visits, contact forms).

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HomeLight

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Most Americans need the equity and sale proceeds from their current home in order to buy a new home. But you also want to start shopping for a home so you have a place to live when your house sells. Herein lies the buy-sell predicament: Can you put an offer on a house before selling your current home?

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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 type “homes for sale” plus the area where you’re looking into a search bar, these two sites will pop up near the top of any results. Trulia, which site might be best for your real estate needs? What is Zillow? What is Trulia?

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Coldwell Banker

APRIL 1, 2024

Welcome to one of life’s great adventures: buying your first home! This journey is not just about brick and mortar – it’s about creating a sanctuary for new memories, a haven of comfort and the key to your future. These eight steps will help set you on a path for success.

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 19, 2024

Buying a house involves several essential steps. Understanding the basics of home buying and getting prepared financially is critical. We will guide you through the basic steps to buying a home for the first time. By following these steps, you can easily navigate the real estate market.

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HomeLight

MAY 16, 2024

Deciding what to do with your home during a divorce can feel overwhelming. Two tools that can provide first-step insights are a divorce buyout calculator and a home value estimator. This guide will explain how to use these calculators to make informed decisions about your shared home.

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Marco Santarelli

MAY 25, 2024

Thinking about buying a house? Experts at Morgan Stanley , a leading financial institution, recently shared their insights on the future of home sales, affordability, and prices. For them, even with falling rates, selling their house and buying a new one may not make financial sense. Will More Homes Be Listed for Sale?

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

MAY 22, 2024

Selling your house and buying another isn’t a no-brainer decision for many people right now. For instance: If you have an interest rate on your current mortgage that’s lower than the current rates, you might question whether it makes sense to give up such a low rate for a higher one.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

MAY 3, 2024

The proposed settlement of a recent class-action lawsuit will give homebuyers the option to forgo working with a buyers’ agent and represent themselves when buying a house. But just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. A buyers’ agent makes seeing homes as efficient as possible.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Editor’s note: This guide to “How to buy a house” is just one of many free resources made available by HomeLight. You think you may be ready to buy a house. Perhaps you’ve saved and scrimped, gazed longingly at for-sale signs, or already pictured your dream workshop in a spacious garage all your own.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Editor’s note: This guide to “How to buy a house” is just one of many free resources made available by HomeLight. You think you may be ready to buy a house. Perhaps you’ve saved and scrimped, gazed longingly at for-sale signs, or already pictured your dream workshop in a spacious garage all your own.

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HomeLight

APRIL 17, 2024

Need to sell your home fast? A quick online search will return ads and websites for multiple cash buyers in your area — among them, Opendoor and Offerpad. Both promise to buy your home for cash, and close quickly. Others perform a home inspection while their competitor skips one. What is Opendoor?

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BAM Media

MAY 7, 2024

The key is value-based follow up that can help you when engaging with prospects. So today, I’m sharing six strategies you can use to deliver value and will move the needle forward in your business. How are you? There are much more effective ways for you, as a real estate agent and salesperson to create engagement.

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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. Many articles are written about how to interview a Realtor when selling a home.

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HomeLight

MAY 14, 2024

Are you worried that your credit score might hold you back from owning a home? You’re not alone. report wanting to own a home, but only 45% say they can qualify to buy a house where they live. Get Started What credit scores are required to buy a house? More than 70% of renters in the U.S.

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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Buying land represents a pivotal investment in one's future. Unlike purchasing a ready-made home, it offers the flexibility to design and build according to personal or business needs. Each stage demands careful consideration to avoid common pitfalls and ensure the land meets your long-term objectives.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 29, 2023

For most people, mortgages go hand-in-hand with buying a home. What is the best credit score to buy a house? To take it one logical step further, credit scores go hand-in-hand with mortgages, so if you’re considering buying a home, you’ll also need to consider your credit score.

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HomeLight

MAY 29, 2024

In April 2024, about a quarter of single-family home buyers in Miami-Dade and Broward counties paid in cash, according to The Miami Association of Realtors. South Florida cash home buyers offer a streamlined approach, providing a faster closing process and greater certainty that the sale will go through.

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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.

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