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Opinion: Sitzer/Burnett decision presents an uncertain future for buyer agents

Housing Wire

Savvy sellers are consumers who will choose to have a seller agent complete a basic MLS listing, then take the process into their own hands by fielding orders directly from buyers rather than give 3% to have offers brought to them. What concerns me here is the potential for infighting in the industry over price competition.

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How online auctions deliver on the promise of pre-foreclosure sales

Housing Wire

The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according to recent data from the Auction.com Market Validation Program (MVP) for pre-foreclosure sales. Pre-Foreclosure Potential.

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7 best real estate schools in Florida (FL) for 2024

Housing Wire

In Florida, getting licensed as a real estate agent begins with the completion of an approved 63-hour Sales Associate prelicensing course. Self-paced online Gold Coast School $263 Classroom, livestream, or online MLS Campus Real Estate School $83.88 out of 5.

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11 Homeselling Myths, Debunked

The Close

The real estate industry constantly changes. So, let’s turn up the brightness and shed some light on the real estate industry. After all, a new listing on the MLS gets the most attention in the first week. Selling a home is the same—it’s not just a sign in the yard and a posting on the MLS.

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Listing Alert and RE/MAX, LLC Bring Innovative Property Matching Tech to North America

Realty Biz

Listing Alert ( [link] ), a real estate mobile solution for agents that communicates pre-market listings within a brokerage, today announced the company has joined the RE/MAX Approved Supplier program. The RE/MAX Approved Supplier Program provides a list of vetted organizations providing business services to agents.

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Agents fight misconceptions to win deals for military veteran clients

Housing Wire

A lot of the rules have relaxed over the past several years, but people always tend to remember the negative things so that is what has spread throughout the industry.”. We work hard to get our buyer approved at the lowest rate and if they have credit problems we will put them in touch with the right people to get their credit restored.

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Are Unconditional Offers “Risky?”

Toronto Realty Blog

No product, service, business, or industry is perfect either. Whatever industry you work in has its pros and cons, and you know this. Much of the inner-workings in our industry come under fire because outsiders lack information and/or understanding. The world isn’t perfect. It’s never going to be.