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How to write a lead-winning, memorable real estate agent bio (+ examples)

Housing Wire

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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Nations Lending, Carpenter Realtors launch Commitment Mortgage

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Ohio-headquartered Commitment Mortgage aims to leverage more than 600 Indiana real estate agents at Carpenter’s. With refis drying up due to the surge in mortgage rates , relationships between loan officers and real estate agents have become increasingly more important, as agents bring in business for lenders.

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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

Housing Wire

First, more buyers are using agents in 2023 than in 2003. Third, Compass agents have doubled down on training to help them better communicate their value proposition. Second, buyer agreements are not new. Additionally, data from RealTrends shows that the average commission actually rose in 2023 to 5.5%, up from 5.1%

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Keller Williams faces three lawsuits tied to its profit-sharing program 

Housing Wire

The following day, Bueker, a former KW agent from 2003 to 2011, filed a similar complaint in the U.S. This change will not affect agents that retire or leave the real estate brokerage business. these funds continue to enrich only affiliated real estate agents, investors, brokers, and staff.”

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New American Funding enters the joint ventures space

Housing Wire

At a mortgage brokerage joint venture, loan officers generally get paid a lower base salary than counterparts at traditional lenders and may get a smaller commission because the LO is doing less work finding customers since there are greater real estate agent referrals. After the sale, the partner would enter a standalone JV.

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

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126 Transactly 3,852% 2017 Real estate transaction platform providing automation, integrations and tech-enabled services that significantly reduce process time. 193 CertifID 2,807% 2017 A company dedicated to fighting wire fraud for the real estate industry. Other established names to make the Inc.

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eXp Olympian Chad Hedrick on the power of a real estate team

Housing Wire

That journey started in 2003. HW: You mentioned leadership skills and a competitive spirit, how have those attributes from your prior experience in athletics helped you become a better real estate agent? So, I decided I wanted to try something that people would recognize. About one year later, I became the world champion.