Remove 2017 Remove Buyers Remove Real Estate Agent Remove Realtors
article thumbnail

As insurance costs rise, real estate agents have more buyer concerns to assuage

Housing Wire

As recently as five years ago, homeowners insurance was certainly not top of mind for most homebuyers and their real estate agents , but the rapidly rising cost of insurance premiums is changing that. For some buyers, surprisingly high insurance premiums are causing them to second-guess the property they have selected. “I

article thumbnail

NAR adds home improvement contractor’s app to Realtor benefits

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced on Wednesday the addition of a home repair estimate app to its package of NAR Realtor Benefits for members. Founded in 2017, Curbio is based in Potomac, Md.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How JVM Lending plans to expand without any loan originators

Housing Wire

Under the revamped mode, business development officers build relationships with real estate agents to get leads and client advisors take incoming leads from borrowers. JVM, which has also had a market presence in Texas since 2017, saw opportunity for investment properties and plans to capitalize on the growing market.

Lending 359
article thumbnail

Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for April 2024

Lamacchia Realty

has released its “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for April 2024! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the month! Mary Wood is an award-winning REALTOR® based in MetroWest closing 50-60 sales annually.

article thumbnail

Spring brings homebuying season and increased risk of wire fraud

Housing Wire

For many buyers, closing day represents the beginning of the next chapter in their lives – having a new place to celebrate important milestones and create new memories. Unfortunately, as buyers are preparing for this momentous day, wire fraud – a scam in which cybercriminals attempt to steal buyers’ hard-earned money – poses a serious threat.

article thumbnail

Opendoor, Atlanta, and the future of iBuying

Housing Wire

After a review of Atlanta area property records, it would appear Kim Klir is the most successful real estate agent in world history. Of those sales, Klir was the listing agent for 1,213 of the 1,613 deals, according to FMLS data. But Klir was mostly invisible to buyersagents.

article thumbnail

Joint ventures between title firms and real estate companies are under the microscope

Housing Wire

I know the one-stop-shop thing is cliché, but if you do it right, that can be a major benefit not only to the Realtor and the title company as ancillary income, but to the consumer who it is benefiting from efficiencies and better pricing through economies of scale,” LaRosa said. But the joint venture model may soon be on the way out.