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Why there are so few real estate agents of color

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Sudi Hernandez of Cloud 9 Real Estate Group loses leads when a client hears her Cuban accent. James Dunn of eXp Realty surprised a client with his answer to their question, “You’re white, right?”. Amy Kong of Trust Real Estate hosts open houses where people ask, “Where is the agent?”.

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NAR: 31% of Realtors say they feel unsafe at open houses

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Real estate agent safety has been a concern for years, as the job requires showing empty homes or homes occupied by others, and meeting new people, often alone. As September is Realtor Safety Month, the National Association of Realtors has released its 2020 Member Safety Report.

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The evolution of the more productive real estate agent 

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Bonnie Williamson never intended to be a real estate agent. As more and more people enter the real estate industry – membership at the National Association of Realtors has ballooned to a record 1.6 In 2020, it launched its own agent-focused product, dubbed “pl@tform.” Record Breaking Years.

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DataDigest: Yes, buyer agents steer clients, new study claims

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I’ve been an agent for 15 years, so I can’t aid in that. The researchers seized on a dataset that prior to 2020 was never available to the public or researchers: the buyer commission rates sellers offer when they list their homes for sale. So I’m not going to show properties that do that.”

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Nevada real estate firms hit with second commission lawsuit

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A second home seller in Nevada has filed a lawsuit alleging that real estate industry players in the state have colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. 16, 2020, and the present. 16, 2020, and the present. The copycat commission lawsuit was filed on Friday in U.S.

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NAR magazine devotes space to reverse mortgages and seniors

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The official magazine for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently touched on the topic of reverse mortgages, mentioning products such as the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) and addressing topics like the desires of baby boomers to age in place in their homes.

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After several disturbing incidents, NAR amends Code of Ethics to include Realtors’ personal behavior

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The National Association of Realtors voted on Friday in favor of a motion that makes it a violation for Realtors to use harassing or hate speech toward any of the protected classes under Article 10 of NAR’s Code of Ethics. She said she voted in favor of the motion and applauds the board of directors for embracing that action. “[For

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