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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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The evolution of the more productive real estate agent 

Housing Wire

Bonnie Williamson never intended to be a real estate agent. In late 2021, Keller Williams , the nation’s largest brokerage franchise, launched “Command,” an application that allows agents to access the brokerage’s CRM on their phone. In 2021, 6.12 Real estate agents are busier than ever.

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Consumer education at the center of wire fraud mitigation efforts

Housing Wire

home buyers and sellers it survey were targeted with suspicious or potentially fraudulent activities, while 10% were targeted for real estate fraud and 5% suffered losses during their real estate transaction due to fraudster.

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Top LO Ben Cohen thinks first time buyers will return to the housing market this year

Housing Wire

Going from a volatile rate environment in the latter half of 2022 to a market with lower, more stabilized rates, there’s optimism spreading across the industry that buyers will come back. billion in 2021 to become the third-ranked LO in the country on Scotsman Guide , Cohen’s production volume dropped 60% in 2022 to about $647 million.

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How JVM Lending plans to expand without any loan originators

Housing Wire

The majority of lenders easily lost half of the volume last year that they originated in 2021, and LOs who have their own databases to tap into are highly sought after. After the 2008 mortgage meltdown, JVM let go of all its loan originators and trained its employees to target the jumbo loan market in the San Francisco Bay area instead.

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Will a Part-Time Real Estate Agent Salary Be Enough for You?

McKissock

Becoming a real estate agent requires a giant leap of faith and an investment of time and money. That’s why some agents may choose to test the waters with a part-time real estate position while hanging onto a steady income from another job. How much is a part-time real estate agent salary?

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Q&A: Roam’s Raunaq Singh looks to capitalize on the potential of assumable mortgages

Housing Wire

An assumable mortgage enables a qualified buyer to take over a seller’s mortgage terms, including the existing balance and interest rate. trillion in mortgages were originated in 2020 and 2021, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported. How do you help real estate agents? Raunaq Singh About $8.5

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