Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

We negotiated to get the sellers the highest price possible. Even if you’re months or even years away from moving, a seller’s prep session is one of the services I offer homeowners. Many of us are in sellers’ markets with very low inventory. The goal in prospecting FSBO sellers is to be that agent.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

If we then look at data from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), there were 2,063 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase loans endorsed in 2022 — less than 1/10th of 1% of homes sold last year. Real estate agents, loan officers and builders can attract customers they have never captured before.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

More critical than training on skills is training on having a strong mindset,” said Matt Weaver. My customer is the real estate agent. MW: In 2022, my team and I created a mantra. My team, we work hand in hand with real estate agents, showing them how to compete and win in a multiple offer situation.

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Real Estate Agent Mortgage Real Estate Training 248

Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2023

ACE+ PDR: An enhanced option One of Freddie Mac’s newer valuation options, which has been in effect since July 2022, is ACE+ PDR , or automated collateral evaluation plus property data report. However, effective August 2, 2023, this offering has been added to the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (Guide).

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Valuation Modernization Training Appraisal Process 283

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2022

If discrimination is committed by appraisers – as the news headlines would suggest – fellow appraisers and real estate agents say they rarely witness or experience it. For non-appraisers, the greatest challenge was lack of inventory , with 66% of respondents selecting this response.

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Appraisal Real Estate Agent Valuation Training 364

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

And with millennials emerging as the largest generation of homebuyers in today’s market, comprising 28% of all homebuyers, real estate agents need to master social media or they might miss out. Sixty percent of agents surveyed believe that social media provides higher quality leads than the MLS.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

Fannie Mae also plans to use hybrid appraisals more often in 2022, as part of its equity plan , which is intended to “reduce costs to the borrower and reduce potential risk of bias by creating greater separation between the appraiser and borrower.”. The State of Appraisals in 2022. The seller accepts it; they go into contract.

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Appraisal Inspection Real Estate Agent Training 401

Appraisal Buzz

JULY 13, 2022

today announced it will launch in August a nationwide service to capture property dimension and condition reports for Freddie Mac’s ACE+PDR offering which starts July 17th, 2022. Their national network of over 5,000 trained and certified data collectors can document properties within one calendar day of an order being placed.

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Real Estate Agent Technology Real Estate Appraisal Process 195

Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) handled about 6,400 assumptions, more than double the amount in 2022, according to The Wall Street Journal. Raunaq Singh wanted to capitalize on that opportunity and founded Roam , a platform that helps buyers and sellers with the assumption process. How do you help real estate agents?

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Mortgage Buyers Agents Real Estate Agent 389

Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

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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Buyers Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Agent 373

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2019 and won class-action status in April, alleges that some NAR rules, including one that requires listing brokers to offer buyer brokers a commission to list a property in a Realtor-affiliated MLS, violate the Sherman Antitrust Act by inflating seller costs.

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Real Estate Brokerage Buyers Property Management 291

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2023

We’ve seen a consistent theme of potential sellers – many with first-lien rates a full 3 percentage points below today’s offerings – pulling back from putting their homes on the market,” said Andy Walden, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Sellers are funding temporary rate buydowns but It’s really kind of a case by case.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Alipour gushed about Redfin’s training program, and she accessed maternity leave benefits other agents lack. But what makes Redfin different – what makes it radically, transformatively different – is that it classifies real estate agents as employees. Redfin was an amazing place to start my real estate career.

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Business Brokerage Real Estate Agent Agents 360

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 5, 2023

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for December 2022! December 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Laurie Howe Bourgeois has been a licensed REALTOR® since 2000 and in the customer service industry for 34 years. Additionally, Eileen qualified for the 2022 President’s Club and the 2022 President’s Club ELITE!

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 16, 2023

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for all of 2022! This program recognizes the Top 10 REALTORS® out of the nearly 500 agents in Lamacchia Realty by company and the Top 3 or 5 REALTORS® by office with the highest transaction numbers or sales for the year! Cyndi thrives to make her buyers and sellers her top priority.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2021

This article is part of our HousingWire 2022 forecast series. After the series wraps early next year, join us on February 8 for the HW+ Virtual 2022 Forecast Event. Some 15 years ago, real estate agents had only a few choices when deciding which real estate business model to choose.

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Brokerage Real Estate Agents Finance 341

Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 6, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for November 2022! November 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Eileen Doherty grew up in Woburn and resides in the area to this day. Additionally, Eileen qualified for the 2022 President’s Club and the 2022 President’s Club ELITE! Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

. … And servicers may want to suggest homeowners contact a real estate agent if the distressed homeowner is considering selling their home.” Ethical concerns even arose for licensed real estate agents who approached distressed homeowners to list properties even though those agents were also representing prospective buyers.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Data for off-market listings as of November 8, 2022 provided by [link] Additionally, this table shows the percentages of homes where the Zestimate was within 5, 10, or 20% of the transaction price in various geographic locations. Data for off-market listings as of November 8, 2022 provided by [link] A Zestimate CAN’T Replace a REALTOR®!

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Sellers Realtors 73

Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 6, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for March 2022! March 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Shauna Fanning has a passion and a drive for customer service and customer relations and has over 17 years in the field. Most recently, Shauna was named in the Boston Agent Magazine’s Who’s Who 2022 edition !

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 69

Eppraisal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In many markets home sellers no longer have the leverage they did a few months ago. Listing agents did not have to do as much to get a home under contract as they do in a more balanced market or in a buyer's market. Sellers and their listing agents will have to put forth more effort now.

Real Estate 69

Real Estate Agents Real Estate Agent Marketing 69

Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 5, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for September 2022! September 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Eileen Doherty grew up in Woburn and resides in the area to this day. Additionally, Eileen was the first to qualify for the 2022 President’s Club ! Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 70

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 7, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for June 2022! June 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Lisa Gray is an experienced REALTOR® working out of the Chelmsford office and is licensed in both MA and NH! At the 2022 Company Kick Off Event, Lisa was named a Top Producer for 2021. Lamacchia Realty, Inc.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 68

Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 6, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for May 2022! May 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Bea Murphy is one of our REALTORS® based in the Braintree office, with expert local knowledge of Weymouth, Hanover, as well as the rest of the South Shore. Cyndi thrives to make her buyers and sellers her top priority.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 67

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 19, 2022

has released their “Top Producing REALTORS®,” for the Mid-Year 2022! Mid-Year 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Cyndi Deshaies received her real estate license in March 2017. Mid-Year 2022 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Cyndi Deshaies received her real estate license in March 2017.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 68

Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 7, 2024

February 2024 Winners of the Top 10 for the Company are: Cheryl Perry is an experienced real estate agent based in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She began her career in 2010 with a passion for working with people and helping them achieve their real estate objectives.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 72

Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

They included appraisers, real estate agents, and someone with a week, a month, or online video training. Using MLS photos is a joke, as real estate agents don’t take photos of defects. A buyer gets a seller’s disclosure statement for that information. That was my training.

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Appraisal Training Inspection Real Estate 86

Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Leslie is a member of the 2020, 2021 , 2022 and 2023 Top Producer Circle, and was also recognized as an Emerald Level Producer at the REALTORS® Association of Central Massachusetts Awards Ceremony in 2022. His focus is on helping buyers and sellers have a stress-free, efficient, and smooth real estate transaction experience.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

McKissock

JULY 31, 2022

As a real estate agent, your goal is to help your clients feel more confident with their decisions and not have any buyers’ remorse. Based on a survey taken by HomeLight, the “Buyer and Seller Insights Report for 2022” identified a few leading factors of home buyers’ regret. Common Sources of Home Buyer’s Remorse.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 3, 2024

Eileen is a member of the Lamacchia Realty 2017 , 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, and 2022 President’s Club , and the 2020 , 2021, 2022 President’s Club ELITE. Eileen was also named the 2022 winner of the Most Sales Volume and Most Transactions in the Woburn office and companywide.

Realtors 73

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 73

Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Eileen is a member of the Lamacchia Realty 2017 , 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, and 2022 President’s Club , and the 2020 , 2021, and 2022 President’s Club ELITE. Eileen was also recently named the 2022 winner of the Most Sales Volume and Most Transactions in the Woburn office and companywide.

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Realty Realtors Real Estate Clients 74

Lamacchia Realty

MAY 7, 2024

Her reason for becoming a real estate agent is to continue her desire to work with people and have clients be as happy with their lifestyle as she is providing it to them. Her desire to help her clients earned Shauna the title of Rising Star in the September 2021 issue of the South Shore Real Producers Magazine !

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 72

Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

and in order to answer that question, you need to understand how Real Estate Agents make money. If you could go back to your first year as a Real Estate Agent, what advice would you give yourself? One of the first questions new Realtors have for me is always 'how much money will I make in my first year?'

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Real Estate Realtors Real Estate Agent Agents 158

Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Eileen is a member of the Lamacchia Realty 2017 , 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, and 2022 President’s Club , and the 2020 , 2021, and 2022 President’s Club ELITE. Eileen was also recently named the 2022 winner of the Most Sales Volume and Most Transactions in the Woburn office and companywide.

Realtors 74

Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74

Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 8, 2024

Her reason for becoming a real estate agent is to continue her desire to work with people and have clients be as happy with their lifestyle as she is providing it to them. Her desire to help her clients earned Shauna the title of Rising Star in the September 2021 issue of the South Shore Real Producers Magazine !

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 71

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 11, 2024

Eileen is a member of the Lamacchia Realty 2017 , 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, and 2022 President’s Club , and the 2020 , 2021, 2022 President’s Club ELITE. She was awarded Most Transactions and Most Sales Volume in 2018 2019 , 2020 , 2021 , and 2022 for our Woburn Office.

Realtors 66

Realtors Realty Real Estate Agents 66

Lamacchia Realty

JULY 7, 2023

In 2022, Kevin joined the 2022 President’s Club and qualified for Lamacchia Realty’s Top Producer Circle ! Most recently, Kevin was ranked on the 2023 Real Trends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list. Since then, she has taken off running and has helped her buyers and sellers reach their goals.

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Realtors Realty Real Estate Clients 74