Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

As a real estate agent , you’re in the business of helping people plan for their future — whether it’s helping prospective buyers find their forever home, starter house , or next investment property. But it can be even more difficult for real estate agents since many are self-employed.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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. The copycat commission lawsuit was filed on Friday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas by Nevada home seller Angela Boykin.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Rather than belabor the kick in the teeth this industry is feeling, I’d like to bring attention to the other side of the coin that has some real estate brokers licking their chops. During this time, we ( RTC Consulting ) have come to grips with various certainties prevalent in residential real estate.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

With home sales still at historically low levels and uncertainty over the commission lawsuits , real estate brokerage executives prize good leads more than ever. Anthony Djon, CEO of Anthony Djon Luxury Real Estate , said his company gets 90% of its leads from listing portals Zillow and Realtor.com.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs will soon release a circular that “bridges the gap” on an agency law that prohibits a VA buyer from paying their real estate agent compensation, a VA official announced on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Like with most things in life, real estate brokerages come in a variety of shapes and size, from white-glove service firms to discount brokerages to flat-fee firms that offer al a carte services. Fewer agents? If agent headcount declines materially, could that impact a model like that?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

Co-founded by Sean Soderstrom, Dan Breitbach and Joe Urciuoli, the proptech company sells an AI-powered software platform to help real estate brokerages with their recruiting efforts. Courted identified three main problems with how brokerages have historically recruited agents. over the past year.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A copycat commission lawsuit filed on Thursday by home sellers in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, accuses 47 real estate industry defendants of allegedly conspiring to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

These are all untrue and offensive words that come up when searching “Realtors” or “Real estate agents.” And before getting my real estate license in 2009, I had the same opinion, too. While this seems obvious, I hear time and time again how agents are trying to “convince” people to work with them.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2023

Despite market headwinds, the top brokerages continued to show growth in the 2023 RealTrends 500 brokerage rankings. These four brokerage companies did just over $20 billion in residential gross commission revenue, which shows steady growth in a down market,” said RealTrends Senior Advisor Steve Murray. “In of all Realtors.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

On Monday, the independent brokerage announced that it had acquired Springfield, Massachusetts-based Sears Real Estate. Founded in 1971 by Paul Sears, Sears Real Estate is owned and operated by the family of current National Association of Realtors president Kevin Sears.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

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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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

Fast-growing, publicly traded The Real Brokerage announced Monday that it had reached a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in the Umpa commission lawsuit. The Umpa suit is the only commission lawsuit in which Real has been named as a defendant. The brokerage will pay $9.25 The Real Brokerage closed $14.4

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

First Team Real Estate , the largest independent brokerage in California , left Christie’s International Real Estate , the company first told Inman on Wednesday. Christie’s International Real Estate told Inman that the parting was “mutual.” First Team was with Christie’s for about 10 years.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Originally filed in late November, the Phillips lawsuit accuses real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. As a result of this scheme, the purportedly non-negotiable commissions of buyer agents are rolled into the sale price of homes.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2021

“The thing we need in real estate is more buzzwords about tech,” deadpanned Craig McClelland, vice-president and chief operating officer of BHGRE Metro Brokers in Atlanta. So began one of the more compelling panels at RealTrends’ “Gathering of Eagles” conference in Colorado Springs – “Intersection of tech and brokerage.”.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2023

You know what loan officers and real estate agents love almost as much as cashing a commission check? Complaining about other loan officers and real estate agents. It shouldn’t surprise you that a sizable percentage of newer LOs and real estate agents are washing out in the current market.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

San Francisco-based real estate team OWN Real Estate joined Keller Williams , the company announced on Wednesday. Founded by Wilson Leung, the team has 19 real estate agents and six staff members. In 2022, OWN Real Estate sold 80 homes, amounting to more than $107.1

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance unveiled its third annual LGBTQ+ Real Estate Top Producers list and recognized 388 individual agents and teams for their 2022 production. Shirley Gary of Ansley Christie’s Real Estate led all individual Alliance members for the third-straight year with 263 transaction sides and $191.4

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Podcast: Comparing real estate team and brokerage profitability. Study: It’s true, real estate teams outperform brokerage firms. RealTrends Brokerage Compensation Report. However, these super-sized teams aren’t the only ones turning a profit — a profit that dwarfs most real estate brokerage’s profit.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

The semi-annual “Realtors Legislative Meeting” of the powerful National Association of Realtors wrapped up earlier this month with the election of new leadership, and the NAR telling regional Multiple Listings Service’s what to do on listing addresses ( post them all !). Another result? Zillow would change what consumers see.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

When the copycat commission suit was initially filed in early January by Nevada home seller Nathaniel Whaley, the complaint named just Realtor associations and MLSs as defendants, making it stand out from the spate of other commission suits.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

HousingWire has partnered with New Hampshire Association of Realtors (NHAR) to bring original data, analytics and news to its members who are the voice for real estate in the state.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’re interested in becoming a real estate agent in Illinois, you’ll be happy to hear that the path to getting your real estate license in the Prairie State doesn’t require as much of a time commitment as other states. 1] As a real estate broker in Illinois, it is not legal for you to work independently.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Sure, your real estate landing pages look great — but do they convert? A good real estate website includes more than just drool-worthy images of homes priced to sell. Remember — your prospective clients are glancing through dozens of agents’ websites.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Real estate professionals across the country are taking action to help support their colleagues in Maui after the devastating wildfires that began on Aug. REALTORS Relief Foundation pledges $1.5 million relief grant The Realtors Relief Foundation is giving out $1.5

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

housing market, HousingWire has partnered with Illinois Realtors , bringing exclusive news, market data and housing research to the 50,000 Illinois Realtors that power the state’s real estate market. Read the latest real estate coverage from HousingWire here.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Just hours after securing a victory for his home seller clients in the landmark Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit, Michael Ketchmark, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs, filed another class action antitrust lawsuit against some of the real estate industry’s biggest players, in U.S. District Court for Western Missouri.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

While the lawsuit does name large corporate brokerage firms as defendants, including Keller Williams , Side , HomeServices of America , and Fathom Realty , the robust defendant list also includes real estate teams, such as The Loken Group and Hexagon Group , as well as an individual broker, Mark Anthony Dimas.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

With a 67% annual increase in agent count to 16,680 agents during the first quarter of 2024 , it is no surprise that The Real Brokerage also recorded an 86% annual increase in revenue to nearly $201 million. That means we believe a skilled agent will outperform an unskilled agent 10 to 1.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

The 2021 real estate market was one for the ages: record low interest rates and housing inventory gave way to record high home prices and sales. Capitalizing on these market factors, brokerage firms in the 2022 RealTrends 500 brokerage rankings broke records in market share, closed transaction sides (there must be inventory somewhere!)

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

I have spoken numerous times over the past 35 years about the fairness and efficiency of what I refer to as the Realtor marketplace , which is a combination of a multiple listing service with Realtor association oversight, supported by a majority of brokerage firms and sales agents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The National Association of Realtors , Keller Williams , and Berkshire Hathaway are still going to court to fight the allegations. Here’s what they had to say: Value Proposition : There’s a recurring theme of agents needing to articulate their value proposition, especially when it comes to representing buyers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

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 Instead, she was recruited out of school as one of Pan Am ’s first Russian speaking stewardesses.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

With our commitment to providing insights that housing professionals can make decisions on, HousingWire announced a new partnership with Greater Bergen Realtors , delivering exclusive news, market data and housing research to agents in New Jersey’s Greater Bergen Realtors association.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Nothing sets you up for success like learning the habits and best practices of more experienced agents, brokers and other housing professionals. Here’s a look at 11 real estate conferences and events that should be on your radar this year. What we love: We are biased but The Gathering pulls from a wide net. Link to register 2.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

Mauricio Umansky, founder of The Agency and star of Buying Beverly Hills, and Compass agent and NAR Accountability Project founder Jason Haber are making good on a promise to explore a real estate professional trade organization alternative to the National Association of Realtors.

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