Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the nearly two months since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, Jason Posnick has fielded a lot of questions about commissions and cooperative compensation from clients. It has been cool to hear that.

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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

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

APRIL 15, 2024

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not count buyer’s agent commissions as part of their allowable interested party contributions (IPCs), according to announcements from the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) on Monday. The Community Home Lenders Association (CHLA) expressed support for the GSEs’ announcement.

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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

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

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

MAY 3, 2024

Earlier this week, Zillow launched a new “touring agreement,” a nonexclusive contract for buyers and agents to use for home tours. This agreement must be signed prior to an agent taking a buyer to tour a home. This agreement must be signed prior to an agent taking a buyer to tour a home. According to Laura M.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2024

California Association of Realtors CEO John Sebree has departed the trade organization. Sebree joined CAR as CEO two years ago after leaving Missouri Realtors. Since 2010, she has served as the CEO of CAR’s for-profit subsidiary Real Estate Business Services. “It

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

Since its inception in 1908, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has undergone a remarkable transformation, with women now accounting for 62% of its membership, according to data for the trade organization. This is a great time for women to be in real estate,” Laura Adams, senior real estate analyst at AceableAgent, told HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Dallas-based MetroTex Association of Realtors has a new CEO. I’m honored to join the MetroTex Association of Realtors team as CEO. Landon most recently led the Lexington, Kentucky -based Bluegrass Realtors , and its subsidiaries Imagine MLS and the Realtor Community Housing Foundation.

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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

MARCH 13, 2024

Real estate is a vibrant, dynamic and competitive industry. As a way to deal with this, many agents and brokers seek out professional mentorship as a means to gain insight and level up their performance. A quick internet search will prove that real estate coaching programs are plentiful. Ventures. “So

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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

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Homebuyers’ median household income increased by $19,000 this year from 2022, reaching $107,000, according to the National Association of Realtors ’ 2023 Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers. Sellers, homebuyers turned to real estate agents for help The vast majority of buyers still used an real estate agent to purchase their home.

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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

MARCH 4, 2024

The legendary billionaire CEO of Berkshire Hathaway , Warren Buffett , has found himself at the center of one of the nation’s largest real estate commission lawsuits. Buffett’s firm Berkshire Hathaway owns 92% of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company and real estate firm HomeServices of America is a subsidiary of the company.

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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 !). A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment.

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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

APRIL 11, 2024

As the real estate industry undergoes a significant shift in its commission structure, a recent Redfin survey reveals a lack of knowledge among homebuyers regarding their agents’ compensation. According to the findings, a significant portion of recent homebuyers remain in the dark about crucial aspects of agent payments.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

With low housing inventory nationwide, agents are using innovative ways to find real estate seller leads and convert them into listings. To help you snag more listings, we updated our list of proven strategies to win more real estate seller leads in 2024. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.

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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

MARCH 15, 2022

The key to winning purchase business in 2022 remains as it was in 2021, the year before that, and the year before that – building and maintaining relationships with real estate agents. I think it’ll be a broken record but Realtors, Realtors, Realtors,” emphasized Rafael Montano, an LO at Rocket Mortgage.

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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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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Agents Brokerage 428

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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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

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. Later that year, Curbio won the “pitch battle” segment at NAR’s second annual Innovation, Opportunity & Investment (iOi) summit that took place in Seattle.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2021

That’s what real estate agents are here for. Almost 90% of buyers recently used a real estate agent or broker to purchase their home, according to the National Association of Realtors. A real estate agent is a licensed professional who can guide you through the homebuying process.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Buyers 545

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

APRIL 1, 2021

Shawneequa Badger, leads an agent team at Corcoran Living in Oakland. Sudi Hernandez of Cloud 9 Real Estate Group loses leads when a client hears her Cuban accent. Amy Kong of Trust Real Estate hosts open houses where people ask, “Where is the agent?”. That compares to a U.S. Already a member?

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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

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

AUGUST 2, 2021

Real estate agent Alanna Strei’s client wanted to check out “Tesoro Vista Del Sur,” 134 newly built townhouses in the Ocean View Hills area of San Diego. Do you need an agent when you have 10 buyers for every home?” Agents don’t want to hear that. The post Are homebuilders burning bridges with real estate agents?

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Realty 433

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

BeachesMLS ’ and MIAMI REALTORS SEFMLS , South Florida ’s two largest Multiple Listing Services (MLSs), have begun providing complete listing data to Nestfully , a public search portal sourced directly from the MLS, the company announced last Wednesday. Together, BeachesMLS and MIAMI SEFMLS serve more than 103,000 real estate professionals.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2023

DirectOffer , a marketing and lead generation tool using AI and machine-learning to enhance property listings, has recently reached an agreement with the Arizona Realtors. DO AudioTours offer two methods for listing agents to add audio voice overs to property photos.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

On the heels of the $418 million settlement recently announced by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), mortgage trade group Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) has called on the U.S. Under the current system, the buyer agent’s commission is baked into the price paid for a home.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Real estate giant Anywhere has reached a settlement agreement in two of the major class action antitrust lawsuits facing the housing industry. Anywhere is just one of the many defendants in these lawsuits, which also include Keller Williams , RE/MAX , HomeServices of America and the National Association of Realtors.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2022

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , or FinCEN, is floating a proposed anti-money laundering rule that could impose reporting mandates on a broad swath of professionals in the residential real estate market, including real estate agents, brokers, attorneys, title insurance companies and settlement agents.

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