Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

The data are sobering: The Agent Movement Index , the number of experienced Realtors switching brokerages each month, was at its lowest level since 2016. The number of agents switching brokerages is ticking upward and markets are stabilizing across the country. If you want to learn how to recruit agents, now is the time.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Too many real estate agents are watching artificial intelligence (AI) from the sidelines, assuming technology will never replace them. They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” So how can real estate agents be so cavalier about their job?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

With home prices expected to hold steady and even grow in many markets, real estate agents face a unique market shaped by shifting demographics, evolving buyer expectations and lingering economic uncertainties. In this article Overview: Best Real Estate Software for 2024 PropertyBase Market Leader Wise Agent Zurple BoomTown!

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Generative artificial intellegence, such as ChatGPT, is changing everything—a statement that comes as little surprise to anyone these days, and least of all to the many real estate agents whose markets are being saturated by artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered buyers. That means that agents need to become smarter, too.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 7, 2021

Certain states require AMC staff to receive training to ensure they understand valuation independence regulations as well as other statutory requirements. Our free webinar, “ Components of AMC Training ” will be held on June 10th at 2 pm with Josh Walitt as the host. Buzz : Why do AMCs need the training?

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

The real estate sector is constantly evolving, and one technology has emerged as a true game changer: virtual reality (VR). This transformative technology has opened up a new world of possibilities, empowering agents and captivating potential buyers like never before.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

Bonnie Williamson never intended to be a real estate agent. million – brokerages have become less focused on attracting new agents into the industry and instead more focused on increasing the productivity of the agents they have. Roughly six months into its launch and agents have had mixed reactions to Command and its utility.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

Users can complete a schematic 2D floor plan using just a smartphone, with no training or cost required. CubiCasa’s innovative SaaS technology digitally maps out a home’s floor plan in as little as five minutes. Users have the ability to leverage CubiCasa’s technology without prior training.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

The firm describes TomAI as a “version of ChatGPT trained on 20+ years proven-effective real estate strategy from hundreds of the industry’s leading coaches and thousands of market-dominating agents.” A beta version of the tool launched in August 2023 for Tom Ferry coaching clients. or 8 p.m.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

By writing and maintaining all of the code along with investing heavily in putting together a world class modern IT infrastructure that efficiently leverages a mix of modern technologies like the public cloud and API based software architectures, UWM has been able to turn on a dime and stay well ahead of shifts in the market utilizing technology.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Delta Media Group , a technology provider for real estate brokerages , launched a new CRM-based, all-in-one digital marketing platform called DeltaNET 7, the company announced on Tuesday. DeltaNET 7 is more simple, more automated, and even more customizable for real estate brokerages and its agents than ever before.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

“Our market is popular with out-of-state buyers and agents relocating from other states. Foxfire cited RE/MAX’s technology offerings as a major draw to the brand. “We It’s very difficult to be an unaffiliated brokerage right now and compete with franchises who offer technology and training.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2023

Like your customer, the recruitment process can be visualized as a sales funnel, where potential recruits enter at the top, and the best-suited agents emerge at the bottom as ideal members of your team or brokerage. Would an agent from the outside be impressed? Intent Agents are on the verge of making a decision.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

In addition to the monetary award, Real has also agreed to implement business policy changes as part of the settlement, including “clarifications about the negotiability of commissions, prohibitions on claims that buyer agent services are free, and the inclusion of listing broker compensation offers in communications with clients.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We often discuss changing housing market conditions, and the pressure real estate agents are under to stay relevant in the wake of increased competition. He also often looks to the robust marketplace of technology tools available to help automate the mundane to ensure he stays focused on his skill set: delivering stellar customer service.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

We’ve all heard the news: over 60,000 real estate agents left the profession in the first half of 2023. Whether you’re newly licensed or an experienced agent who had a productive year — if you’re looking for a change, it’s likely you’ve started receiving emails, letters, and phone calls from all kinds of real estate firms.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

It’s a high-functioning customer relationship management (CRM) tool with robust features, integrations and automation. Below, we take a deep dive into the best real estate CRM solutions for solo agents, teams and brokerages. We looked for features like task automation, pipeline management and integration with other commonly used tools.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Sarah Wheeler: Let’s talk about your background, because you have both technology and real estate experience. Shayan Hamidi: I studied computer science, economics and math and my background is technology. It was very obvious that the brokerage of the future and the agent of the future need to be tech-enabled.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2023

Real estate technology company Doma Holdings, Inc. Paymints.io’s services will now be available to Doma’s independent and affiliated title agent and attorney customers. Doma, which uses machine intelligence and proprietary technology solutions, partners with service providers through the AgentMarketplace program.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2023

So when he found himself helping more and more new agents, he decided to fold his mentorship work into his real estate business, and thus The Cobalt Group was born. “I Independent agents see it as the opportunity to receive leads and strategic coaching. Doug Danzey describes himself as a natural trainer and mentor.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With the subsequent emergence of generative AI technologies and access to their proprietary data, the brokerage saw an opportunity to elevate their services. Damani discusses how other brokerages can harness the power of AI with different applications such as training. And it becomes an incredible tool.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

Intuitive technologies developed and built by experts in both mortgages and technology can drive efficiency, reliability and profitability when paired with exceptional customer service. We keep our ears to the ground and are always ready to pivot, find a solution and develop technologies our clients need to have a competitive edge.”.

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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. The actual professionals who many states call “brokers,” however, are called “managing brokers” in Illinois.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

DS: The growth of the channel has been significant, especially in terms of technology. UWM is focused and committed to building custom technology specifically for independent mortgage brokers. As the top mortgage lender, we are always building, growing and improving broker tools on a daily basis.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

To counteract this, brokers need to focus on two main strategies: increasing per-person productivity (PPP) and recruiting more agents. However, the challenge lies in finding agents who can and will produce. So many agents are out of business in the first five years,” Emily laments. The solution? The solution?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2020

Although many in the real estate industry say that San Franciscans are relocating to places more inland , some Century 21 agents in the San Francisco and Bay Area beg to differ. Based on the agents that we have and the escrows that we have, [the market] is still going strong, despite the news and negativity we hear about the exodus.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As existing-home sales continue to slide and mortgage rates rise ever higher, all but eliminating any hope for refinance transactions, the title insurance industry is doubling down on technology. At the same time, firms overlook the cultural impact the technologies could have, causing us to underestimate their impact on society.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

In one moment, you may be a content creator, and in the next, a customer service agent, administrative assistant, marketing strategist, copywriter and editor — all in one. Yet, in a competitive real estate market, agents don’t always have the luxury of investing months into long-term brand-building.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

The first thing we go through when I work with real estate brokerages — whether it’s in helping them to streamline their technology or to prepare for sale — is their financials. Further, you’ll find that it’s the most valuable tool that brokers provide to their agents. That might mean sitting through some training videos.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2023

While the industry as a whole has been adopting new technology , the appraisal process has remained relatively unchanged — right down to the forms used to complete them. We’re trying to responsibly leverage data and technology to save time and reduce costs in the origination process through different valuation options.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Every 12 years, a cosmic thing happens, and agents in all 50 states come due for their real estate continuing education (CE) and licensing renewal. CE bundles price range: $135 to $469 Visit Aceable Agent Upgrade Pick Kaplan 50+ years as a leading education provider Self-paced, interactive content accessed via an online format.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID and CEO of Sun Title , to talk about battling the latest frauds and scams as bad actors leverage a new arsenal of tech tools to wreak havoc on buyers and sellers of real estate. And that’s all publicly available technology now.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2021

There are many more moving pieces and loan originators spend a great deal of time communicating with clients and their real estate agents. Built using Rocket technology, the pricing calculator helps LOs see loan scenarios side-by-side so they can deliver better options to their clients.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

1️ Build your life by design, not by circumstance Rather than simply reacting to circumstances, successful real estate agents should have a clear vision and a well-thought-out plan. Training, attending workshops and seeking professional development opportunities are crucial. Growth and success lie outside your comfort zone.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Buyside is a marketing and data analytics company that provides consumer-facing tools aimed to give homebuyers complete transparency. These campaigns deliver monthly valuation changes, so the agent is top of mind for when the client needs professional services. After all, they’re the first step to potentially acquiring a deal.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

To improve production, SimpleNexus launched Nexus Origination — a solution that provides lenders with a robust mobile-first tool they can use anywhere to keep their pipeline progressing. Nexus Origination also features collaborative tools for enhanced referral partnerships. Technology is evolving, and borrowers expect more.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

To become a real estate agent in New York, you’ll need to complete 77 hours of real estate classes before you can sit the New York real estate exam and apply for your license. Resources & study tools: Study tools include digital flashcards and an extensive (and very helpful) real estate glossary.

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