Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The allure of the name recognition of large national brands is causing many independent brokerages to affiliate as mortgage rates rise and housing inventory remains low. The brokerage, which was founded in 1976 by Gene Boone, will now be known as RE/MAX Foxfire.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

In the competitive world of real estate recruitment, brokerages fight for the attention and loyalty of talented agents who can drive their success. As the lifeblood of the industry, agents play an important role in attracting clients, closing deals and determining the ultimate profitability of a brokerage.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In today’s RealTrending Pritesh Damani , CTO for The Real Brokerage , shares how his team developed Leo, an AI assistant for teams and brokers. More than that, he discusses potential uses for brokerage leaders in streamlining business and recruiting. Here is a small preview of today’s interview with Pritesh.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The third day of the highly consequential Sitzer/Burnett class action buyer broker commission lawsuit included a deep dive into the training materials used by various brokerages and the testimony of three of the named plaintiffs. Gorman was also questioned about the training materials used at Anywhere Brands.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Homelendia Mortgage LLC, a Florida-based mortgage brokerage franchisor, launched its mortgage brokerage franchises this week, offering individual unit and regional opportunities to qualified individuals, teams, brokerages and loan originators. That changes now,” Homelendia CEO Frank Chimento said in a press release.

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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. Broker Studies.

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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. Redfin is a publicly traded company, a nationally recognized listings website and one of the biggest brokerages in the country. Some agents, like ones at RE/MAX , even pay the brokerage fees for office space and marketing tools.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

There's no quick-fix — your agent retention strategy should be as well-thought-out as your lead generation, training or sales programs.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Due to this, Edgerton and other industry leaders believe it is essential for agents to focus on training and education as the mid-July deadline looms just a few months away. It is going to go back to the way it was many, many years ago, when each brokerage had their own three-ring binder with their own listings in it,” Danzey said. “It

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

Brokerage giants RE/MAX and Keller Williams announced second-quarter numbers Friday, reflecting a business environment that had its share of ups and downs as a result of COVID-19. Keller Williams gave credit to its quick technology shifts during the pandemic to keep business going. RE/MAX reported total revenue in Q2 of $52.2

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A common thought among brokers revolves around the idea that if your gross commission income or office size is not increasing, you’re not successfully growing your brokerage. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the average tenure of an agent with a brokerage is six years.

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Real Estate News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As lawsuits over agent compensation multiply, it’s important for leaders to assess agreements, training and how buyer agency adds value to their business.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2024

Agents are the lifeblood of real estate brokerages. Recruiting and retaining high-performing agents remains a critical challenge for brokerages, especially in the environment created by the National Association of Realtors ’ recent $418 million settlement in a litany of agent commission lawsuits.

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Inman

MARCH 13, 2023

There are multiple paths agents pursue to grow their business, with no shortage of online resources available. Agents can also get training from their brokerages and insights from colleagues. No development opportunity should be ignored when growing a business.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Whether you’re looking to stay informed or motivated, gain market insights, or learn strategies from the masters — our list of the best real estate podcasts for agents can help you level up your business in 2024. From a free Masterclass training to an online course, they offer plenty of valuable content that won’t cost you a dime.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

As any professional involved in it will know, bringing new people into the fold of the reverse mortgage business can be a difficult task. After learning about his path into the business , RMD sat down with Schmidt to learn more about his approach for enlisting new partners at FAR and across the wider industry. The response was swift.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Earlier this year, the company launched its Boost Program , followed by the Accelerate Program , to incentivize independent teams, brokerages and agents to join eXp Realty. We understand that each team has its own unique culture and way of doing business, and we want to provide a platform for them to thrive in our agent-centric environment.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

In down markets, the best agents and the best brokerages gain market share,” Reffkin, the CEO of Compass, told investors and analysts during his firms first-quarter 2024 earnings call on Wednesday evening. “We Third, Compass agents have doubled down on training to help them better communicate their value proposition.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As the commission lawsuits heat up, real estate brokers are gearing up to add buyer representation agreements and training, cut costs and hone value propositions, according to RealTrends Q4 2023 BrokerPulse survey. Only 1% of respondents say they are restructuring their compensation model. It ranked No. 9 of twelve possible challenges.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

The following list of ten ways to use VR in real estate could forever change the way you do business. For example, Redfin , a real estate brokerage firm, adopts VR to offer virtual walkthroughs of properties with QR codes. VR will also allow agents to complete safety and compliance training.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He built his business on an existing strong sphere. But as his business has grown, he increasingly has had to adjust and modify legacy strategies to better meet the needs of today’s market and maintain his strong foothold in the market. How have things changed on a brokerage level? Can you replicate it?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2023

While women make up the majority of the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) membership (66%), they remain underrepresented in leadership roles across their respective brokerages. The business leadership skills the Council provides have also positioned it as a model for the industry, organized real estate and political action committees.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The brokerage noted that Lim will remain at Christie’s as a senior advisor and global brand ambassador, working to expand the relationship between the real estate business and the auction house, among other duties. Since leaving Compass in 2022 after a seven-year stint, he has consulted for real estate brokerages and proptech firms.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

According to the announcement, Lever is a platform that helps agents with marketing , supplemental lead generation , database management and transaction management, and it supplies agents with training and accountability solutions.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As someone who worked for a large, nationally branded brokerage for 30+ years, I had a front-row seat to many mergers and acquisitions. Owning a brokerage isn’t what it used to be More and more aging broker-owners are considering retiring or moving on from real estate. I would love to say they all went well, but they didn’t.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Most brokerage leaders know about the multiple challenges facing the real estate industry, not the least of which are the major class-action lawsuits. Those details are clearly established in the listing agreement between your brokerage and the seller. Read your brokerage ‘s listing agreement.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

But despite the uncertainty and the soon-to-beimplemented business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement , RE/MAX leaders are confident in the brokerage’s ability to succeed in this changing environment. agent count.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Franchise real estate brokerage Keller Williams announced Tuesday that it is partnering with educational and test prep services platform Kaplan to create the KW School of Real Estate (KSCORE). While Kaplan has had their own program for years now, this is the first time they have partnered with a real estate brokerage.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the predictions for next year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business. for the largest brokerage companies in the United States. Emerging new business models.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

It’s time to take control of your business and plan for your future. We caught up with Emily Kettenburg , a seasoned coach with Tom Ferry , at the Tom Ferry Success Summit in Dallas where she shared her insights on the current trends and challenges in the real estate brokerage world. Both good business practices in any market.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Because the larger brokerage firms, historically, tend to represent more buy side than sell side, they “may be looking at a big loss of revenue,” says Murray. “You must train all of your agents as to how you’re going to get compensated,” said Murray. “He got up to 20% to 30%, as I recall.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

My name is (your name), and I’m a licensed real estate professional with (your brokerage). For letters, use the template below: Dear (first name), I’m (your name), a real estate professional with (brokerage). Dear (first name), I’m (your name), a local real estate professional with (brokerage). Great news!

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Inman

JANUARY 26, 2023

In this week’s video column, @properties Christie’s International Real Estate executives Amy Corr and Kevin Van Eck discuss how brokers should review their business plans to focus on the skills agents need to be successful in this new market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

According to the annoucment, King, who has been with Keller Williams since 2001, will continue as a training and coaching leader for Keller Williams’ Franchise Systems Orientation and will continue his work updating the Team Leader and Keller Williams experiences.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Create a business holiday spending plan If you don’t already have a business holiday budget, consider what you can realistically afford to spend. Use your business credit card rewards If you use business credit cards , they probably offer rewards, like points for travel, purchases and gift cards.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2022

Samson is the CEO of Samson Properties , a rapidly growing Northern Virginia-based brokerage. Samson has a different business model and branding than Compass, but both brokerages identify as “agent-centric.”. DOJ has swooped into lawsuits against the National Association of Realtors and top brokerage firms.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

There are loans to be done here, but keep in mind that with how low volume has been the past two years at the higher expected rates, this isn’t something to build your business around.” Also noting a spike in business was David Heilman, principal for HomeGrown Financial in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. “I to 374,” RMI said.

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