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Brokerage uses VR to get consumers inside houses that haven’t been built yet

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Urban District Realty , a Washington, D.C.-based based brokerage, announced last week the launch of its custom real estate listing system, PROJETO. The solution is currently only available in-house, but Fiero said that they are open to expanding the availability of PROJETO in the future.

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Brokers prepare for changes after Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit verdict

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Pearson also has concerns about what this will now mean for how she and her agents handle client meetings or how to word things on open house fliers. “I I am working with an attorney to figure out how we are going to talk to people that come into open houses and what language we use on open house fliers,” Pearson said.

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‘Don’t panic:’ KW executives address agent questions on NAR commission settlement

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During a virtual open house hosted by Keller Williams to answer agent and broker questions about the settlements in the commission lawsuits , the overwhelming message was for real estate professionals to focus on what they can control. Seller concessions is money that is being given by the seller directly to the buyer,” Papasan said.

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The ‘double-edged sword’ of dual licensing

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As the engines of the housing and mortgage markets continue to sputter due to higher interest rates and fewer buyers, industry innovators are looking for ways to get their company’s wheels off the ground. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%.

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Hit list: Inside CoStar’s all-out war against Zillow

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StreetEasy has been biting the hand that feeds it for too long,” said Frederick Peters, CEO of New York City brokerage Warburg Realty. commercial brokerages, JLL , CBRE , and Cushman Wakefield plotted designing an alternative database to CoStar. Florance downplayed lingering resentment between CoStar and commercial brokerages.

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The housing market faced uncertainty in March, but now ‘it’s a circus’

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The housing market faced a lot of uncertainty when COVID-19 caused the real estate industry to pause under shut-downs, but low interest rates and the desire for more space has turned this year into a boom time for real estate agents. Lovern was actually on maternity leave at that time when open houses and contracts were paused. “In

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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

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