Hank Miller Team

JULY 2, 2024

Inept real estate agents cost clients thousands and thousands of dollars. This is often self inflicted; buyers and sellers select agents without proper vetting and research. They remain with them despite poor communication, poor performance and they fail to hold their agent accountable.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Check out these nine downloadable real estate prospecting letter templates to help you make an impression in your neighborhood or zip code. My name is (your name), and I’m a licensed real estate professional with (your brokerage). Access to a hyper-local agent is more important now than ever. Great news!

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2021

People often confuse the home appraisal with the home inspection. Inspections, on the other hand, are designed to assess the condition of the home, and they’re 100% optional for the buyer. Are you considering skipping the home inspection? More for Real Estate Enthusiasts. There could be safety hazards.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Listings are the life-blood of all successful real estate businesses, but making the leap from working primarily with buyers to working with sellers can be a challenge for many agents early in their careers. That way, when they do have a potential lead to pass along to an agent, they’ll think of you and only you.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

Although the process for communicating and dispersing buyer agent compensation has shifted, the industry adapted calmly within a couple of weeks. Instead, it stems from the need to formally consult and contract with potential buyers before opening any doors.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Wondering how to get a real estate license in Ohio in 2024? Your path to real estate licensure begins with 120 hours of classes in an approved Ohio real estate license education program. How long does it take to get a real estate license in Ohio?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It’s a fact: Buyer-side commissions are no longer a guarantee and no longer an entitlement. Though this seems like a whole new stress-inducing worry for many real estate agents , the fact is that commissions have never been a set amount, just an expectation or a tradition in many markets. Be a matchmaker.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

For many, buying a home is a complex process, and navigating the real estate market’s rules and regulations can be tricky, especially in states where property sale prices remain a secret. Work with a real estate professional with MLS access In non-disclosure states, the role of real estate agents becomes even more crucial.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

The new feature harnesses the capabilities of multimodal artificial intelligence to instantly analyze and summarize complex property documents, including inspection reports, appraisals and seller disclosures. It can also help agents clearly communicate their unique value and services to homebuyers, sellers and others.

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McKissock

JANUARY 31, 2023

As part of our Question of the Month survey series, we asked members of our appraisal community, “What’s one thing you wish real estate agents knew about the appraisal process?” ” “There is a lot of research and number crunching to do, so asking for a value at time of inspection is a no go.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

“This partnership will provide all SFAR Realtors with the opportunity to take advantage of RealReports’ robust property data and AI-driven insights to enhance buyer and listing presentations, streamline research, mitigate risk, and generate leads.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Many Massachusetts real estate schools offer online courses. After completing an approved course of study, you’ll be able to sit the state real estate exam. Vetted by HousingWire | Our editors independently review the products we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.

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McKissock

APRIL 28, 2021

It makes sense, but it can make the real estate process even tougher for buyers. That means it’s often the real estate agent’s job to ease their minds and lighten the situation. Here’s how to handle emotional buyers like the pro that you are. Know Their Problems — and Solve Them. Have Patience.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 23, 2024

Buyers are getting more and more selective,” said Julie Zubiate, a Redfin Premier real estate agent in the San Francisco Bay Area. Buyers often back out during the inspection period because they find something they don’t like, but affordability is really the underlying issue. June 2024 U.S.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

The majority of real estate sales fall under this category and usually employ a buyer’s and seller’s agent who negotiate on behalf of their respective parties. In a controlled transaction there is an established relationship between the buyer and seller. Does your buyer need to secure a mortgage ?

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Birmingham Appraisal

JUNE 21, 2023

Helping Agents Understand Appraisal Factors That Impact Home Sales In the world of real estate, accurate property valuation plays an important role in the home buying and selling process. Real estate agents, as trusted guides for their clients, must possess a good understanding of the factors that influence property appraisals.

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Birmingham Appraisal

JUNE 13, 2023

Appraisal Tips For Real Estate Agents As a real estate appraiser with over 30 years of experience, I have seen many changes and challenges in the appraisal profession and the real estate market. I believe that appraisers and agents have a common goal: to help their clients buy or sell a home.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

Rapidly accelerating home prices come with a variety of challenges for lenders and real estate agents, including one of the biggest pain points right now — the appraisal gap. Garrett said aside from cash buyers, he also has clients who have money to offset any appraisal gap. In fact, Austin has just about 1.2

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2024

We all know there are some significant changes happening in the real estate industry. The owner of the company said to me, “Well, you know, Debbie, when it comes time to do the termite inspection, you get in the way. I do the inspection. I will arrange the inspection. I’ll go do the inspection.

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McKissock

JUNE 26, 2022

Part of knowing your audience as a real estate agent is anticipating what they need and expect from your services. Without accounting for your real estate clients’ common needs and expectations , you might be underperforming and risk losing their business. Manage the Inspection. Be Available.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

How do you articulate the value you bring when representing a homebuyer in a real estate transaction? You know what you do, but how do you explain it in such a way that a buyer understands your value, the required agency forms and everything involved to make it to the closing table? Are they relocating?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2021

While a real estate agent’s commission is one of the most expensive costs, it definitely isn’t the only one. Here are four potentially unexpected costs you should be aware of: More for Real Estate Enthusiasts. To attract potential buyers, sellers have to make sure their home is aesthetically pleasing.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

What is Dual Agency in Real Estate and Should you Avoid it Most buyers and sellers are familiar with how listing agents and buyer’s agents work which leads us to the question of what is dual agency in real estate? What is Dual Agency in Real Estate?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Curbio , a provider of pre-sale home improvement services that requires payment at closing, will provide its “Build Your Own Estimate” mobile app to NAR members, which offers free repair estimates for home inspections upon the upload of a PDF document.

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Raleigh Realty

JULY 31, 2022

Major Home Inspection Issues and How to Handle Repairs If your home inspection turns up any of these 7 major issues it could be time to negotiate some mandatory fixes with the seller before you proceed with purchasing the home. After a home inspection, issues are going to arise. Structural Issues 1. Plumbing 3.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

SELLERS, HERE'S WHAT TO DO IF A BUYER REQUESTS REPAIRS AFTER INSPECTION Selling your home and moving into a new one can be an exciting life chapter. A common issue that sellers should be prepared for is a buyer requesting repairs after the home inspection. So, what do you, as a seller, do in this scenario?

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Lamacchia Realty

MAY 18, 2021

FINDING A GOOD REAL ESTATE AGENT. Real estate agents are trained and experienced at negotiating for the client to get the most out of each transaction and to ensure each step of the process is done with great attention to detail. You should do the same thing before choosing a real estate agent!

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Eppraisal

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This year the real estate industry is experiencing a market frenzy with a colossal amount of buyers looking for homes. When a house comes on the market, buyers flock to it. When a house comes on the market, buyers flock to it. Some buyers like to have the roofs inspected by roofing companies.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2021

These are the words real estate agents use when asked to describe the current state of the market and what it’s like to buy a home today. Buyers are facing unprecedented challenges, they say, due to a confluence of housing market conditions: Pricing. If you’re an FHA or VA buyer, you don’t stand a chance.

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The Appraiser Coach

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We frustrate buyers, sellers, loan officers and, sometimes, real estate agents. Appraisers have been accused of being “speed bumps” in the lending process. In some ways, I can understand their. Read More.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2021

The progression of homebuying over the past year has seen prospective buyers adjusting their preferred destination plans again, and again, and again. For a time, Colorado Springs became the de facto destination for buyers priced out of living in Denver. Housing professionals need to find ways to better meet buyer needs.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Real estate agents and appraisers are taught different methods of valuation both in qualifying and continuing education as well as in the field. Nobody can deny that we are living in a very strange era for real estate. Everyone is looking to capitalize on the booming real estate market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The new rules mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) antitrust settlement are designed to encourage more negotiations for buyer agent commissions. That’s according to Redfin , which interviewed dozens of its agents about what they’re seeing on the ground in regard to buyer commission conversations.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Realtor.com and Rocket Mortgage , two of the biggest companies in the digital real estate space, have formed a key advertising partnership that their competitors are sure to notice. We send them a link to get digitally preapproved through Rocket Mortgage, and we alert the agent that they’re going through this flow.

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PennyMac

JULY 20, 2021

Whether you are buying or selling a home, your real estate agent will be your partner through one of the most significant transactions of your life. Finding the right agent should involve careful planning and research, but many of us just don’t know where to start. How long have you been working as a real estate agent?

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

What Does 'Under Contract' Mean in Real Estate? You've decided to buy a home and whether it's your first home or your tenth you're likely to stumble across homes that are listed as 'under contract' on the real estate listing. Let's Break it Down: What Does Under Contract Mean in Real Estate?

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Raleigh Realty

AUGUST 17, 2021

Understanding Due Diligence and Earnest Money in North Carolina Real Estate When you go under contract on a home in North Carolina you are going to encounter terms like Due Diligence and Earnest Money. It's important to note that real estate contracts and laws change depending on what state you are in.

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