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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

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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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Opinion: Why The new urbanism mindset is potentially big business for real estate agents

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Housing developments, office parks or bunches of retail buildings have sprouted like wildflowers. Mixing a variety of residential, office, medical, retail, restaurants and entertainment creates a place where people want to live, work, play, and stay. You will truly learn how to make money when you buy real estate.

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Retail reverse mortgage production took a hit in January

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While reverse mortgage volume in 2024 got off to a rocky start, new data that breaks out retail Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements versus wholesale production showed that it was the former that took the bigger hit in the first month of the year, based on new data compiled by Reverse Market Insight (RMI). on a per-unit basis.

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Side’s Guy Gal on championing the high-volume real estate agent

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Get $75 off your initial membership with coupon code “intro75” The post Side’s Guy Gal on championing the high-volume real estate agent appeared first on HousingWire. HW+ includes weekly long-form digital content, HousingWire Magazine, access to HousingStack, and free admission to all HousingWire virtual events.

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How InstaMortgage convinced top broker shop to jump to retail

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Tech-fueled retail mortgage lender InstaMortgage has merged with mortgage broker shop All Cal Financial , a rare example of a top-performing brokerage switching channels. InstaMortgage currently offers conventional, FHA and VA products in-house through its retail LOs and only brokers out a small portion of loans: jumbos and non-QM.

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CrossCountry Mortgage unveils cash-offer loan product

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The Cleveland -based retail mortgage lender unveiled CCM CashPlus to help buyers gain an edge in the bidding process by turning preapprovals into cash offers. The product is limited to conventional loans, primary residences and buyers who are represented by a real estate agent. “In

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Rocket goes local: Testing the waters or shifting its strategy? 

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Its centralized call center business model, which Rocket relied upon to dominate an unprecedented refi market , isn’t as durable when interest rates are high, there are few refi opportunities and having strong relationships with real estate agents is what brings home the bacon. And Rocket is well aware.