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Opinion: Unleashing AI real estate marketing magic

Housing Wire

When we contemplate the potential of AI and Web3 technologies in real estate , it goes beyond simply revolutionizing how consumers search for homes and take ownership of assets. The stakes in real estate are higher, and the cost of making a mistake is substantial.

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Buyers are getting cold feet as mortgage rates exceed 7%: Redfin

Housing Wire

of homes that went under contract that month, according to a new report from Redfin. Rates last month surged to 7.23%—the highest since 2001 – sending the typical homebuyer’s monthly payment up significantly from last year. They’re getting cold feet,” said Jaime Moore, a Redfin Premier real estate agent in Reno, Nevada.

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How Real Estate Agents Can Help Home Buyers Navigate Emotional Decisions

McKissock

As of 2020, a whopping 88% of home buyers relied on the help of a real estate agent to get them through the process. This trend has been on the rise since 2001 when only 69% of buyers used a real estate agent. . You know what your buyers can afford, and you understand how to read contracts.

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The evolution of the more productive real estate agent 

Housing Wire

Bonnie Williamson never intended to be a real estate agent. Things can work so much faster now than they did then and of course that has made us more productive as agents,” Florida-based Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM Realty agent Ashley Cusack, who has been in real estate for nearly 30 years said.

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NAR: Appraisal License Equivalency Credit for RE Agents?

Appraisal Today

My comments: Real estate agents and brokers are salespersons. Over the years, I observed that successful real estate agents seldom switched to the much less profitable appraisal side. Over the years, I observed that successful real estate agents seldom switched to the much less profitable appraisal side.

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Apps for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

The media coverage focuses on real estate agents having difficulty showing homes, etc. percent, matching October 2022’s rate and the highest rate since 2001,” said Joel Kan, MBA’s Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 6.57

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NAR Appraisal Survey 2022

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Fannie Mae, Real estate market, Disbility, Redlining, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. =. Excerpts: Year Built: 2001. Sometimes real estate agents take them on and off the market. =. Lenders, real estate agents, etc.