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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

Housing Wire

First, more buyers are using agents in 2023 than in 2003. Second, buyer agreements are not new. Reffkin added that he also believes agents will have to sell their brokerage firm’s value proposition to prospective clients if they want to gain their business. Reffkin’s confidence came from what he called “five facts.”

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New American Funding onboards top Chicago loan officer 

Housing Wire

Through NAF Cash, the lender purchases the buyer’s chosen home upfront with cash while the buyer can rent the new home while working on selling the old home or securing financing on the new one. There are a lot more as-is offers being made out there than I would ever see before. The lender originated $9.6

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How to write a lead-winning, memorable real estate agent bio (+ examples)

Housing Wire

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients.

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Opinion: Understanding trends is key to predicting the next housing shift

Housing Wire

That’s why knowing the signs and interpreting them can provide invaluable direction for your clients and your business. Runaway headlines that predict housing doom shouldn’t be what dictates your business or your client’s next move. How can high prices be sustained when a buyer’s buying power is stretched so thin?

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Cardinals of a different feather: Inside Samson Properties’ unique model

Housing Wire

In return, the Samson agent is asked – not told, asked – to refer clients to Cardinal Title Group , a title insurer wholly owned by Samson. “I Donny Samson was the company’s 25 th agent when he joined the family business in 2003, he said. Still, the CEO said he does not push agents to represent buyers. “We Samson reported $9.6

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

Housing Wire

678 TriusLending 869% 2003 A mid-Atlantic real estate investment firm and financing lender focused on short-term private lending and long-term rental loans. 997 American Mortgage Mortgage 594% 2019 A 100% employee-owned company providing solutions to mortgage industry challenges, which benefit clients and employees.

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for December 2021

Lamacchia Realty

He is skilled in many facets of Real Estate including both Buyer & Seller Representation, Commercial, Investment, Relocation & Luxury Properties. Genevieve works out of our Worcester office serving clients in Central Massachusetts. Click HERE to watch Paul’s video testimonial, or here to learn more about Paul: Paul J.

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