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

Housing Wire

126 Transactly 3,852% 2017 Real estate transaction platform providing automation, integrations and tech-enabled services that significantly reduce process time. 193 CertifID 2,807% 2017 A company dedicated to fighting wire fraud for the real estate industry. Other established names to make the Inc.

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eXp Olympian Chad Hedrick on the power of a real estate team

Housing Wire

That journey started in 2003. I realized that having a team was really fulfilling to me and I wanted to be able to use these leadership skills that I developed as an athlete. When you’re winning, it may not be closing the most deals, it could be developing relationships along the way. CH: I’m wired to win.

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How a transparent marketplace provides a proven path to benefit homeowners

Housing Wire

Walking that thin line is becoming increasingly important as more distressed sales are pushed up-funnel into the pre-foreclosure marketplace — a trend that began developing about 10 years ago and has accelerated in earnest over the last two years.

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New American Funding cofounders talk expansion, prospects for 2023

Housing Wire

Since launching as a call center in 2003, the California lender has expanded into the outside distributed retail model with a target on the purchase mortgage market, serviced its own loans and developed its tech stack in-house. Now that the market has turned, do you see any challenges for your purchase call center agents ?

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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

Appraisal Today

VA’s Tidewater Initiative written in 2021 by McKissock (Similar idea as current ROV changes), effective in 2003. These policies were the result of a collaborative effort between the GSEs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). It was and is controversial.

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ChatGPT for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

Built in 2003, the Mediterranean style primary residence totals 4, 050 sq. As I talk with appraiser colleagues and real estate agents, I’m hearing this sentiment quite a bit. It comes with a three-bedroom, Mediterranean-style mansion with 4,050 square feet of luxury living space. And I feel it myself.