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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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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. Third, Compass agents have doubled down on training to help them better communicate their value proposition. Second, buyer agreements are not new. Additionally, data from RealTrends shows that the average commission actually rose in 2023 to 5.5%, up from 5.1%

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Nations Lending, Carpenter Realtors launch Commitment Mortgage

Housing Wire

Ohio-headquartered Commitment Mortgage aims to leverage more than 600 Indiana real estate agents at Carpenter’s. With refis drying up due to the surge in mortgage rates , relationships between loan officers and real estate agents have become increasingly more important, as agents bring in business for lenders.

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Keller Williams faces three lawsuits tied to its profit-sharing program 

Housing Wire

The following day, Bueker, a former KW agent from 2003 to 2011, filed a similar complaint in the U.S. This change will not affect agents that retire or leave the real estate brokerage business. these funds continue to enrich only affiliated real estate agents, investors, brokers, and staff.”

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New American Funding enters the joint ventures space

Housing Wire

At a mortgage brokerage joint venture, loan officers generally get paid a lower base salary than counterparts at traditional lenders and may get a smaller commission because the LO is doing less work finding customers since there are greater real estate agent referrals. After the sale, the partner would enter a standalone JV.

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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 I try to kill them with kindness,” Samson said, giving agents “the resources to build that relationship” with Cardinal Title. real estate agent is in peril.

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Genevieve Botelho and Darlene Umina Hosting in National Television Show The American Dream: Selling Your City

Lamacchia Realty

The American Dream TV and production team have been nominated for an EMMY and became nationally recognized as a real estate show sharing the real stories of our neighborhoods, and featuring the best real estate experts. Genevieve Botelho started in the real estate business back in 2003 and never looked back.