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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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Nations Lending, Carpenter Realtors launch Commitment Mortgage

Housing Wire

Full-service mortgage lender Nations Lending and local Indiana real estate firm Carpenter Realtors launched a joint venture, Commitment Mortgage , in order to offer an end-to-end experience — from finding a home to closing a loan in a cooled-down housing market. “We According to the NMLS , Commitment Mortgage has four sponsored MLOs.

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

Housing Wire

Robert Reffkin is confident that Compass and its agents have what it takes to continue growing and succeeding in the changing real estate environment. “In First, more buyers are using agents in 2023 than in 2003. Second, buyer agreements are not new.

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

Housing Wire

Three agents formerly affiliated with Keller Williams Realty — Jerri L. Hill — have taken legal action against the real estate brokerage by filing three separate class-action lawsuits, Inman first reported on Tuesday. The following day, Bueker, a former KW agent from 2003 to 2011, filed a similar complaint in the U.S.

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New American Funding enters the joint ventures space

Housing Wire

NAF is looking for a 50/50 joint venture between the California-headquartered lender for virtually any size real estate brokerage, a larger agent team, a new home builder and a wholly-owned mortgage business. After the sale, the partner would enter a standalone JV. The California lender originated $15.12

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

Housing Wire

Donny Samson is quite aware of this particular moment in residential real estate history. “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. Wait, do Samson agents like this? I can’t make them.

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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.