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Bay Area team bolts Compass for Side

Housing Wire

OWN Marin, a veteran team of five agents, announced last week that they switched from the New York-headquartered brokerage to the San Francisco-based outfit. The brokerage, which declined comment, has hundreds of agents in Marin County – which lies just north of San Francisco County – and is the no. billion in VC cash.

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

Redfin is a publicly traded company, a nationally recognized listings website and one of the biggest brokerages in the country. Way back in the drab plaid of the 1970s, brokerages often classified agents as employees and offered them health care and pension plans. With a two-year-old, I couldn’t meet the quota,” she said.

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Top brokerage execs see silver linings in commission lawsuits

Housing Wire

I remember leading KW back in 2004 when Zillow showed up and everyone thought the sky was falling. Agents need to have a certain level of skills in order to educate buyers, sellers, negotiate, etc. In terms of transparency, I don’t think we have anything to fear here. I think it is time to be transparent,” Willis said. “I

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Lamacchia Realty Opens in Fall River and Enters Bristol County Market

Lamacchia Realty

Lamacchia Realty is thrilled to announce that well-known legacy real estate brokerage Right Choice Real Estate is now a part of Lamacchia Realty. This office location will almost immediately propel Lamacchia Realty to one of the top brokerages in Bristol County. It will also expand Lamacchia’s reach in the Rhode Island market.

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7 best real estate schools in Illinois (IL) for 2024

Housing Wire

Covers real estate math, concepts, brokerage, real property, contracts, appraisal, updated TILA/RESPA information & more. Founded in 2004, the school is intentionally smaller than other education providers so that it can provide each student with individual attention. Find a sponsoring brokerage. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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Lamacchia Realty’s Chelmsford Location is Officially Open for Business

Lamacchia Realty

The town of Chelmsford has been very welcoming, and we are excited to be here to serve buyers and sellers from the heart of the town!”. While Lamacchia has been serving clients in and around Chelmsford for decades, the brokerage is thrilled to finally be serving the Chelmsford community right from the center of town. Anthony Lamacchia.

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Top Ten Reasons Why It Is Great to be an Appraiser!

Appraisal Today

Record Share Of Sellers Give Concessions To Buyers Excerpts: ‘Buyers are asking sellers for things that were unheard of during the past few years.’ ’ Home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 41.9% ’ Home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 41.9% Home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 41.9%