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Side’s Hilary Saunders discusses the evolution of brokerage models

Housing Wire

Photo credit: AJ Canaria Hilary Saunders , the co-founder and chief broker officer at Side , sees the current challenges facing the real estate industry as yet another opportunity for brokerage models to further evolve. “I The brokerage models have to adapt,” Saunders said. The way Saunders views it, today’s consumers are more savvy.

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William Raveis acquires South Carolina-based Carson Realty

Housing Wire

Real estate brokerage William Raveis has returned to the acquisitions business. Founded in 2006, Carson Realty serves clients in the South Carolina markets of Hilton Head, Bluffton and Lake Keowee. “The On Thursday, the family-owned firm announced that it had acquired South Carolina -based Carson Realty.

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Opinion: All the ways the class-action commission lawsuits are misguided

Housing Wire

No buyer must use a real estate agent — ever. A meaningful percentage of buyers did not hire a real estate agent when they bought their last home. RealTrends + Harris Insights ‘ studies from 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2014, and 2019 all show that consumers know that commissions are negotiable. It’s not a pretty sight.

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Ben Caballero heads RealTrends’ 2020 top agent list

Housing Wire

Most of the highest producing real estate agents in the country belong to an established, national brokerage. The data captures a historic year in which the housing market cratered at the pandemic’s start only for sales to surge in the fall to their highest level since the 2006 housing bubble. Not until nos.

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What’s next after a historic housing boom?

Housing Wire

But — in the same beat — Caporale added, “There is still a massive influx of buyers, and I am not seeing a significant drop in demand.” 2021 is projected to have the most home sales since the 2006 housing bubble, with the U.S. There’s buyer fatigue and real questions about affordability.” on pace for 6.29 July was the plateau.

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Lamacchia Realty Ranks #1 Brokerage in Leominster for 2022

Lamacchia Realty

Lamacchia Realty is proud to announce their ranking as #1 Brokerage overall in Leominster by closed transactions per MLSPIN Brokerage Market Share Report*. Lamacchia Realty has been serving buyers and sellers since 2006.  This is so exciting for our awesome REALTORS® at Lamacchia Leominster! I am so proud of them all.

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Cracking the code on marketing to the Realtor channel

Housing Wire

That’s nearly 200,000 above the previous peak in 2006. Working with buyers scrambling to compete in an insane seller’s market has become a 24/7 job; homes sell in the blink of an eye. Is it the leader of an agent team at a virtual brokerage? A solo practitioner at a traditional “indie” brokerage? It’s scattershot.

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