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Recruiters turn to AI in their quest to lure top agents

Housing Wire

While real estate brokerages have no control over interest rates, transaction levels or home sales prices, they realize that proactive recruiting of agents is a key to success in a slow market. Launched in 2006, the Zillow Zestimate leverages public documents to provide estimates of value for every house in a given neighborhood.

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Freedom Mortgage Wholesale Division offers brokers a comprehensive purchase and refinance product suite

Housing Wire

Their experience allows them to consult with their clients to identify new and emerging market opportunities. The company also provides extensive product, credit and technology training to ensure clients can take advantage of new product benefits and process enhancements. Keith Bilodeau, Senior Vice President.

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FSBOs Usually Soar in a Hot Market. Not This Time

Empire Appraisal Group

FSBOs Usually Soar in a Hot Market. The volatile housing market over the last couple of years has driven more consumers toward using real estate professionals rather than attempting to complete a transaction independently. This may mean consumers are getting the message that a REALTOR® is an ally in any housing market.

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Why home-price growth is still up 18% year over year

Housing Wire

While the growth rate is cooling monthly, we are still in a savagely unhhealthy housing market trying to get national inventory levels back to pre-COVID-19 levels. From Realtor.com : Even with demand weakness in recent months, days on market are still low. Housing inventory issue with no booming demand.

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Lamacchia Realty is #1 by Office and Firm Overall in Leominster

Lamacchia Realty

In 2021, Lamacchia Leominster ranked as the  #1 Brokerage for closed sales dollar volume in Leominster  and prior to that was  #1 in Market Share on its first anniversary  of opening its doors.  "We're thrilled for our fantastic REALTORS® at Lamacchia Leominster! I couldn't be prouder of their accomplishments yet again.

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

Alipour gushed about Redfin’s training program, and she accessed maternity leave benefits other agents lack. An independent contractor agent mostly finds their own leads and can receive minimal training or resources from their brokerage. They provided me training, and marketing, and covered mileage.”. Trust the process.

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Like it or not, desktop appraisals are here to stay

Housing Wire

Desktop appraisals arrived in March of 2020, allowing the housing market to keep humming while many stayed indoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. There’s still some battle scars from 2006 to 2009 where appraisers were made to be the scapegoats,” Pyle said. It also pointed out potential pitfalls of a non-traditional approach.

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