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The ‘double-edged sword’ of dual licensing

Housing Wire

As the engines of the housing and mortgage markets continue to sputter due to higher interest rates and fewer buyers, industry innovators are looking for ways to get their company’s wheels off the ground. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%. according to the company.

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Rechat CEO Shayan Hamidi on keeping up with the furious pace of AI

Housing Wire

Sarah Wheeler: Let’s talk about your background, because you have both technology and real estate experience. I have founded several startups, but my previous startup in Canada was a tech company in real estate. We were kind of the Zillow of Canada — we were the first platform to open up access to real estate data.

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Knock reverses course on loan officer pay cut

Housing Wire

On Tuesday, according to multiple sources within the New York-headquartered mortgage lender and “power buyer,” a weekly video meeting of Knock loan officers took a turn when Robert Foos, Knock’s director of sales, told loan officers that they would receive a 33% reduction in salaries effective Jan. Knock does not do refinancings.).

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How a transparent marketplace provides a proven path to benefit homeowners

Housing Wire

That makes those homeowners susceptible to predatory behavior by some buyers operating in the pre-foreclosure marketplace, behavior that has been chronicled in several prominent, recent news stories. And servicers may want to suggest homeowners contact a real estate agent if the distressed homeowner is considering selling their home.”

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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. But what makes Redfin different – what makes it radically, transformatively different – is that it classifies real estate agents as employees. It is high-volume work,” Alipour recalled.

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Pricing exceptions are widespread in mortgage — and so are the regulatory risks

Housing Wire

“Another loan closing today is for a real estate agent who is an investor and has done many mortgages in the past. Mike did not hesitate: “I did more pricing exceptions for the real estate agent,” he said in an interview on the day of the loan closings. She’s well educated. And she’s older than the first-time homebuyers.”

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for January 2024

Lamacchia Realty

Additionally, Eileen was ranked on the 2023 RealTrends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list! Colin Snee began his career in the real estate industry in 2019 and has a long history in sales. Nicole Vermillion has actively been in the real estate industry since 2016 and expertly serves clients on the South Shore.