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DataDigest: The remarkably resilient agent commission rate

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On Friday afternoon, my real estate agent called with good news. The agent wished me well and said that she would appreciate a review on her website. It wasn’t so long ago that experts said the internet would drastically bring down agent commissions. I briefly considered a “listing only” agent , but chickened out.

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Real estate tech roundup: Shaker, zavvie and Homie

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iBuying platform zavvie has launched zavvie Pro , with the goal of helping real estate agents turn homeowners into home sellers. “Zavvie Pro keeps the modern agent at the center of every sales transaction, no matter what the homeowner decides,” Lane Hornung, zavvie co-founder, and CEO, said in a statement.

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Judge’s ruling: it’s heartland homeowners v. NAR

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Bough’s 41-page ruling does not say either way whether he believes that NAR and the four brokerages conspired to make real estate commissions higher. The pro-competitive, pro-consumer local broker marketplaces serve the best interests of buyers and sellers. Schulman, who is an economics professor at Texas A&M.

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Have you clearly defined your brokerage’s value proposition?

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Some 15 years ago, real estate agents had only a few choices when deciding which real estate business model to choose. From virtual, capped models to low-fee and discount, agents can pick the company that best fits their needs. In 2015, according to RealTrends data, gross margins were at 16.4%

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How scammers are using AI to commit new fraud in real estate

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Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID and CEO of Sun Title , to talk about battling the latest frauds and scams as bad actors leverage a new arsenal of tech tools to wreak havoc on buyers and sellers of real estate. TC: Seller impersonation fraud.

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4 Best real estate schools in Maryland (MD) for 2024

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All Features of Exam Prep Plus + Career Booster Pack, including over 20 how-to videos, new agent job aids, customizable action plan templates, buyer and seller checklists & printed textbook Required 60 hrs of coursework. Tristar Academy Best Maryland real estate school for class engagement Overall Rating: 4.2

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The doxing saga of Michael Arrington’s Miami mansion?

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“If you’re a big celebrity, the press is going to find out,” Michael Nourmand, president of Beverly Hills-based brokerage Nourmand & Associates Realtors , told RealTrends. The home was originally designed in 2015 by Florida-based architect Cesar Molina. Usually, it is just a threatening letter to scare you into stopping.”.

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