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Recruiting real estate agents: A complete roadmap for 2024

Housing Wire

The data are sobering: The Agent Movement Index , the number of experienced Realtors switching brokerages each month, was at its lowest level since 2016. To help, we put together this guide to walk you through our nine-step system to recruit, nurture, and retain producing agents in 2024.

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An inside look at local housing markets across the country

Housing Wire

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. This rapid increase in prices, coupled with local housing inventory dropping over 50% in 2021, has meant times are tough for buyers looking to settle in Bluffton. Bluffton, South Carolina.

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Are you prepping for worst-case commission lawsuit outcomes?

Housing Wire

Real estate commissions are under the microscope. With the scrutiny of The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and multiple lawsuits concerning how buyers’ brokers get paid, many brokers say it feels like an all-out war on the real estate industry.

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Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Awards Lamacchia Realty for Most Outgoing Referrals in 2023

Lamacchia Realty

Being a part of LeadingRE® has allowed our department to elevate its level of service to our buyers and sellers, no matter the location!” Lamacchia Realty became a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World in 2016, marking the beginning of the company’s intensive focus and dedication towards relocation.

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A look behind this year’s Tech100 winners

Housing Wire

In 2016 LLR led a $26.5 million investment in eOriginal, a multi-year Tech100 winner that developed a ‘simple closing experience for lenders, borrowers and settlement agents.’ Real estate is a $206 billion industry, according to IBISWorld. Knock.com offers solutions for both buyers and sellers. And, why not?

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Cardinals of a different feather: Inside Samson Properties’ unique model

Housing Wire

In return, the Samson agent is asked – not told, asked – to refer clients to Cardinal Title Group , a title insurer wholly owned by Samson. “I I try to kill them with kindness,” Samson said, giving agents “the resources to build that relationship” with Cardinal Title. real estate agent is in peril.

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New American Funding cofounders talk expansion, prospects for 2023

Housing Wire

Because there are retail LOs building that in-person relationship with their real estate agents and financial advisors. When we get a borrower that comes in online, we do our good work to get them qualified to buy a home – these are mostly early stage buyers. That journey took about two years.

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