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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

Many Massachusetts real estate schools offer online courses. After completing an approved course of study, you’ll be able to sit the state real estate exam. Vetted by HousingWire | Our editors independently review the products we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.

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Mark Willis steps back into CEO role at Keller Williams

Housing Wire

With so much uncertainty surrounding the real estate industry today, it’s never been more important to have a leader who thoroughly knows us and understands business at the highest level,” said Keller. He left the company in 2016. He takes over at a critical point in the real estate industry.

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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. Judge Stephen R. Bough of U.S.

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Crowdfunding platform Peer Street files for bankruptcy

Housing Wire

California-based real estate investing platform Peer Street, Inc. Founded in 2013 by Brew Johnson, Brett Crosby and Alex Perelman, Peer Street developed a marketplace connecting lenders and borrowers seeking capital to investors looking for real estate-related debt. million in 2021, Dunn wrote.

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Flyhomes lays off 20% of its employees as housing demand falls

Housing Wire

Flyhomes is the venture capital-fueled real estate company to fall victim to the slowdown in the housing market, opting to lay off 20% of its staff this week. Founded in 2016, Flyhomes offers a cash offer program for homebuyers with a majority of its revenue coming from agent commissions. .

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

Lamacchia Realty

March 1, 2024 – Last night during the Leading Real Estate Companies of World annual conference in Las Vegas , Lamacchia Realty won the award for most Outgoing Referrals out of all Category Five companies! I’m thrilled that we’ve won this award and even more thrilled that we helped so many clients relocate this year! “I’m

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Cash-offer giant Flyhomes nabs $150M in Series C round

Housing Wire

Flyhomes , the five-year-old real estate startup that lets people make cash offers on homes while they work to secure a mortgage, announced a Series C round of funding on Thursday totaling $150 million. The company claims that this process makes submitting a FlyHomes Cash Offer “effectively free” for the buyer.

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