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Top Louisiana indie brokerage joins The Real Brokerage

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The Real Brokerage continues to add to its agent count. Led by Carrie Théard and Sean Hettich, District South’s 40 agents serve home buyers and sellers in Louisiana’s Acadiana region. Théard and Hettich joined forces in 2017 to create District South. Lafayette, Louisiana-based District South Real Estate Co.

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Howard Hanna acquires New York brokerage Rand Realty

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Howard Hanna Real Estate Services closed a huge deal late Tuesday, announcing a strategic partnership with Rand Realty , giving the massive independent brokerage a sizable foothold in the booming suburbs of New York City. The post Howard Hanna acquires New York brokerage Rand Realty appeared first on HousingWire.

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Opinion: Agencies are key to fixing housing affordability

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In the 2017 tax bill, caps on state and local tax (SALT) deductions and a boost in the standard deduction eviscerated the mortgage interest deduction, ending its use for all but the wealthiest homebuyers. Congress is gridlocked, so enactment of these initiatives is highly unlikely. But now a new threat is emerging on this front.

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“Enough is enough.” Redfin leaves NAR in wake of sexual harassment allegations

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Most brokerages are only a loose affiliation of independent agents, and none of us wants to impose a policy that could alienate any of the people who generate our revenue.” In leaving NAR, the brokerage said it will explore other ways to achieve those goals.

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NEXA’s Grella sues Kortas over “secret, unauthorized” aircraft-related purchases

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NEXA’s businesses America’s largest mortgage brokerage, NEXA originated $6.29 Regarding the $24 million airplane-hangar leasehold, the lawsuit that “Grella informed the seller of the truth of Kortas’ inability to bind Nexa.” The lawsuit states that Kortas had 50.5% of the company and Grella had a 49.5%

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‘Will your wins’: Luxury agents share tips for breaking into the high-end market

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Eventually, in 2017, he heard back from the husband. I have one agent in my brokerage that does nothing but play golf all day and he makes millions of dollars selling real estate.” Anytime I am going into a pitch, I do what I can to best understand who a seller is meeting with and who my competition is. “I You know what he said?”

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Clever raises $8M to expand mortgage platform

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Since its creation in 2017, the company has raised $13.5 Much of Clever’s revenue appears to come in the form of referral fees paid by these partner agents, who receive information from Clever about the seller and their property. Clever is a licensed brokerage in Missouri. It also works with buy-side agents.

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