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How to write a lead-winning, memorable real estate agent bio (+ examples)

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As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients.

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Hispanic homeownership rate rose to 49.5% in 2023: NAHREP

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While rising interest rates affected all homebuyers, this impact was more pronounced among Hispanic households, many of whom are first-time buyers with lower median incomes and who live in higher priced markets,” according to NAHREP. Interest rates and rising prices were barriers to Hispanic homeownership in 2023.

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Bidding wars – the scourge of buyers – slowed in August

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The bidding wars that put smiles on the faces of sellers and simultaneously drove buyers to rip their hair out weren’t as frequent in August, according to the latest report from brokerage Redfin. But buyers shouldn’t get too excited. of offers written by Redfin agents facing competition in August. In August, 58.8%

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As insurance costs rise, real estate agents have more buyer concerns to assuage

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As recently as five years ago, homeowners insurance was certainly not top of mind for most homebuyers and their real estate agents , but the rapidly rising cost of insurance premiums is changing that. For some buyers, surprisingly high insurance premiums are causing them to second-guess the property they have selected. “I

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

There are still plenty of buyers interested in this area. In fact, we had (number) offers, which means there are still ready, willing, and qualified buyers eager to make an offer! You can use other agents’ listings here, but be careful not to imply that you’re the agent. Are you considering selling your property?

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Opendoor launches… a brokerage?

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billion in VC funding, is looking to bring aboard real estate agents in Phoenix, Arizona, to support its “Home Reserve” iBuying platform, according to Inman , which spotted a jobs posting Friday morning. In 2018, the firm acquired Dallas-based discount brokerage Open Listings for an undisclosed sum.

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Illinois homebuyer files commission lawsuit against @properties

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Like the other copycat commission lawsuits, the plaintiff James Tuccori, an Illinois resident who purchased a home listed on the local MLS in 2018 with the help of an @properties agent, is accusing real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.