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‘Longest open house ever’ lasts 64 hours, raises $40K for Alzheimer’s

Inman

Fargo-based agent Kyle Olson lost his father to Alzheimer's in 2018. Since then, Olson has raised more than $40,000 for the Alzheimer's Association through several record-breaking open house events.

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Study: Real estate firms thrive on repeat and referral business

Housing Wire

Referrals from past and repeat customers still generated the greatest number of inquiries for real estate firms in 2020 with 30% of brokerage business coming from this source, the same amount as in 2018, when the survey was last completed. In 2018, 1% of surveyed brokerages said their business came from open houses.

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

Hosting an exclusive neighbor preview the hour before your public open house accomplishes a few things: it makes the neighbors feel special, gives them permission to be nosy, and allows you more face time with future potential sellers while demonstrating to them that you go above and beyond for your seller clients.

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Wells Fargo pays $96M to settle LO comp lawsuit

Housing Wire

Wells Fargo “failed to pay plaintiff and class members for all hours worked, including but not limited to, mandatory meetings, loan processing, training and coaching sessions, loan tracking, customer surveys, attending open houses, attending events and galas, and working on certain nights or weekends,” Kang’s complaint, filed in 2017, said.

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Black Americans still face massive housing barriers

Housing Wire

A 2018 study from the Brookings Institute found that in the average U.S. In the lender’s direct marketing and open house materials, the models were white. Empowering Lenders to Increase Homeownership with Opportunity Data. Presented by: iEmergent.

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Virtual Tours and Videos for Your Home's Listing

Eppraisal

According to an article published on April 14, 2021, on Statista.com, "In the 2018 survey, 93 percent of home buyers used online websites when searching for a home in the United States." Real estate agents are using videos and virtual tours to serve as online open houses. " That number is even higher today.

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Houston Properties

2018: #5 Individual Agent, Keller Williams, Worldwide. – 2018: #1 Individual Agent, Keller Williams, Texas. – 2018: #1 Individual Agent, Keller Williams, Houston. – 2018: America’s Best Real Estate Agents, RealTrends.com. – 2018: Texas’ Most Influential Realtors.