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

Housing Wire

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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First Team departs Christie’s, rebrands brokerage

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Amid the tight housing market , First Team wants to go back to its “agent-first” model, focusing on its marketing programs as well as training its agents, the company said in a statement. She first joined the company in 2018 when her brokerage, Star Estates , merged with First Team. “I’m

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14 powerful tips to master networking as an introvert in real estate

Housing Wire

As an introverted real estate agent and coach, I know firsthand how challenging networking can be. I started Move Over Extroverts to teach other agents how to face their fears and clear this common hurdle. We include role-play sessions specifically for introverted real estate agents. Scary, right?

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Gary Keller, Bob Goldberg, Gino Blefari depositions on commissions shared with the jury

Housing Wire

Ketchmark also brought up Keller’s book “The Millionaire Real Estate Agent,” which discusses the ‘co-opetition’ model that has evolved among rival brokerages. In the book, Keller also mentions that each side in a real estate transaction gets an average of a 3% commission. I do believe training is essential.”

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

Sincerely, (your name) (your brokerage) (your phone number) (your email) Click to copy to clipboard The ‘for sale by owner’ or FSBO letter Audience: For sale by owners Format: Typed letter in an envelope, handwritten address For sale by owner sellers are typically very cautious around real estate agents.

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Asteroom Announces First of its Kind Data Capture Solution for Freddie Mac ACE+ PDR

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Their national network of over 5,000 trained and certified data collectors can document properties within one calendar day of an order being placed. Founded in 2018, Asteroom has 20,000+ real estate agents creating 3D tours across the United States. San Francisco, CA–Asteroom Inc. About Asteroom Inc.:

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3 steps real estate agents can take to make a big difference in housing affordability

Housing Wire

This modest but significant one-year decline understates KeyBank’s longer-term performance for non-wealthy families seeking to buy a home to live in: In 2018 more than 38% of such KeyBank loans went to an LMI borrower. . “KeyBank’s betrayal of Black and low-income homebuyers continued in 2022” “KeyBank made 19.2%