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New program puts Black real estate agents at forefront

Housing Wire

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers has announced the creation of its “Black Real Estate Agent” program to provide financial, educational, and career support for aspiring Black real estate agents. in the fourth quarter of 2019. in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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Brokerage executives double down on their lead generation strategies

Housing Wire

Djon Luxury Real Estate is expanding its sell-side business, training buyer-side real estate agents on the necessary contracts and selling their value to the consumer. The change would go into effect in mid-July 2024 if the settlement is approved by a judge. People will still need to buy a home after July.

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

Housing Wire

In the video, Ketchmark showed Keller footage from a KW Family Reunion event where Keller showed a slide showing the average commissions KW agents had earned between 2002 and 2019, to which Keller responded: “We didn’t talk about commissions. I do believe training is essential.” I reported the numbers and walked off the stage.”

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How Real Estate Agents Can Help Home Buyers Navigate Emotional Decisions

McKissock

As of 2020, a whopping 88% of home buyers relied on the help of a real estate agent to get them through the process. This trend has been on the rise since 2001 when only 69% of buyers used a real estate agent. . As the real estate agent, it’s your job to assuage these fears.

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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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WESTprotect’s cybersecurity service now available on-demand

Housing Wire

WEST , a Williston Financial Group company, announced this week that its cybersecurity service WESTprotect.com , created to aid title and real estate agents as well as lenders from potential online risks and email fraud, is now available on an on-demand and self-serve basis. billion related to fraud complaints.

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Recruiters turn to AI in their quest to lure top agents

Housing Wire

When labeled training data is not available (i.e., We have been producing this grade on the agent pool since 2019.” In these cases, AI helps pinpoint some of the high and low points of an agent’s production. When we are talking to different agents, it gives us a little more of an insight into that crystal ball.

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