Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

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.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Three researchers believe a first-of-its-kind dataset has enabled them to definitively answer a long-debated question: why have buyer agent commission rates been so stable historically? and relied on salaried agents rather than commission-paid agents, who typically cost sellers 5-6%.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

On Friday afternoon, my real estate agent called with good news. The agent wished me well and said that she would appreciate a review on her website. I wanted to close before May 1, so I selected a buyer who was already in underwriting. I briefly considered a “listing only” agent , but chickened out.

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Agents Real Estate Agent Brokerage Real Estate 407

Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Summary The Millionaire Real Estate Agent Drive with NAR Real Estate Rockstars Podcast The Tom Ferry Podcast Experience Real Trending by HousingWire Elite Agent Secrets The Listings Lab Podcast with Jess Lenouvel Real Estate Training and Coaching School 5AM Call Keeping it Real The full picture 1.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2021

25 and March 1, 628 said they would move due to natural disasters, extreme temperatures, and rising sea levels in their area, according to real estate brokerage Redfin, which conducted the survey. ” Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Out of 2,000 people surveyed between Feb.

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Buyers Real Estate Agent Real Estate Brokerage 464

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

District Court in Utah, accusing real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. 9, 2020, and the present, and paid a buyer broker commission. Buyer brokers would thus have to compete with one another by offering a lower commission rate.

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Realtors Buyers 435

Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

District Court in Arizona, Joseph Masiello, an Arizona resident and home seller, accuses several real estate companies of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. commission ($10,250) to the buyer broker.” 5, 2020, and the present.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

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.

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Property Management Real Estate Agents Brokerage 393

Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2022

The success of iBuyers is the failure of real estate agents. After all, iBuying companies Opendoor , Redfin and formerly Zillow are predicated on home sellers eschewing a listing agent and selling their home to the company. So far, Offerpad’s agents have played a bit role in the company’s growth.

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Agents Real Estate Agent Real Estate Sellers 402

Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

the copycat suit alleges that real estate industry players have colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. Brokerages RE/MAX , Anywhere , Keller Williams , eXp World Holdings , NorCal Gold , Williams L. Lyon & Associates , Guide Real Estate , Paul M.

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Realtors Real Estate Real Estate Agent Buyers 373

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Meanwhile, in addition to diversifying their portfolios, brokerage firm owners are keeping their cost structure under control to be profitable in a shrinking market. Amid the Federal Reserve ’s tightening monetary policy and political instability, they believe the market will shift at least six months from now.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Renovations Finance 473

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

District Court for Northern California, accusing the real estate industry of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions. Sellers can sell their home for more and have their home seen by more buyers while buyers have more choices of homes and can afford representation.

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Realtors Sellers Buyers Real Estate 447

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The plaintiffs’ original motion to stay the litigation only discussed doing so for the brokerage defendants. Named after its lead plaintiff, the Nosalek suit alleges that MLS PIN, HomeServices of America , Keller Williams , RE/MAX and Anywhere colluded to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.

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Brokerage Real Estate Agent Buyers Real Estate 385

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The splashy buy further situates Zillow as more than a website with pictures of homes for sale, but a competitor to real estate brokerages. The Seattle-based company announced in September Zillow Homes, a traditional brokerage business, hiring agents in Phoenix, Tuscon, and Atlanta. and Canada use their software.

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Real Estate Agents Real Estate Agent Brokerage 531

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The modified rule still gives sellers and their listing brokers a role in setting compensation for buyers’ brokers,” the filing states. According to the DOJ, when a seller makes an offer of compensation to the buyer broker, the buyer broker does not need to compete on their compensation price in order to attract clients.

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Sellers Buyers Real Estate Contracts 431

Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

With mortgage rates now north of 6% and the stock market officially in bear territory, two of America’s most prominent real estate brokerages instituted large-scale layoffs and halted expansion efforts. It also plans to reduce costs by not backfilling roles and by getting out of real estate office leases.

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Marketing Real Estate Real Estate Agent Brokerage 370

Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

They also had to pay for the brokerage sign outside their home, newspaper advertising, online ads and the brochures for potential buyers. Home buyers like my mother and father outside the U.S. If a showing is to happen, buyers must make appointments with each seller auctioneer to view those homes. An additional $6,400.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Sellers Legal 384

Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

million investment in eOriginal, a multi-year Tech100 winner that developed a ‘simple closing experience for lenders, borrowers and settlement agents.’ Later in 2020, eOriginal was acquired by Wolters Kluwer for $280 million in cash and continues to operate within the Wolters Kluwer Governance, Risk & Compliance business.

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Real Estate Brokerage Real Estate Agent Technology 355

Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2021

In September, Zillow unveiled Zillow Homes , a licensed brokerage entity, which serves as the brokerage of record for all Zillow Offers transactions. But the company’s growth, especially as it gains country-wide brokerage status, is worrying some real estate agents. billion visits. .”

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Real Estate Brokerage Realtors Real Estate Agent 479

Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2021

After a review of Atlanta area property records, it would appear Kim Klir is the most successful real estate agent in world history. Of those sales, Klir was the listing agent for 1,213 of the 1,613 deals, according to FMLS data. But Klir was mostly invisible to buyers’ agents.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Brokerage 339

Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2022

Samson is the CEO of Samson Properties , a rapidly growing Northern Virginia-based brokerage. He is alluding to Compass CEO Robert Reffkin, who failed to deliver on a stated goal to have 20% market share in 20 major American markets by 2020. real estate agent is in peril. From one perspective, the U.S.

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Brokerage Agents Real Estate Insurance 370

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Redfin is a publicly traded company, a nationally recognized listings website and one of the biggest brokerages in the country. But what makes Redfin different – what makes it radically, transformatively different – is that it classifies real estate agents as employees. million members are independent contractors.

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Business Brokerage Real Estate Agent Agents 369

Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

After years of aggregating behavioral data from homebuyers and homesellers at the largest real estate brokerages in the country, Buyside is proud to announce the launch of their expansion into core & ancillary services by focusing on the homeowner. For more information, visit getbuyside.com or email sales@getbuyside.com.

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Valuation Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients 320

Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

. “The pandemic has catalyzed purchases by millennial first-time buyers, many of whom can now work from anywhere.” ” Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process.

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Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Technology 545

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Change is inevitable, and there is arguably no industry more prone to change than American real estate. From rapid technological advancements employed by real estate agents to innovations surrounding ways consumers can view housing information, the market has continued to adapt and evolve to better serve American consumers.

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Real Estate Agent Agents Sellers Real Estate 357

Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2021

That’s compared to only 16 homes during the same period in 2020. The brokerage/listings portal said 4,078 homes in Seattle have sold for between $100,000 and $299,999 above asking price, compared with 362 last year. Most of those people have the money to compete with other buyers and drive up prices.” a year earlier.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Housing Market Agents 466

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2021

By the fall, real estate agents in Boise, Idaho were passing around a video they didn’t like but couldn’t resist watching. But — in the same beat — Caporale added, “There is still a massive influx of buyers, and I am not seeing a significant drop in demand.” There’s buyer fatigue and real questions about affordability.”

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Real Estate Realty Brokerage Realtors 450

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Some 15 years ago, real estate agents had only a few choices when deciding which real estate business model to choose. From virtual, capped models to low-fee and discount, agents can pick the company that best fits their needs. for the largest brokerage companies in the United States.

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Brokerage Real Estate Agents Finance 378

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

How 2020 exposed a greater need for collaboration between real estate agents and LOs. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. In 2020, the business line accounted for the majority of the company’s revenue and expenses.

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Real Estate Agent Home Value Real Estate Loan Officers 384

Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

While Hometap doesn’t directly work with mortgage lenders or real estate brokerages right now, Burnett sees an opportunity for partnership to help buyers’ homeownership in the long term. Kim: What are some ways Hometap sees a potential partnership with real estate agents or loan originators?

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Investing Real Estate Agent Marketing Real Estate 356

Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2021

Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. ” The majority of the company’s 2020 revenue and expenses came from Zillow Offers. Under Barton, Zillow has since pivoted hard to iBuying.

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Technology 431

Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2022

When the restaurant Tom Hunt worked at as a server temporarily shut down during the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided it was the right time to pursue his longtime desire of becoming a real estate agent. By the end of 2020 the organization’s membership had soared to 1.48 million members.

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Agents Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients 382

Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

Bonnie Williamson never intended to be a real estate agent. As more and more people enter the real estate industry – membership at the National Association of Realtors has ballooned to a record 1.6 For brokerages – and agents themselves – transaction sides and sales volume are easy ways to measure productivity.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Brokerage 407

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The second week of the Sitzer/Burnett class-action buyer broker commission antitrust lawsuit kicked off with a bang. In the motion, HomeServices claimed that no evidence has been presented to show they conspired with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and other brokerages on rules for commissions.

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Law Agents Realtors Contracts 427

Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2021

OWN Marin, a veteran team of five agents, announced last week that they switched from the New York-headquartered brokerage to the San Francisco-based outfit. The brokerage, which declined comment, has hundreds of agents in Marin County – which lies just north of San Francisco County – and is the no. billion in VC cash.

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Brokerage Agents Legal Valuation 370

Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

And despite fierce bidding wars, competition from institutional investors and sore wrists from writing dozens of heartfelt letters to home sellers, even buyers are growing in courage these days. Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. points to 81.7. Presented by: Propertybase.

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Sellers Real Estate Agent Real Estate Loan Officers 512

Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

A new report from Redfin shows that homes listed midweek sell for an average of $1,700 more than homes listed on the weekend, based on homes sold above their list price from July 2020 through February 2021. “And listing on a Sunday or Monday means buyers may lose interest before the following weekend,” Fairweather said.

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