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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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Feds seek to enlist real estate agents in anti-corruption push

Housing Wire

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , or FinCEN, is floating a proposed anti-money laundering rule that could impose reporting mandates on a broad swath of professionals in the residential real estate market, including real estate agents, brokers, attorneys, title insurance companies and settlement agents.

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Livian adds four real estate teams

Housing Wire

Based in Louisiana, the team boasts five real estate agents and two staff members. Based in South Carolina , Livian Estates has six real estate agents and three staff members. Meanwhile, The Merritt Real Estate Group, based in New Jersey , sold 58 units for $38 million in sales volume in 2023.

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Logan Mohtashami unpacks the slow train wreck that’s been happening in housing inventory

Housing Wire

HW+ Member: What’s the number one question you are getting from the real estate agent community on the economy and housing market? Logan Mohtashami: Regarding inventory, we had a slow train wreck happening for years, and I can explain in more detail. This Q&A was originally hosted on June 1st.

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Real Estate Agents Divulge Their Goals For 2021

McKissock

Last month (December), we asked our CE Plus members , “What are your career goals for 2021?” Real Estate Career Goals For 2021. ” A lot of real estate agents stated that they wanted to “earn more” in the new year than they did in the previous year. Here’s what they had to say.

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Consumer education at the center of wire fraud mitigation efforts

Housing Wire

Of the survey respondents that reported receiving fraudulent communications, 26% reported that it came from a potential buyer or seller, 22% came from a real estate agent, 15% from a lender, 14% from an attorney working on the transaction and 12% from the client’s title agency.

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How one real estate company is navigating the industry’s shift to B2B transactions

Housing Wire

Consumers have flipped the script on lenders and real estate agents when it comes to the home-buying process. Ninety percent of consumers start their home search online and many get prequalified for financing before they even reach out to a real estate agent. It’s a perfect circle of success.”