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10 ways to use virtual reality technology in your real estate business

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Real estate agents can utilize VR to create interactive and engaging platforms that allow buyers to navigate properties virtually, gaining a comprehensive understanding of their layout, design and spatial qualities. Enables agents to showcase various interior design styles to cater to the preferences of diverse potential buyers.

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7 money moves to make now for a prosperous 2024

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Think carefully about what goals you want to achieve in the coming year, such as prospecting targets, advertising, closings and taking time off. Here are a few to consider: Education: Costs for continuing education , training, books and conferences. Consider coordinating your objectives with your brokerage so you’re aligned.

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NAR boosts awareness of fair housing issues with newest ad campaign

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The National Association of Realtors has launched a new ad campaign , an extension of its “That’s Who We R” effort, working with creative advertising agency Havas Chicago to create an omnichannel campaign to drive awareness of fair housing issues. Also during that time, NAR introduced implicit bias training to Realtors and staff.

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Best real estate continuing education schools for quick and easy license renewal in 2024

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When it comes to course format and content delivery, choose from Colibri’s self-paced online and instructor-led livestream courses, which are designed to allow you to study on any device with internet access and a browser. Their courses are created by active industry experts in collaboration with Harvard-educated instructional designers.

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Reverse purchase financing: The financing option no one is talking about

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That’s where reverse purchase financing comes into play, the funding option specifically designed for older Americans. And after years of advertisements and TV commercials promoting the benefits of better-known reverse mortgage loan uses like continuing to live in your current home while tapping your home equity, 4 who could blame them?

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Redfin settles Fair Housing Act lawsuit

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Our commitment to broadening the price range of the homes we can sell is why, every year, by design, we lose money selling low-priced homes,” the spokesperson said. “As Another settlement plank is an “advertising plan that promotes Redfin’s services to prospective sellers and buyers of homes in non-white communities.

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7 best real estate schools in Illinois (IL) for 2024

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Participants choose from designated class dates. Covers license law, real property, agency, state & federal laws, advertising, valuation, finance, real estate calculations, contracts & more + 15-hr Applied Real Estate Principles, an interactive course Leap Learning 60-hr Online Topics Package $419 60 of required 75 hrs.