Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

The plaintiff also claimed that the agents and brokers he worked with falsely advertised that they would represent him for free as a buyer. The reality is, of course, that buyer brokers, just like the mortgage brokers, lawyers, home inspectors, were all paid by the Plaintiffs on the day of closing,” the complaint states. “Yet

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

Two months prior, in January 2021 , Zillow began moving homes out of its initial search results for sellers who chose not to use agents adhering to the NAR and local multiple listing service (MLS) practices. However, Zilly felt that Zillow had not demonstrated that REX is unable to satisfy the test for commercial advertising or promotion.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

SmartZip uses predictive analytics to pinpoint likely sellers from 6 to 18 months in advance, offering a huge advantage in today’s low inventory market. Use AI-powered lead generdation to identify high-priority sellers. Access leads immediately — directly in your inbox. Automated marketing: Yes.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

An assumable mortgage enables qualified buyers to take over the seller’s mortgage terms, including the existing balance and interest rate. It presents an appealing proposition for both buyers and sellers, particularly those looking to capitalize on historically low mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Cooperative compensation lives to see another day Under the terms of the settlement agreement, while sellers and their listing agents cannot advertise the commission they are choosing to offer the buyer’s agent on the MLS, it can still be part of negotiations between the buyer and the seller facilitated by their respective agents.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But as much as it’s already a core tenet of real estate, collaboration currently presents a unique new opportunity for real estate agents to evolve the way they work with their buyers and sellers. Consumer expectations have changed dramatically in the last few years. But collaboration doesn’t stop there.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In an attempt to reach residential listing portal supremacy, CoStar Group (the parent company of Apartments.com and Homes.com ) will air four advertisements during this Sunday’s broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The portal wars are heating up. We’ve climbed from No. 5 or 6 to No.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It’s a negotiation with the seller.” However, he said this might not be in the best interest of the seller. It’s in the best interest of the seller to have as many buyers as possible.” The seller’s agent then finds a buyer at their local church and receives a $9,000 commission.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

You’re excited to get your next listing on the market, but now you’re feeling the pressure to do an amazing job for your sellers, who have put their trust in you and are excited about making a move. It can net your seller thousands or tens of thousands more when you do this right! Make sure both places shine.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

The company monetizes its platform’s traffic in a variety of ways, primarily by selling leads, software-as-a-service tools for agents and advertising services. About 73% of revenue in the period came from the residential segment, which includes revenue from seller-side agents and listings for newly constructed homes.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

It allows qualified buyers with a government loan to purchase a home by assuming responsibility for the sellers’ mortgage terms, including the current balance and interest rate. The platform advertises sellers listing to qualified buyers. The fees are typically lower than with new loans, and no appraisal is needed.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

Two months prior, in January 2021 , Zillow began moving homes out of its initial search results for sellers who chose not to use agents adhering to the NAR and local multiple listing service (MLS) practices. Although Zillow’s legal battle against REX is not over, the company was pleased with Wednesday’s ruling.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Two months prior, in January 2021 , Zillow began moving homes out of its initial search results for sellers who chose not to use agents adhering to the NAR and local multiple listing service (MLS) practices, creating a two-tab design for agent listings and “other listings.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

CoStar has not been quiet about its goal to surpass Zillow, even running a series of advertisements during this year‘s Super Bowl to boost brand awareness. If I am marketing for a seller that wants to offer a co-broker commission, undoubtedly I am going to still be on Homes.com, Zillow and Realtor.com,” Murray said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

The past year and a half, with its rising mortgage rates , low inventory, and economic uncertainty, has been a challenge for real estate pros, not to mention the buyers and sellers they serve. Times like this often result in a sense of fear and hesitancy; after all, if you don’t know what’s next, how are you supposed to take decisive action?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

1 With over 12,000 Americans turning 65 every day in 2024, this burgeoning market will undoubtedly continue to bring more buyers and sellers to the table over the next decade. Recently, Interested Party Contributions (or seller concessions) have been allowed with HECM for Purchase loans.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It offers a multichannel online advertising service that finds and attracts potential leads, leveraging search intent targeting and social information to engage with potential buyers and sellers. Use this tool: SmartZip SmartZip utilizes predictive analytics to identify potential sellers in your area.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 19, 2023

Senators Lummis and Smith were concerned by recently reported allegations that some franchises of HomeVestors of America, commonly recognized by their advertising catchline, ‘We Buy Ugly Houses,’ were targeting elderly and ill homeowners,” the senators said in a joint statement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Pausing new contracts will enable us to focus on sellers already under contract with us and our current home inventory.”. million in second quarter net income thanks to the profitability of Premier Agent, the company’s longstanding program where real estate agents pay monthly fees to advertise themselves as buyer’s agents on Zillow’s website.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

That kind of drawn-out timetable is typical for the majority of western nations that use the auctioneer system where a seller works with one, perhaps two, auctioneers. fee to the seller. They also had to pay for the brokerage sign outside their home, newspaper advertising, online ads and the brochures for potential buyers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This is a dramatic and peculiar stance, given that same company a couple of years ago launched a $1 million annual advertising campaign touting a 1% listing fee, but only if the seller turned into a buyer for them. Those details are clearly established in the listing agreement between your brokerage and the seller.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2022

It has been advertised that most markets lack substantial supply of homes – especially for low- and moderate-income housing. This might manifest itself with lower offers that are acceptable to the seller, but price isn’t the only aspect of a transaction. Sellers are panicking right now which is almost always an opportunity for buyers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2022

iBuying has opened up a completely new path for sellers. The two largest home search portals are moving from an advertising model to a referral fee model in which agents pay 30-40% for new business. Awareness: Generally speaking, people respond to marketing and advertising that reflects shared truths.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

We will also have a concessions field that will be a multi-layered field that will allow for a checkbox if the seller is willing to consider concessions as part of the offer. “We “We are in the process of putting together some white papers about how we think that the field should be rolled out,” Carter said. “We

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Eppraisal

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We'll now dissect the entire real estate transaction from the perspective of the seller. In some areas, buyers and sellers have real estate attorneys. Keep in mind the seller's paperwork isn't near as cumbersome as the buyer's paperwork. Be prepared to negotiate their requests.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Using analytics, it identifies potential sellers and prompts them to explore their home’s value on HousingNow.com, where leads must provide information to view listings. zBuyer stands out as a real estate lead generation service because of its unique approach, targeting potential home sellers interested in cash offers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2021

First, the pre-approval letter tells the seller that you are serious about buying a home and that you have a commitment from a reputable lender on how much it will lend to you. Another seller’s home may need repairs, and you put in your offer the need for a seller credit to pay for them. In an extremely competive market?

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The Appraiser Coach

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We frustrate buyers, sellers, loan officers and, sometimes, real estate agents. Appraisers have been accused of being “speed bumps” in the lending process. In some ways, I can understand their. Read More.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2022

Another settlement plank is an “advertising plan that promotes Redfin’s services to prospective sellers and buyers of homes in non-white communities. Redfin is to also “hire a senior executive to serve as Fair Housing Compliance Officer” to “serve as a point of contact for settlement implementation.”.

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McKissock

MAY 15, 2023

Don’t assume that because you know real estate from an appraiser’s perspective, that you can represent buyers or sellers successfully.) Consider the cost of advertising. If you’re taking over an existing business—especially if you’re working primarily with banks—your advertising budget will probably be small.

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Quicken Loans

JUNE 3, 2021

You may already be aware of iBuyers and what they have to offer prospective home buyers and sellers. But for those who want to understand what all the hoopla is about and what it entails for buyers, sellers and agents alike, here’s what you should know. Offerpad will even pay for professional movers when sellers relocate locally.

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Clear Capital

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Whether it’s a product that did not work as advertised, or a rebate with fine print that makes it unusable, it’s beyond frustrating when expectations don’t meet reality. Today, it’s an accepted norm to show homebuyers or sellers an automated home value that is accurate enough to get their attention.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2021

Many economists are predicting low mortgage rates for an extended period of time which will keep the red-hot seller’s market intact indefinitely. With that in mind, home sellers are racing to the market and searching for ways to pay lower commissions to list their properties that they are confident will sell quickly. .

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 11, 2023

From the Covid-19 driven frenzy in 2020 to the significant inventory slowdown this year , buyers , sellers , and agents have all had adapt and grow comfortable with change. What these sellers fail to recognize is that although FSBOs don’t require a commission, the homes typically sell for much less than if a REALTOR® handled the transaction.

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Hank Miller Team

JULY 2, 2023

Advertising, especially in real estate, always pushes the boundaries, but there is an expectation that the information presented is factually accurate. Seller disclosures are completed and assumed to be truthful but that’s not always the case. Technology continues to transform marketing, real estate in particular.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

You can potentially ask the seller to pay for the improvements, or you can ask for a lower sales price to offset the cost of the repairs. If the seller is eager to sell the property, they might lower the listing price to match the appraisal. On the other hand, the seller might disagree with the appraisal and refuse to negotiate.

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McKissock

AUGUST 5, 2020

A 2016 Florida Realtors® forum asked: “Can a Realtor® advertise his/her home for sale as a FSBO with no intention of actually selling, but to only attract buyers for the agent’s services?” In addition, such false advertising also violates Florida laws because it is false, deceptive, and misleading.

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