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RE/MAX looks to teams to boost its U.S. agent count

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agent count, meanwhile, fell from 58,719 at end of 2022 to 55,131 at end of 2023. The company’s global agent count is up 0.6% annually to 144,835, due to slight growth in its Canadian agent count and a strong uptick in its international agent count, the latter of which rose from 60,175 at the end of 2022 to 64,536 at the end of 2023.

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Yes, real estate agents need to protect trademark rights in your brand

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The power of branding in real estate In the real estate world, there’s a prevailing belief that “You are the brand” as an agent. Generally, a brand name will be easier to remember, which can only work to your advantage in a competitive housing market. It could apply to the real estate industry, mortgage, or design.

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eXp Realty launches new coaching platform

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The platform is an extension of eXp’s University and Mentor programs and aims to help agents grow their business. eXp’s University and Mentor programs offer agents a string of educational programs, including one-on-one coaching, mastermind groups and group coaching sessions. The new platform will host a series of self-guided programs.

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Zillow testing major changes to Premier Agent program

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Starting May 25, “several hundred” real estate agents in the Raleigh, North Carolina and Denver metro areas will no longer have access to Premier Agent , thanks to major changes coming to Zillow ’s lead generating platform. The percentage an agent pays depends upon the sale price of the property.

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NAR magazine devotes space to reverse mortgages and seniors

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Despite mentioning that a reverse mortgage can be used for the purchase of a new home, much of this article seems designed to introduce real estate agents to the concept of the H4P product. Boomers are said to be one reason inventory has been in short supply and the housing market has been frozen.”

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Phoenix building restrictions squeeze construction firms and agents

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A ban on residential building permits in parts of the Phoenix area is angering builders and agents , who feel it may curb the supply of affordable housing. In certain parts of the Phoenix AMA that do not have a designated water provider, builders and developers need a certificate of AWS to obtain a building permit.

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Congressional lawmakers form bipartisan real estate caucus

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House of Representatives — two Democrats and two Republicans — have come together to found the Bipartisan Congressional Real Estate Caucus, a group designed to “support policies that allow [the real estate] industry to prosper” due to its overall importance to the U.S. A coalition of four lawmakers in the U.S. Mark Alford (R-Miss.),