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How to become a luxury real estate agent

Housing Wire

What we would like to focus on for the purposes of this article are the top 10-20% premium properties in your market. Use this tool: Coffee & Contracts Thoughtfully designed by former real estate agent Haley Ingram, Coffee & Contracts offers a suite of upscale social media templates for every social platform.

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Real estate brokers, it’s time to audit your tech spending

Housing Wire

In my previous article about renegotiating your vendor contracts , I talked about taking an inventory of your systems, providers and contracts so you can work with your vendors to get better pricing. That might mean sitting through some training videos. If you don’t know what a system does for you, Google it.

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CFPB, senators pledge to look at house-flipping business practices

Housing Wire

I actually met with some Minnesota community leaders about contract-for-deed targeting certain immigrant groups across the country,” Chopra said. You mentioned that ProPublica article that obviously had some very troubling allegations, I don’t want to comment on that in too much detail,” Chopra said. A duo of bipartisan U.S.

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5 best Arizona real estate schools for 2024

Housing Wire

Prospective Arizona real estate agents must fulfill a 90-hour prelicensing program from an Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE)-approved school and pass a six-hour contract writing course , for a total of 96 class hours. Course includes contracts used in real estate transactions with samples and practical contract completion exercises.

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Six Essential Steps to Commercial Real Estate Success

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Some states may even require the completion of a specific training program before you can apply for licensure. To ensure that all parties are in agreement, you should compose contracts for all contractors and clients you do business with. And thank you for reading another article from the Cleveland Appraisal Blog!

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Pending home sales shock 2021 housing crash bears

Housing Wire

From the National Association of Realtors : “The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, rose 7.5% An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.” in October. Year-over-year, signings fell 1.4%. Remember, be the detective, not the troll.

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What It Takes to Be An Expert Appraisal Witness in An Eminent Domain Case

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I normally don’t post more than one article per week. This week I have a bonus article for my appraisal colleagues who are interested in becoming expert appraisal witnesses in eminent domain cases. This article was written by Leslie Fields, the Executive Director, Owner’s Counsel of America. Too many appraisers?

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