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Guaranteed Rate closes Stearns wholesale channel

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“Guaranteed Rate will continue to thrive and win market share by having a laser focus on leveraging our industry-leading purchase platform augmented by the best loan officers in the business,” Guaranteed Rate CEO Victor Ciardelli wrote in an email to brokers that HousingWire reviewed.

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

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CE bundles price range: $89 to $189 Visit Colibri Real Estate Best Value The CE Shop CE courses available in all 50 states Intuitive interface and features. The CE Shop is our pick for the best value in real estate continuing education because of all the options it affords agents renewing their license.

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Motto sues UMortgage for ‘tortious interference’ in franchise contract

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If having the best value proposition for loan originators is interfering with Motto Mortgage’s business model, then they are in BIG trouble,” Casa added. Anthony Casa, UMortgage’s president and CEO, said in a statement that Price and his team joined UMortgage because of its platform. “If

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RE/MAX settles buyer broker commission lawsuits for $55 million

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model of independent, local broker marketplaces is widely considered the best value and most efficient model in the world, with no hidden or extra costs and with more complete, verified information compared to other countries. In fact, the U.S. We look forward to arguing our case in court.”

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4 Best real estate schools in Maryland (MD) for 2024

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Kaplan Real Estate Education Best real estate school in Maryland for the best value Overall Rating: 4.4 Prelicensing course exams must be passed with a minimum of 70% and may be taken a maximum of two times. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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Kristen Sieffert leads the reverse mortgage presence at The Gathering

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It feels hard, but we do feel confident that we will win, ultimately, and we’ll do that by providing the best value to everybody that we serve.” “And really, the idea is we understand that the team feels in some ways like we’re in this battle.

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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

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Reffkin added that he also believes agents will have to sell their brokerage firm’s value proposition to prospective clients if they want to gain their business. Compass has the best value proposition for buyers of any brokerage firm,” Reffkin said.

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