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CoStar Group finds success through the sale of Homes.com memberships

Housing Wire

The integration of Matterport to Homes.com will allow homebuyers to view properties online, helping agents to provide even more value to their clients. In the first quarter, the sales team for Homes.com generated nearly $40 million in net new bookings. We are increasingly confident in our ability to build out the No.

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NEXA Mortgage sued over broker’s alleged data theft

Housing Wire

In a lawsuit filed last week, a mortgage brokerage claimed that one of its former loan officers stole a database containing client names and information and brought it with him to a new job at NEXA Mortgage. The suit mirrors an earlier, parallel legal action filed in Illinois state court. Presented by: FundingShield.

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4 Ways to Help Manage Client Expectations

McKissock

The reality, however, is many agents struggle to properly set and manage the client’s expectations of how the chaos is going to work and how the process is going to play out. Managing client expectations is critical, and sadly, often overlooked as part of the agent/client relationship. As agents, we know better.

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Assignments for 4 Types of Commercial Appraisal Review Clients

McKissock

Commercial appraisal review assignments flow from different types of clients, each with their own intended use, required scope of work, and set of concerns for the reviewer to be aware. Government clients. In addition to reviewing an existing appraisal, these assignments sometimes entail performing a new appraisal for your client.

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Real Estate Risk Management: Putting Clients’ Interests First

McKissock

Real estate agents are commonly sued for breaching their duty to act in the best interests of their client. To protect your clients’ interests, and reduce your own risk exposure, check out our highly-rated course, Know the Code: Your Guide to the Code of Ethics. Real estate risk management is an important concern for agents.

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How to get a real estate license in Texas

Housing Wire

1] 180 Classroom hours are required before you become licensed in Texas Texas real estate license: Requirements checklist According to the Texas Real Estate Commision (TREC), a sales agent is a person who is licensed by the Real Estate Commission to act as an agent on behalf of a real estate broker and their clients. 14] Did you know?

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Title Talk with Rachel Luna

Housing Wire

I like that title has a legal aspect to it, but I also like that we are able to talk to people and get to know them a bit through their transaction. But I like that there is a balance between legal stuff and people. Luna: I definitely stumbled into it. I was originally interested in doing journalism or law.