Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

Home sellers are chomping at the bit. As the economy reopens, vaccinations continue to roll out and stimulus checks reach bank accounts across America, home sellers are increasingly optimistic. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

With low housing inventory nationwide, agents are using innovative ways to find real estate seller leads and convert them into listings. To help you snag more listings, we updated our list of proven strategies to win more real estate seller leads in 2024. If you want a shot at generating seller leads online, you need one, too.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

The new feature harnesses the capabilities of multimodal artificial intelligence to instantly analyze and summarize complex property documents, including inspection reports, appraisals and seller disclosures. It can also help agents clearly communicate their unique value and services to homebuyers, sellers and others.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Redfin is expanding an agent compensation plan it launched last year by adding seven new markets starting in May, the national real estate brokerage announced Thursday. No other brokerage can offer agents a big traditional split and all the benefits, support, technology and customer introductions that we provide here at Redfin.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In the ever-competitive real estate market, creating a consistent flow of real estate buyer leads is strategy for success. But beyond first-timers, we’ll show you how to attract real estate buyers of all kinds through a multi-tiered marketing approach that boosts both your visibility and credibility with potential buyers.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This tool uses technology from Roomvo , a home design visualization platform. Redfin Redesign uses Roomvo’s AI capabilities so buyers can see what they could do with a space in just a few clicks,” Ariel Dos Santos, Redfin’s senior vice president of product, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Additionally, Florance believes this model will succeed because it focuses on selling homes and building brands for both agents and brokerage firms. The lead diversion model has genericized real estate brokerages,” Florance said. With the lead diversion model, however, brokerage branding is less prominent. Brands matter.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2021

After spending a decade building a proprietary technology and productivity platform, United Real Estate Group is seeing its growth explode, according to Q2 2021 earnings report. Is technology finally providing the key to success? In the past, when brokers thought about low-fee brokerage firms, they thought of low service.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Another independent brokerage has chosen to align with RE/MAX. The brokerage will now operate under the name RE/MAX The Collective. I love the RE/MAX values and the company’s emphasis on technology while not replacing the agent.” The new firm is owned by Haley Larson, who joined RE/MAX with her 17 agents.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2021

25 and March 1, 628 said they would move due to natural disasters, extreme temperatures, and rising sea levels in their area, according to real estate brokerage Redfin, which conducted the survey. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

Real estate brokerage William Raveis has returned to the acquisitions business. As operating partners, we help agents succeed with our world-class coaching, marketing, and innovations like Raveis365, a one-of-a-kind communication and technology platform developed exclusively for us by Microsoft.“ Our business model is unique.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As the commission lawsuits heat up, real estate brokers are gearing up to add buyer representation agreements and training, cut costs and hone value propositions, according to RealTrends Q4 2023 BrokerPulse survey. Another 10% are honing their value proposition , particularly as it relates to buyers’ agents. It ranked No.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Although Compass failed to achieve its much publicized goal of being free cash-flow positive in 2023, brokerage executives were still positive about the company’s performance over the past year. This has resulted in buyer agency agreements becoming standard practice for Compass agents.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Independent brokerage Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has partnered with Zillow ’s ShowingTime+ to allow agents in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh areas to leverage the Listing Showcase tool. Listing Showcase also allows agents to customize their listings to their liking to help attract more interest from buyers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Many real estate professionals discount the seller lead. But real estate seller leads are important because they represent commodities for brokers. By using this data, Buyside helps brokers generate and capture seller leads. Real estate brokers need to be able to target these clients effectively, so they can close deals quickly.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

No seller must use a real estate agent to sell a home — ever. No buyer must use a real estate agent — ever. No buyer must use a real estate agent — ever. They may buy directly from a seller, whether that seller is represented by an agent or not. Just look at CoStar’s dominance over the commercial brokerage market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Another issue is home sellers’ bias against buyers using FHA loans, where offers from non-FHA borrowers are often selected even though lower in price. CHLA commends FHA for its work on its “Mythbusters” initiative, designed to blow up the myths around FHA loans by educating lenders and home sellers.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Industry players who spoke with HousingWire agree that the level of repurchase demands has increased this year and that is having an impact on some buyers and sellers of MSRs. And if you’re an asset-based investor [an MSR buyer], one of these buybacks can absolutely destroy your return.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2021

While addressing all of these issues is important, should we not have more stories and conversations about how brokerages can capture the most important stakeholder of all? Let’s dive into two areas that technology partners and independent brokerages can align to ensure that demand is captured and more at-bats are won.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Sarah Wheeler: Let’s talk about your background, because you have both technology and real estate experience. Shayan Hamidi: I studied computer science, economics and math and my background is technology. It became one of the fastest-growing brokerages at the time in Canada, and then I sold that in 2014, and moved to the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Anywhere Real Estate ’s settlement agreement in two class action antitrust lawsuits dealing with buyer broker compensation raises important questions about the future of buyer’s agency and how other defendants are viewing the fast approaching trials. Therefore, it won’t just impact agents, but technology systems, she added.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With the scrutiny of The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and multiple lawsuits concerning how buyers’ brokers get paid, many brokers say it feels like an all-out war on the real estate industry. billion in commissions they paid to buyers’ agents in the past eight years.

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2021

Real estate software company Lone Wolf Technologies announced Monday the acquisition of two real estate technology companies, LionDesk and Homespotter. “We’re bringing the best technology together to dramatically simplify the work that agents and brokers do every day, but this is more than just connecting the dots. .

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

. “The pandemic has catalyzed purchases by millennial first-time buyers, many of whom can now work from anywhere.” Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. ” Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Presented by: Propertybase.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

While our industry is notorious for its lethargic adoption of new technologies, it is inevitable that AI will reshape many of the traditional and archaic processes that exist today. At the same time, there are numerous examples of ground-breaking implementations of this transformative technology that are already being used today.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

But, ironically, the emerging NAR-Zillow proxy battle comes three months after Zillow announced it is an NAR-member real estate brokerage. Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration. Presented by: Propertybase.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

News just broke that private equity investor LLR Partners announced strategic investments in two mortgage technology companies — Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang ( click here for article ). LLR is not a newcomer to mortgage technology or the overall fintech market. This isn’t a new story in mortgage lending or real estate brokerage.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID and CEO of Sun Title , to talk about battling the latest frauds and scams as bad actors leverage a new arsenal of tech tools to wreak havoc on buyers and sellers of real estate. And the seller net proceeds continue to be a target.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2021

Technology has rapidly changed the process for listing and buying homes, and the general public is taking note and adjusting their expectations of what a real estate broker should be. Many economists are predicting low mortgage rates for an extended period of time which will keep the red-hot seller’s market intact indefinitely.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

Putting a home on the market on a Friday or Saturday is risky, since potential buyers may have already filled their weekend with other home tours, said Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather. “And listing on a Sunday or Monday means buyers may lose interest before the following weekend,” Fairweather said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

Like all of the publicly traded brokerages, Zillow Group saw its stock prices slide, dropping 13.4% Zillow is mostly known for its practice of selling buyer agent leads through its Premier Agent program, while Homes.com has touted its “your listing, your lead” model, which focuses on seller agents.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

From rapid technological advancements employed by real estate agents to innovations surrounding ways consumers can view housing information, the market has continued to adapt and evolve to better serve American consumers. They guarantee that compensation offered to buyer agents is disclosed freely and openly.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

million after the brokerage paid its commissions and related expenses. Compass agents are more likely to work in upper-echelon markets where buyers and sellers would work with agents, he said. Compass also requires their agents to ensure buy-side clients sign buyer-broker agreements. Revenue was revised down to $241.20

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

Affordability has always been a challenge,” said Ashkán Zandieh, managing partner and industry chair at the Center for Real Estate Technology and Innovation. “In The market, however, is expected to grow as HEI companies seek to partner with mortgage lenders and real estate brokerages. The annual investment volume in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

HomeSmart is a growing real estate brokerage that may go public, but the company faces questions about its business model and the compensation of founder and CEO Matt Widdows. HomeSmart, like Compass , Keller Williams , eXp and other brokerages, states it has unique technology to modernize real estate.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Because of that, and several other reasons, gross margins for real estate brokerage firms are declining with no real end in sight. for the largest brokerage companies in the United States. The first cause of the decline is the growth in competition for productive agents and a variety of new brokerages. Now, they’re at 13.5%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Year to year, the evolution of computer technology can be staggering. Drone mapping is replacing manned aerial flyovers such as Google Earth , a technology the industry has relied on for decades. Drone mapping is replacing manned aerial flyovers such as Google Earth , a technology the industry has relied on for decades.

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