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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

Housing Wire

In fact, there aren’t many mortgage lenders, builders or real estate brokerages that haven’t at least fleetingly entertained the notion. Title firms collecting and making use of advanced analytics and proprietary technologies can provide invaluable insights into housing market trends, property valuations, and risk assessment.

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

Housing Wire

While you can develop name recognition over time, I believe that naming your team or brokerage something other than the leader’s name allows more opportunity for scale and differentiation. Generally, a brand name will be easier to remember, which can only work to your advantage in a competitive housing market.

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eXp Realty launches new coaching platform

Housing Wire

This innovative program is designed to provide personalized, actionable guidance that addresses the unique challenges and opportunities faced by today’s real estate professionals,” Bryon Ellington, chief learning officer at eXp Realty, said in a statement. The new platform will host a series of self-guided programs. million in Q1 2023.

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Why you should attend HW Annual Oct. 3-5 in Scottsdale

Housing Wire

Volatile mortgage rates and economic uncertainty have rocked the housing market this year, challenging mortgage lenders, real estate agents, title companies and appraisal firms to adapt quickly to changing conditions. That’s why we’ve designed our HW Annual event Oct.

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

Housing Wire

“Posting gains in those two areas would build market share, increased revenue and earnings, and will create momentum for additional growth,” Carlson said. One such program, Carlson said, is its teams initiative, which is launched in mid-2022 and expanded again in 2023.

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Radian expands its online title insurance platform

Housing Wire

This is a strategic move as some of the hottest housing markets in the country are currently located in Nevada, California and Arizona. These new services are designed to help connect buyers and sellers with agents, and provide agents with technology to do their job.

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Why your LOS isn’t delivering a bespoke borrower experience (and what to do about it)

Housing Wire

In reality, the LOS is not the problem; the technology is doing exactly what it was designed to do. Adjust your expectations At its core, an LOS is designed to serve a very specific purpose: ensuring that lenders can originate compliant and sellable loans. It would forever feel like a failure due to its inherent limitations.