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Washington state could provide guidance for others on buyer broker agreements

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Bills Clarke said this is exactly how agents already work with sellers, so it shouldn’t be a big deal to implement buyer agreements into a business. “We The only thing different is that now they have to,” said Ken Sax, the designated broker at the Spokane-based Professional Realty Services. As of Jan.

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Brokerage executives double down on their lead generation strategies

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To convert these leads into business, the brokerage developed teams — also called units — headed by captains who are successful agents with high lead conversion rates. Meanwhile, a customer relationship management system, along with experts in marketing, sales and other areas, are designed to support these teams, he said. “If

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Top Producer Review: Features, pricing & alternatives

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While the real estate industry is forever in flux, one constant is that it’s a relationship business. Today, It is an all-in-one platform designed to help real estate agents manage many aspects of their business, including building meaningful relationships to grow repeat and referral business with clients. Wondering how?

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AI in real estate: Assessing current and future use cases

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Lickstein helped craft an AI-powered tool designed to educate brokers and is currently developing a compliance framework. Eventually, this person ended up working for his company and was the first to ask about ChatGPT’s use in the business. Different use cases Each panelist comes to the AI discussion from a different angle.

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Title giant Stewart sues Qualia over software licensing agreement dispute

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In the filing, Stewart states that it paid $1.782 million for the first set of the perpetual license before installing ResWare “across virtually the entire business platform.” According to Stewart, if the license agreement is terminated, it “would suffer damages, monumental harm, and enormous disruption to its business.”

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5 best Arizona real estate schools for 2024

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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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How to become a luxury real estate agent

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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. Visit Coffee & Contracts 2. Don’t try to do everything or be everything to everyone!