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Protecting homeowners from predatory business practices

Housing Wire

During this National Homeownership Month in particular, homeowners should be wary of a new business practice preying upon vulnerable homeowners — non-title recorded agreements for personal service ( NTRAPS ), long-term listing agreements that entrap consumers. Together, we can end this predatory business practice once and for all.

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Opinion: Don’t let red tape strangle city development

Housing Wire

I grew up in Houston, and I’ve seen the benefits and the pitfalls of real estate development in perhaps the most lightly regulated city in the United States — a place where developers don’t fret about complex building regulations, because such regulations simply don’t exist. The results are uneven, but can be inspiring.

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The state of the homebuilding market

Housing Wire

Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business. of builders showed profitability with $1 million plus contracts on average. Homebuilding Contract Values.

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AI in real estate: Assessing current and future use cases

Housing Wire

Lickstein helped craft an AI-powered tool designed to educate brokers and is currently developing a compliance framework. Tager focused more on the marketing implications, how his company has used generative AI to create marketing initiatives and shared thoughts on what the development of the technology could mean for the space overall.

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5 best Arizona real estate schools for 2024

Housing Wire

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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SERHANT. enters Orlando real estate market

Housing Wire

A core focus for The Home Squad has always been agent development and empowerment, and we believe this mutual philosophy that we share with SERHANT. is essential for a thriving and sustainable real estate business.” in violation of their contract. In April of 2023, SERHANT. In April of 2023, SERHANT.

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RE/MAX to lean on high agent productivity during turbulent times

Housing Wire

But despite the uncertainty and the soon-to-beimplemented business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement , RE/MAX leaders are confident in the brokerage’s ability to succeed in this changing environment. annualized decline in U.S. and Canada to 64,322 agents.

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