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How to become a luxury real estate agent

Housing Wire

Working in real estate sales for a few years, and now you want to challenge yourself and raise the stakes? You might be ready to take on the luxury real estate market! I’ll show you what it takes to succeed as a luxury real estate agent in any market. Visit Coffee & Contracts 2.

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14 indispensable AI tools for real estate agents

Housing Wire

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools equip real estate agents with unprecedented capabilities. Since real estate tech changes by the hour these days, we did a deep dive into the most helpful AI tools for real estate agents on the market today.

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Real estate agents, are you a text offender?

Housing Wire

In business, we use proper language and leave the LOLs for after-hours. Use real words to do real business. 1 for texting in business : “OMG, I was ROFL when my BFF told me, TBH, about her date last night. Respect the clock and save business conversations for business hours. in New York is not 9 a.m.

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How to Become a Real Estate Agent in Illinois (IL) in 5 Steps

Housing Wire

If you’re interested in becoming a real estate agent in Illinois, you’ll be happy to hear that the path to getting your real estate license in the Prairie State doesn’t require as much of a time commitment as other states. 1] As a real estate broker in Illinois, it is not legal for you to work independently.

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Opinion: Sitzer/Burnett decision presents an uncertain future for buyer agents

Housing Wire

Real estate agents are facing a contracting issue that could seriously upend the traditional housing landscape. Under current guidelines, sellers pay a 5-6% commission on a sale which is split between the buyer and listing agents. Most successful loan officers get their business from buyer agent referrals.

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No seasonal slowdown this year as real estate agents report a busier-than-usual fall

Housing Wire

20, the National Association of Realtors said that contract signings were up 23% year over year. There were nine new pending contracts for every 10 new listings, a slower rate than the 9.9 The post No seasonal slowdown this year as real estate agents report a busier-than-usual fall appeared first on HousingWire.

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A Contract is Born

The Appraiser Coach

What makes a contract a contract? Is it the legal prose, the professional typesetting, or the date across the top? I’m no lawyer, but my mentor once told me that. Read More.

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