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William Raveis acquires South Carolina-based Carson Realty

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On Thursday, the family-owned firm announced that it had acquired South Carolina -based Carson Realty. Founded in 2006, Carson Realty serves clients in the South Carolina markets of Hilton Head, Bluffton and Lake Keowee. We look forward to our partnership with Carson Realty (CR).

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Luxury Realty Group launches new AI avatar to assist homebuyers

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Luxury Realty Group , a subsidiary of Luxury Realty Group Holdings , launched the beta testing for its conversational AI services website vuHome.ai, the company announced on Tuesday. The conversational avatar will take prospective buyers on a property tour to uncover more details.

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Washington state could provide guidance for others on buyer broker agreements

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Based on NAR’s settlement, agents working with buyers will need a signed buyer representation agreement starting in mid-July, pending final court approval of the settlement. 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

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Proposed Anywhere settlement: no NAR buyer commission rule, no NAR membership needed

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million settlement with plaintiffs in two bombshell buyer commission lawsuits have been made public, and they stipulate that the brokerage conglomerate make significant changes to its practices. Anywhere will eliminate any minimum client commission requirements that company owned brokerages may have.

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How to leverage real estate testimonials to attract new clients (+ examples & scripts)

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Imagine if you could bottle the enthusiasm your clients have for working with you and use it to capture new business in 2024. In this article, we’ll show how to procure top-notch client testimonials, where and how to share them, and how to leverage them to bolster your reputation and close more deals in 2024.

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Vista Real Estate joins Sotheby’s, expanding its presence in California

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Sotheby’s International Realty is expanding its footprint in the Golden State. The Redding, California-based firm will now operate as Shasta Sotheby’s International Realty. The area is seeing interest from domestic buyer s in major cities alongside the West Coast looking for a change of scenery and slower living.”

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Nevada real estate firms hit with second commission lawsuit

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“In the absence of NAR’s Mandatory Offer of Compensation Rule, the expense of buyer broker commissions would be incurred by their clients (homebuyers),” the complaint states. This would lead to competition among buyer brokers to offer lower commission rates. 16, 2020, and the present.