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Chuck E. Cheese, MLS listing books and the correct pronunciation of ‘Realtor’ were on the table during HousingWire’s commission lawsuit debate

Housing Wire

It devolved into a battle about historic facts, old-school MLS listing books, pronunciation corrections and even references to the kid-friendly restaurant chain Chuck E. The plaintiffs’ attorney also addressed claims he made during the Sitzer-Burnett trial that, in the age of Zillow, there is no need to have a buyer’s agent.

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How to write a lead-winning, memorable real estate agent bio (+ examples)

Housing Wire

It is often the first point of contact between you and potential clients, or it’s how clients confirm if you’re the right fit after you’ve been referred to them. Both buyers and sellers value the combined benefits of his individual talents along with membership in one of the most respected real estate firms in New York City.

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The best real estate coaching programs for 2024

Housing Wire

Tom Ferry International Key Facts For good reason, Ferry International refers to itself as the real estate industry’s leading coaching and training company. It involves independent work pulled from training videos and downloadable resources. Known as the “Real Life Realtor,” she’s the brain behind Real Life Real Estate Training.

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

Housing Wire

They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” It is trained on text data and learns to identify patterns from that data to generate human-like text responses. Creating new content, whether in the form of text, photos, videos or computer code, is referred to as generative AI. What is next?

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7 best real estate schools in Illinois (IL) for 2024

Housing Wire

In addition to online courses, students appreciate that the prelicensing course comes with a complimentary physical textbook to read, highlight, and reference. Participants choose from designated class dates. GI Bill® benefits may be applied to Illinois REALTORS prelicensing classroom courses (classroom training only).

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[PULSE] Competence leads to confidence – Confidence leads to consistency

Housing Wire

Let’s look at this in a key discipline every mortgage, and real estate professional would want to practice as much as possible, to be as great as possible, to execute as consistently as possible – an initial conversation with a potential borrower (buyer/seller) who wants to buy a home and is inquiring about financing. And, that’s fair.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

They included appraisers, real estate agents, and someone with a week, a month, or online video training. A buyer gets a seller’s disclosure statement for that information. Most of the inspection training we receive as appraisers happens in the field. Sometimes, the “training” was not as thorough as it should have been.