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Gary Keller brings buyers’ agent value proposition front and center

Housing Wire

At the 2024 Keller Williams Family Reunion event in Las Vegas, co-founder and executive chairman Gary Keller took the stage on Tuesday and spoke to a room full of real estate agents about the importance of buyer agency agreements within the context of the ongoing antitrust lawsuits. You are being accused of not being transparent. “If

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Get more real estate buyer leads in 2024

Housing Wire

In the ever-competitive real estate market, creating a consistent flow of real estate buyer leads is strategy for success. But beyond first-timers, we’ll show you how to attract real estate buyers of all kinds through a multi-tiered marketing approach that boosts both your visibility and credibility with potential buyers.

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11 Tips for hosting real estate workshops for buyers and sellers 

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Find your audience Not every real estate transaction is the same because not all buyers and sellers are the same. Do you specialize in helping first-time buyers and sellers, or are you leaning towards working with real estate investors ? They may also be able to attend the event, bringing their audience with them.

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“It seems impossible:” Bergen County, NJ’s housing market is vexing agents and buyers

Housing Wire

At the height of the pandemic there were bidding wars and all that, but it didn’t seem impossible, but now it seems impossible to get our buyers into homes,” said Heather Corrigan , a RE/MAX Signature Homes agent based in Closter, a borough that is 24 miles north of Manhattan and renown for its schools.

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State antitrust claims dismissed in buyer broker commission suit

Housing Wire

Defendants in the Sitzer/Burnett class action lawsuit, which deals with buyer brokers’ commissions, are facing two fewer claims. The past few weeks have been eventful for the Sitzer/Burnett lawsuit, as well as the larger Moehrl lawsuit in Illinois, which also deals with buyer-broker commissions. Bough, a U.S.

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As insurance costs rise, real estate agents have more buyer concerns to assuage

Housing Wire

Now we are looking at a two- to three- business-day process and the buyer may not like the numbers they get back.” For some buyers, surprisingly high insurance premiums are causing them to second-guess the property they have selected. “I Last year alone, NOAA data shows there were 28 $1 billion weather and climate events in the U.S.

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All Eyes on Purchase at Engage Marketing event June 17

Housing Wire

HousingWire’s fourth-annual Engage Marketing event will feature experts focused on the specifics of mortgage and real estate in a purchase market. Agents and lenders need to be prepared to work with first-time buyers competing against all-cash offers and institutional investors , while still navigating some economic uncertainties.

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