Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2020

As Americans ditch urban cores for roomier abodes in the suburbs, real estate agents say the list of must-haves has changed: buyers are looking for pools, home offices and makeshift learning centers. In Dallas, even though demand is through the roof and inventory is low, buyers remain choosy. The post Two home offices?

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Buyers 471

Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

The severe lack of inventory in today’s housing market has been a source of stress for home buyers and real estate agents alike. HousingWire sat down with Realtor.com CEO David Doctorow to learn how agents and brokers can alleviate some of the frustrations their clients are facing.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Marketing 404

Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Despite mentioning that a reverse mortgage can be used for the purchase of a new home, much of this article seems designed to introduce real estate agents to the concept of the H4P product. Boomers are said to be one reason inventory has been in short supply and the housing market has been frozen.”

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Inventory Housing Market 425

Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Lack of inventory is an issue builders and mortgage loan originators alike are dealing with across the nation. The inventory put a cap on how much business Marquis’ team can do, which is one of the reasons why Marquis is now licensed in 22 states. In our market here in Boston, we have incredibly low inventory.

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2024

The most challenging part of the last four years has been dealing with the fact that we have all these agents in hyper-mode dealing with multiple offers with no contingencies and all cash and everything flying off the shelves. I think, as a company — and hopefully as well as an industry — we all really believe in the value of the agent.

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Agents Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients 309

Inman

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Low inventory combined with pent-up homebuyers looking to make their dollars go further is already driving up competition this spring, real estate agents told Inman.

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Real Estate Agent Clients Inventory Real Estate 153

Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

As a real estate agent , it’s essential to stay aware of significant changes in interest rates and how they may affect market conditions so you’re better equipped to advise your buyers and sellers on everything from housing affordability to availability. Build strong relationships with lenders and mortgage professionals.

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Real Estate Agents Marketing Sellers 426

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Ultimately, every homebuyer prospect, every contract and every negotiation is different, but your value should be consistent for all situations and clients. In fact, you will become known as a true professional and receive repeat and referral business as a result of doing the best job possible for your clients. Are they relocating?

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Clients Real Estate Inspection Buyers 393

Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

We have brought down expenses and continue to grow our agent count and inventory advantage,” Reffkin said. He expects that consumers will continue to use agents to aid in their real estate transactions and that they will continue to be willing to pay for value, so the role of the quality real estate agent will not be displaced.

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Agents Brokerage Real Estate Clients 370

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. First, he has his clients lender call the listing agent. That never happens when a VA loan is involved.

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Clients Agents Buyers Sellers 383

Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2023

Roberts and thousands of other loan officers across the country continue to be hampered by a serious inventory shortage , which results in heavy competition for fewer deals. It’s a small amount but it’s nice to have products where you can get a real estate agent’s attention with a product that another lender doesn’t have.

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Loan Officers Mortgage Inventory Clients 389

Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2024

Ironically, the technology he’s developed can be a benefit to real estate agents as well. When I originated loans, there were a certain number of people that just didn’t need an agent — because the buyers and sellers knew each other in some fashion. SW: Why did you want to develop this platform?

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Sellers Agents 388

Birmingham Appraisal

JUNE 13, 2023

Appraisal Tips For Real Estate Agents As a real estate appraiser with over 30 years of experience, I have seen many changes and challenges in the appraisal profession and the real estate market. I believe that appraisers and agents have a common goal: to help their clients buy or sell a home.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Reconsideration of Value 81

Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

With low housing inventory nationwide, agents are using innovative ways to find real estate seller leads and convert them into listings. Generate seller leads using AI Artificial Intelligence (or AI) is changing the way agents work in so many ways, and that includes how we generate seller leads.

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Real Estate Sellers Real Estate Agent Tools 374

Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2021

These are the words real estate agents use when asked to describe the current state of the market and what it’s like to buy a home today. Lack of inventory. We don’t have any inventory. Buyers are facing unprecedented challenges, they say, due to a confluence of housing market conditions: Pricing.

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Housing Market Real Estate Agent Marketing Inventory 409

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As the real estate market continues to grapple with high interest rates and low inventory, agents entering the market are looking for affordable client relationship management (CRM) tools that offer a cost-effective means to automate and manage client interactions.

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Tools Agents 373

Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2023

Adjusted revenue exceeded the top end of our guidance, driven by healthy client demand and strong execution,” Jay Farner, CEO of Rocket Companies, said in a statement. He also acknowledged that low inventory and poor housing affordability still present challenges. million clients and generates an annual $1.5 Rocket has 2.5

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Real Estate Agent Clients Mortgage Inventory 379

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Real estate agents and brokers , are you relying solely on that buyer drip you set up for your motivated and qualified clients? If you’ve ever been “ghosted” by clients you showed homes to, this may have been the reason. ” Homework: Take a close look at your buyer clients.

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Real Estate Agent Buyers Real Estate Clients 366

Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

When we contemplate the potential of AI and Web3 technologies in real estate , it goes beyond simply revolutionizing how consumers search for homes and take ownership of assets. The stakes in real estate are higher, and the cost of making a mistake is substantial.

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Marketing Technology 339

Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2023

With record-low inventory nationwide, real estate agents seem to be hearing the same thing day in and day out: “I’d list my home, but where would I move?” For most agents, that’s the end of the conversation, ending the possibility of taking a new listing as well as facilitating the buyer side.

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Sellers Clients Inventory Agents 278

Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2021

As the market continues to churn through distressed inventory, Black Knight expects overall delinquencies to “normalize” at pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021. How real estate agents can alleviate consumer pain points in a tight market. However, that is if the current pace can hold.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Inventory Real Estate 484

McKissock

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But does that mean real estate agents need to worry about artificial intelligence taking their jobs? The result: less waiting time for the client and a higher level of accuracy. Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate Can Help Find You Find Homes That Are Most Likely to Sell In the Next 12 Months.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Clients 67

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In ultra-competitive markets, where inventory is low and homes can sell in 48 hours, the “verified” approval could be the key to victory, said Jay Farner, the CEO of Rocket Companies. We send them a link to get digitally preapproved through Rocket Mortgage, and we alert the agent that they’re going through this flow.

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Advertising Real Estate Agent Mortgage Real Estate 424

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Real estate agents are always looking for vetted, high-quality leads — and especially so during 2023 market conditions. These providers offer a rapid and cost-effective means for real estate agents to gather a list of potential clients and ultimately boost sales.

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Tools Agents 356

Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Check out Wise Pelican Typically, you’d mail the just sold letter to homeowners who live around a property you just helped your client to sell. Many of us are in sellers’ markets with very low inventory. Buyer’s agents who can find their clients a home that’s not even on the market are instant heroes.

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Real Estate Open Houses Brokerage Real Estate Agent 344

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

You should be finding buyers before real estate agents anyway.” NEXA has always been focused on purchase loans , which means some of its LOs do significant business with buyers’ agents. Kortas believes that good buy-side agents will remain highly relevant and garner more business as competitors wash out.

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Buyers Agents Mortgage Real Estate Agent 498

Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Real estate agents are optimistic about the housing market and working to implement buyer agency agreement as we head into 2024, according to the RealTrends Q1 2024 AgentPulse survey. Realtors & NAR have always had the client’s best interest. Always will too,” one wrote.

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Agents Realtors Clients Real Estate Agent 343

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In May the real estate agent listed a two-bedroom home in Fountain Hills, Arizona, 30 miles north of Phoenix, for $342,000. After 25 days on the market, there were no takers for the 1,400-square-foot home and Pellegrini counseled his client about potentially lowering the listing price. Zillow CEO Rich Barton.

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Supply Chain Real Estate Real Estate Agent Clients 528

Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2021

” How real estate agents can alleviate consumer pain points in a tight market. The severe lack of inventory in today’s housing market has been a source of stress for home buyers and real estate agents alike. But until then, the housing market will remain red-hot.”

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Buyers Real Estate Agent Real Estate Inventory 414

Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

Quite regularly, I see real estate agents seeking other avenues for creating income during “down” years or changing their approach over and over again in search of that one magic tool, trend or tactic that is going to solve all of their business challenges. Predictability IS certainty. I’ll share an example.

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Clients Agents 296

Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2022

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. The agents on my team are having to be extremely competitive when making offers. Right now, the market has low inventory and when something good comes on the market there is a flood of activity.”

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Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Agent Real Estate 373

Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

A quick internet search will prove that real estate coaching programs are plentiful. Whether you’re looking to expand your team or client network or figure out how to delegate work so you can focus on the tasks you do best, a real estate coaching program could be a valuable launchpad. Who’s it Best For?

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Agents Training 423

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Despite low inventory, the housing market is expected to remain strong in 2021 due to low mortgage rates. Real estate brokers need to be able to target these clients effectively, so they can close deals quickly. Many real estate professionals discount the seller lead.

Real Estate 408

Real Estate Brokerage Valuation Clients 408

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A housing market marked by relatively high interest rates and tight inventory — and punctuated by the practice of home inspection waivers to sweeten offers — are taking a bite out of business for home inspectors, who play a key role in the sales process by ensuring that buyers are not being sold a lemon of a house.

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Inspection Real Estate Agent Real Estate Insurance 390

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2022

If discrimination is committed by appraisers – as the news headlines would suggest – fellow appraisers and real estate agents say they rarely witness or experience it. For non-appraisers, the greatest challenge was lack of inventory , with 66% of respondents selecting this response.

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Appraisal Real Estate Agent Valuation Training 372

McKissock

MARCH 1, 2021

In 2002, when Dara Alperen Cipollone purchased her first home in East Boston, her real estate agent suggested she would be a great fit for residential sales. Now, with over a decade of experience in the real estate profession, these skills have made her the go-to Millennial real estate expert at RESIS.

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Real Estate Clients Real Estate Agent Renovations 90

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Housing market inventory is low right now. According to the National Association of Realtors’ existing home sales report in August, inventory was down 13.4% Burns is a luxury real estate agent in Maui, Hawaii and Clark is a patent and intellectual property attorney in the Washington D.C. Historically low.

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Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Marketing 398