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Kentucky passes bill to end ‘harmful’ listing contracts 

Housing Wire

Kentucky is on the brink of ending exclusive real estate listing contracts. The state’s General Assembly passed a bill to protect homebuyers from predatory contracts known as non-title recorded agreements for personal services (NTRAPS) or right-to-list agreements.

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Rising insurance costs, ample inventory create a unique market in Southwest Florida

Housing Wire

“I think one of the major trends we are seeing is that our overall inventory is up 60% year over year compared to 2023,” said PJ Smith, president of the Naples Area Board of Realtors and the broker-owner of Naples Golf to Gulf Real Estate. “We homeowners insurance policy was roughly $1,700 in 2023.

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Real estate agents, are you a text offender?

Housing Wire

Are you tired of your text messages causing more confusion than closings in the real estate world? with real estate night sweats and want to alleviate your stress by banging out a text does not mean the other agent, your buyer prospect, your seller client, or the appraiser wants to share your insomnia.

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5 best Arizona real estate schools for 2024

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Are you looking to get licensed as a real estate agent in Arizona? We’ve reviewed all the key information to determine the best Arizona real estate schools to help you get licensed quickly and efficiently with a state-approved, online program at an Arizona real estate school. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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Thinking of selling your real estate brokerage? Here’s how to prepare

Housing Wire

Over the course of our 40+ years at RealTrends Consulting we’ve brokered and/or advised on over 900 transactions in the residential real estate industry. From a data lens, transactions can be broken out into three different stages: Valuation , Due Diligence , and Contract. Clean data vs. dirty data So what data should be clean?

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Opinion: Title insurance is vital to protecting the American dream

Housing Wire

As someone who spent a career in the title insurance industry – both as a builder of a title business and leader of the industry’s trade group, — I am proud of the role we play in helping to protect what most Americans consider the biggest purchase of their lives. Real estate is a $3 trillion industry in the United States.

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Crisis management in real estate: 8 tips for handling difficult situations

Housing Wire

Real estate transactions are rarely stress-free. This holds true for many of the most challenging situations in real estate. Address other important items, including relevant contact information for support professionals, such as legal counsel, insurance providers and emergency services.