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How to become a luxury real estate agent

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Working in real estate sales for a few years, and now you want to challenge yourself and raise the stakes? You might be ready to take on the luxury real estate market! I’ll show you what it takes to succeed as a luxury real estate agent in any market. Visit Coffee & Contracts 2.

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14 indispensable AI tools for real estate agents

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Artificial intelligence (AI) tools equip real estate agents with unprecedented capabilities. Since real estate tech changes by the hour these days, we did a deep dive into the most helpful AI tools for real estate agents on the market today.

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Real estate agents, are you a text offender?

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States have laws about what constitutes an agreement, a digital signature, or a contract. You don’t want to sway a negotiation wrong, over-share, or breach your agency relationship. No negotiation should be done via text. Just because you have E & O insurance doesn’t mean you should have to use it!

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Buyers are being picky — here’s how you can navigate it as a real estate agent

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Well into January, we are already seeing properties go under contract in the first weekend with multiple offers. Interest rates, a key determinant of the real estate market’s health, are on a downward trend. The real estate industry must keep up with the big appetite for housing.

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Top five questions to ask a potential real estate agent

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In today’s red-hot market, you need a real estate agent who can get creative, play hardball in negotiations, and help you stand out from the pack in a bidding war. And not everyone — even an agent recommended to you by a friend or loved one — is up to the task. More for Real Estate Enthusiasts.

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How to Become a Real Estate Agent in Illinois (IL) in 5 Steps

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If you’re interested in becoming a real estate agent in Illinois, you’ll be happy to hear that the path to getting your real estate license in the Prairie State doesn’t require as much of a time commitment as other states. 1] As a real estate broker in Illinois, it is not legal for you to work independently.

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DataDigest: What happens if 1 million real estate agents disappear?

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. “A key question, however, is whether consumer inertia and agent entrenchment will outweigh economic theory,” the analysts wrote. ” If you’re a real estate agent, hearing about a potential 30% decline in commission volume and rates dropping by 200 bps is quite scary.