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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. Home sellers can do as they please, and if they don’t want to hire a Realtor, they don’t have to. Don’t require the seller to pay for it,” Ketchmark said.

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

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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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In defense of the individual real estate agent

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And yet, Bob has surrounded himself with a top-notch team of highly-skilled professional photographers, staging experts, graphic designers and other specialists. With Indy Bob, homebuyers and sellers have a direct connection with a highly-skilled expert who cares deeply about delivering results. Not in a million years. The mega-agent.

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

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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.

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8 top real estate lead generation companies for 2024

Housing Wire

SmartZip primarily benefits experienced listing agents, yet any agent willing to nurture seller leads can thrive with this platform. The company provides robust marketing and nurturing tools, including a CRM with lead data, home valuation landing pages, direct mail campaigns, a comparative market analysis tool and more.