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From Forms to Reports: A Look at the UAD Overhaul

Appraisal Buzz

The original forms were designed before the digital age, to be completed on typewriters. Appraisal software companies have innovated the process of “filling out “these forms, but they are still constrained with the original typewriter design. These forms became fixed in the mortgage industry and have remained the standard for decades.

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The best real estate coaching programs for 2024

Housing Wire

Tom Ferry International Key Facts For good reason, Ferry International refers to itself as the real estate industry’s leading coaching and training company. It involves independent work pulled from training videos and downloadable resources. Known as the “Real Life Realtor,” she’s the brain behind Real Life Real Estate Training.

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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. It is underutilized in the state of Missouri because agents and corporations like the defendants in this case are not training buyers to use those programs,” Ketchmark said.

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How one real estate company is navigating the industry’s shift to B2B transactions

Housing Wire

The JMG model was designed to bring more accountability in serving other business and their clients. Every JMG real estate agent is network certified, which requires three weeks of initial training and once-a-month continued coaching to educate them on their assigned partners and ways to increase their closing ratio.

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

Housing Wire

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. Accreditations and designations Highlight your professional credentials and any special designations you’ve earned. Jane Doe specializes in luxury markets.”

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In defense of the individual real estate agent

Housing Wire

And yet, Bob has surrounded himself with a top-notch team of highly-skilled professional photographers, staging experts, graphic designers and other specialists. When I refer to the mega-agent, I’m talking about the famous real estate agent on the billboards all over town, the radio waves and probably TV. Not in a million years.

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

Housing Wire

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. The time frame between the early adopters and early majority is a critical gap referred to as the “chasm.”