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More real estate agents are switching brokerages: Relitix

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With market uncertainty, real estate agents had been sticking with their current brokerage., While inventory is still low, professionals are seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Agent Movement Index – Trailing 12 Months The monthly AMI value finished at 93.6 but that’s all starting to change.

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

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With the coming together of interest rate drops, the persistent, continued low inventory levels and 2023 being recorded as the slowest year for U.S. Interest rates, a key determinant of the real estate market’s health, are on a downward trend. Will we get more inventory? That’s the name of the game in real estate.

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Where real estate agents can find listings today

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Inventory is still low and that’s exactly why it’s important to target the sellers who are more likely to move. This increases your chance of listing opportunities. I suggest finding at least one new opportunity from the list shared below. Perfect your process. Then choose another!

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Typical homebuyers made $107,000 annually, used a real estate agent in 2023: NAR survey

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Sellers, homebuyers turned to real estate agents for help The vast majority of buyers still used an real estate agent to purchase their home. In 2023, 89% of recent buyers hired an agent to purchase their home, up from 86% in 2022.

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Real estate agents wonder if inventory levels will ever return to ‘normal’

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Nationwide, pre-pandemic the first week of February typically marks the lowest point for housing inventory during the year, as sellers return to the market in time for spring, but since the onset of the pandemic this predictable trend has been thrown out the window. “

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Real estate agents are bracing for the impact of the commission lawsuits

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In the nearly two months since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, Jason Posnick has fielded a lot of questions about commissions and cooperative compensation from clients. It has been cool to hear that.

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How is the housing market impacting real estate agents?

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A real estate agent at Compass Florida in Coconut Grove, Schechter has 12 years of experience in the real estate industry, so he’s familiar with its cyclical ups and downs. But what about real estate agents? The post How is the housing market impacting real estate agents?