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How to become a luxury real estate agent

Housing Wire

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.

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

Housing Wire

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients.

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Coldwell Banker welcomes Austin-based luxury brokerage

Housing Wire

In a statement about the move, Drew Tate expressed a keen interest in the marketing and technology tools available at the family’s new home. “The And Coldwell Banker’s luxury property listings are some of the biggest and best homes on the market from Los Angeles to Miami.

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Luxury housing market inspires ‘total frenzy’ in vacation boom towns

Housing Wire

In the third quarter, luxury home sales jumped 41.5% , the biggest year-over-year shift since 2013, according to Redfin. And while real estate agents repping luxury homes aren’t seeing as many bidding wars as they did this summer , their respective housing markets are still crazy right now.

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Sales of luxury homes skyrocket in first quarter

Housing Wire

The typical luxury home that was for sale during the first quarter spent 61 days on the market — 38 fewer days than the same period in 2020. When looking at the largest markets in the U.S., the biggest increase in luxury-home sales in the first quarter was Miami, with sales up 101.1% from a year earlier.

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How to build a comprehensive real estate online presence

Housing Wire

First impressions matter, especially in the luxury real estate market. And often your first impression as a brokerage or an agent is your online presence. If you plan to expand into global markets, consider adding property measurement, currency conversions and language options for international users.

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5 Contingencies You Should Never Remove When Buying a House

Realtor

In our current seller’s market, the national inventory of active listings is down 43.1% year over year, according to the Realtor.com June 2021 Housing Market Trends Report. But some buyers in especially tight markets are taking even riskier measures to beat out competitors: They’re removing contingencies.