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Strategies for securing listings in today’s housing market

Housing Wire

Satisfied past clients become valuable advocates, referring you to their family, friends and neighbors when it’s time to sell. By aligning yourself with a reputable brokerage or team, you gain access to a network of experienced agents who can refer business to you and provide valuable guidance.

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Four secrets to mastering client retention

Housing Wire

According to the National Association of Realtors , 67% of sellers were referred to their agent by a friend, neighbor or relative; or used their agent previously to buy or sell a home. Personally, I held myself to the goal of hosting four open houses per weekend. For example, it’s not a deal, it’s a transaction.

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Study: Real estate firms thrive on repeat and referral business

Housing Wire

On the flip side, interest generated from traditional open houses declined from 2018, according to the National Association of Realtors ’ 2021 Profile of Real Estate Firms. In 2018, 1% of surveyed brokerages said their business came from open houses.

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Top 5 reasons to reinforce your relationship with real estate professionals

Housing Wire

Often, a buyer will approach a real estate agent as the first step in their homebuying process, and it’s up to that agent to refer them to a lender who will work with them on financing. By strengthening your relationships with agents you’ve worked with in the past, you can be their first choice for a referral.

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Mortgage rates are the highest they’ve been this year. Did loan officers expect this?

Housing Wire

When an agent sees this effort, they will be more likely to send buyers, refer the loan officer to other agents through word of mouth, and even pick up some clients at an open house. By doing so, you are adding value to their marketing efforts and getting them a contract even if you don’t write a loan on that home,” Clark said.

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Cadence Bank reaches settlement with DOJ over redlining

Housing Wire

The DOJ opened its investigation after the OCC referred the matter, the department noted.). In the lender’s direct marketing and open house materials, the models were white. The CFPB said one lender — which raised red flags when it received fewer applications from minority neighborhoods — engaged in redlining.

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Flattening The Curve And Seeing The Shift From Greed To Fear

Miller Samuel

We've been self-quarantined in our house for 1.5 I might have to refer to this pandemic as "Cabin Fever" although there are many people that don't have the benefit of working at home, including one of my sons, who is a police officer. weeks with many more weeks to go.