Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We were completely blown away by the tools and technology and the culture of RE/MAX,” Owen Boone, RE/MAX Foxfire’s vice president and director of operations, said in a statement. It’s very difficult to be an unaffiliated brokerage right now and compete with franchises who offer technology and training.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the video posted on Wednesday, Wright addressed claims that the internet age and tools available to homebuyers should have reduced the cost of using a buyer’s agent. The internet can be a tool, but it is not a replacement for the essential services agents who are Realtors provide.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

It’s a high-functioning customer relationship management (CRM) tool with robust features, integrations and automation. The best real estate CRM solution is the one that will manage your client interactions, increase the number of touchpoints with each client, and convert leads seamlessly into buyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Success depends on how well (and how quickly) you can combine your own marketing skills with the right tools and support systems out there to help you convert leads into clients. While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, plenty of customizable real estate lead generation tools exist to make your life easier.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

Newly licensed agents: 25% Newly licensed agents will require extensive training and coaching to start generating revenue for your brokerage. That said, recruiting newly licensed agents as junior agents for your top producers is an excellent way to keep them happy and train new agents at the same time.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Notable features Salesforce-based CRM integration Lead capture tools with email collection Lead scoring tool for prioritizing clients Market Leader Starting at $139 per month Visit Website Who it’s for Market Leader is ideal for agents and brokerages aiming to enhance their lead generation and client management through a streamlined platform.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID and CEO of Sun Title , to talk about battling the latest frauds and scams as bad actors leverage a new arsenal of tech tools to wreak havoc on buyers and sellers of real estate. And the seller net proceeds continue to be a target.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

1 With over 12,000 Americans turning 65 every day in 2024, this burgeoning market will undoubtedly continue to bring more buyers and sellers to the table over the next decade. The HECM for Purchase is not a refinancing tool; it is not akin to a Home Equity Line of Credit ( HELOC ).

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

They will try to woo you with promises of free marketing materials, high commission splits, and fancy tech tools. Marketing and Technology: The marketing strategies and technology tools provided for agents. Support and Training: The level of training, mentoring, administrative, and marketing support provided to agents.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

How do you convince the sellers of $15 million homes to work with you? As with any challenge, it’s essential to prepare well and have the correct tools to have the best chance of success. Attend workshops, seminars, and training programs to understand the latest market trends and incorporate innovative practices into your approach.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2023

With a PDR, property information is physically collected on-site by a trained property data collector, who prepares the PDR identifying property characteristics and capturing photographs. However, effective August 2, 2023, this offering has been added to the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (Guide).

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Home Swap is offered exclusively through local real estate professionals who have been trained as Knock Certified Agents. Throughout our 94-year history, we have strived to deliver cutting-edge tools for our 3,000-plus associates and clients,” said Mike Pappas, president and CEO of The Keyes Company.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

These tools can help you cut your speed to lead time in half, market your business, generate and nurture leads, and even leverage bleeding-edge AI tools to 10x your productivity. It’s also an ideal tool for working with clients requiring the personal touch only video can provide.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” Powerful AI tools are already transforming residential real estate and forward-thinking agents are paying attention. Powerful AI tools are already transforming residential real estate and forward-thinking agents are paying attention.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

What helped Erica Davis, a loan originator at Guild Mortgage , in the current high-rate environment is a seller-funded temporary 2-1 rate buydown. In a high-rate environment, lenders call the temporary rate buydown a win-win strategy for both sellers and buyers when used appropriately. in the second year.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Many real estate professionals discount the seller lead. But real estate seller leads are important because they represent commodities for brokers. Buyside is a marketing and data analytics company that provides consumer-facing tools aimed to give homebuyers complete transparency. Charles Williams, Founder & CEO.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The bill essentially negates as a negotiating tool the waiving of the home inspection contingency , which makes an offer for a home contingent on the results of an inspection. It also operates a home inspector training program that is accredited by the U.S. Brian Ashe, who co-sponsored the House version of the legislation. and Canada.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2020

“The most exciting part of our partnership with Knock is the ability for agents to make non-contingent offers in this incredibly aggressive seller’s market,” Jack Hawthorne, team leader at Keller Williams Heritage said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

Last year, Freddie Mac launched another solution that allows a trained property data collector to visit the home and gather images, measurements and property characteristics. A trained and vetted third party can perform the data collection. More recently, Fannie Mae launched a similar solution.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

We negotiated to get the sellers the highest price possible. Even if you’re months or even years away from moving, a seller’s prep session is one of the services I offer homeowners. Many of us are in sellers’ markets with very low inventory. The goal in prospecting FSBO sellers is to be that agent. plus postage.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Buyer and seller-specific landing pages: You’ll want a site that offers visitor-specific content pages. For example, buyers will want to browse listings while home sellers visiting your site will appreciate your free home valuations. In addition to SEO, Sierra Interactive’s lead generation power is fueled through ad tooling.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Share your insights about it on your stories or your statuses, offer tips for buyers and sellers and showcase your expertise. Right now, I’m on the train of sending one email a week to prospective clients. Even in a slow market, there are still buyers and sellers out there. Read about what’s going on in the market.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

The way I like to think about this is if we’re on a seller shortlist to represent their home, there’s no reason we shouldn’t be winning that listing simply because of the tools, resources and insights that we have.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The most successful real estate agents aren’t always the ones with the most experience — but rather those who know how to leverage the best real estate marketing companies and digital tools for their success. The company specializes in creating personalized websites and marketing tools that exude sophistication and elegance.

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 19, 2024

Needless to say, Lynn is highly experienced in her craft of working with buyers and sellers, and successfully helping them achieve their goals! With her skillset, work ethic and warmth with her clients, I can’t wait to see her business skyrocket with all the tools, services, and marketing we have to offer.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2021

Inaccurate appraisals and valuations can impact the type of mortgage financing a potential buyer receives, whether a seller commands a fair value when selling their home, or whether a homeowner has opportunities to tap into home equity. This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of HousingWire’s editorial department and its owners.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 12, 2024

Lamacchia provides industry-leading training , support , systems , and technology to its agents so they can reach their fullest potential and best serve their clients.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Another issue with appraiser competency could be appraisers’ apparent lack of familiarity with valuation tools. Survey respondents were most comfortable with desktop appraisals and least comfortable with automated valuation models (AVMs).

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 18, 2023

To the everyday buyer and seller , they may not think there is much of a difference between the two. However, REALTORS® have additional access to tools and resources and a stronger expertise of the current market and the industry, all through NAR. What is NAR? There are over 1,000 local NAR associations and boards, spanning all 50 U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

In addition to accepting what industry professionals feel is inevitable, cybersecurity experts stress the importance of protecting passwords and training employees on basic security principles. Experts say hackers obtain login information through phishing scams or even self-serve password reset tools.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

What they end up doing is having a selection of tools, but it’s highly fragmented. For us, it’s all about creating one streamlined experience for whatever that agent is doing with buyers or sellers. Lucy works on mobile, on the computer, and she has access to all the different tools within Rechat. But it truly is day zero.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

In order to have time available to invest in these activities, agents and their brokerages have employed a wide variety of technology tools that simplify and streamline managing client relationships and marketing, as well as platforms that help agents manage documents and track transactions through the closing process.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

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. Carrie has lived and trained internationally in more than a dozen countries and from coast to coast.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

During his time as a REALTOR®, Joseph expertly served buyers and sellers throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island since 2017. "We Joseph Ribeiro Business Development Consultant, REALTOR® Lamacchia Realty has been serving buyers and sellers since 2009. We are so excited to add Joey to our team.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 11, 2023

Lamacchia provides industry-leading training , support , systems , and technology to its agents so they can reach their fullest potential and best serve their clients. The company’s mission has become to guide REALTORS®, employees, and clients to their success.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 12, 2024

Our crew here is filled with incredible folks who believe in the power of constant training and learning to deliver the absolute best service. Since its establishment in 2006, Lamacchia Realty has been dedicated to serving the needs of both buyers and sellers. Super proud of our Leominster office!"

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Exam Prep: Colibri’s Exam Prep, Exam Prep Plus, and the Ultimate Prelicensing packages include CompuCram Exam Prep, which features interactive tools and pre-assessments created to help you retain real estate exam topics, including flashcards, vocabulary matching tools, and simulated tests that mirror the actual state exam. out of 5.

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