After adjusting for seasonal patterns, requests for purchase loans were down 3% from the week before, and 2% from a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association
New-home sales illuminate the health of the market, and where it might be heading in the near-term. As agents grapple with tight inventory, they'll want to keep an eye on the data
Are you harnessing the power of personalized email marketing? This week, Jimmy Mackin shares the scripts and templates agents need for prospecting, setting appointments, boosting their credibility, building buzz and more
With inventory starvation, agents need to explore all possibilities to gain more listings — and FSBOs are ripe for the picking. Here is a novel way to get in front of potential (and actual) FSBOs
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A real estate team can be the ultimate solution to providing consistent 5-star client experiences — if they're run effectively
With the addition of The Forney Group, 8 agents will be added to HergGroup Indianapolis's ranks and roughly $70M in sales volume
Since its rollout as a RE/MAX app in 2020, the RE/MAX's artificial intelligence-powered First app has identified resulted in over 33,000 more listings for agents, according to the company
With the new partnership, RE/MAX agents will have access to LGBTQ-focused training about fair housing, diversity and inclusion
A growing number of companies facilitate electronic payment of earnest money and commissions through the ACH network
Teams have exploded in popularity. Now, as the industry crawls out of the pandemic and wrestles with an inventory shortage, they're more important than ever before
The record number of homes sold in 2020 didn't necessarily translate into higher wages for most Realtors, with the median gross income falling $6K from the year before
The mortgage giants are continuing to fill openings left by top executives who departed in the wake of the November elections, which sidetracked plans to privatize the companies
Pending sales data has its limits, but it's also one of the best ways to try to predict the near-term future of the real estate market
In this listing story, Anthony West shares how confidence and a strong understanding of the market’s inventory are key to your success as a real estate professional
Even before the pandemic forced everyone to digitally transform, we as an industry had committed to a marketing strategy that was customer- and content-centered. Here's how we've leveraged technology in a way that's most beneficial to potential tenants
In this industry, collaborating with others instead of doing everything on your own pays off. Find out how Douglas Elliman's Jay Phillip Parker learned that real estate works best when it’s collaborative and cooperative
