Buffini has announced the launch of The Agent-First CEO, the coaching company’s new free weekly podcast. Ethan Beute, Buffini’s chief ambassador, hosts the show where he interviews a team leader who is helping agents succeed. In each episode, the two talk through what is working and how stronger agents build a stronger business. According to…
The bidding war is over. Some of the decisions made are harder to undo. As an agent or broker, is it part of your professional obligation to discuss where the buyer might be in five years financially and family-wise? Probably, even if it might occasionally put them off a purchase. A recent survey of 1,000…
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The announcement of Open Real Estate was welcome news. It also raised an uncomfortable question: How did we reach the point where keeping the housing market open required an announcement? Buyers should be able to find available homes. Sellers should understand who can see their property and what they may sacrifice by limiting its exposure.…
More than one in five U.S. home listings received a price cut in August, but a lower asking price does not necessarily mean the property has become a good deal. Price reductions are becoming harder for homebuyers to ignore. In August, 20.4% of U.S. listings had a price cut, matching the rate recorded a year…
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For seniors preparing to sell a home they’ve lived in for decades, fall may be the ideal time to start downsizing before spring brings a new wave of buyers. When the weather starts to cool and the leaves start to fall from the trees, it can feel like a natural time to reset, to refresh…
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A wave of sidelined homebuyers could be poised to flood the housing market if a trifecta of housing supply and affordability improve and consumer confidence picks up. How likely that is remains unclear, however. That was the theme of a market outlook delivered this past Friday by National Association of Realtors® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun…
In the face of a rapid and accelerating shift in the MLS landscape, the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) announced today that it is introducing two new optional MLS policies, focused on topics at the forefront of the ongoing debate—namely, data and membership—along with tweaks to MLS committee eligibility and a new policy statement. According…
With properties potentially spending more time on the market and buyers becoming increasingly selective, real estate agents who wait until a listing goes live to start searching for interested buyers may find themselves at a disadvantage. Building a reliable buyer network before you need it can help you market listings more strategically, better understand local…
After a successful inaugural competition, RISMedia is bringing back its 2nd Annual Tech Showdown to recognize emerging technology companies developing innovative solutions that could reshape the real estate industry. Open to companies launched within the past one to three years, the competition seeks technologies designed to help brokers and agents improve efficiency, streamline operations and…
REMAX Advantage, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group and ENRG Realty have joined the now growing list of real estate companies signing on to HouseCanary’s Google Listing Program. Under the agreements, active listings from the more than 1,000 agents at these brokerages are now available for display in Google mobile search in live markets. The…
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