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Realtor.com Debuts Listing Toolkit to Help Agents with Sales
“Leveraging the insights and tools in our new Listing Toolkit can help agents get in front of and wow seller prospects,” said Realtor.com’s Blake Elmquist. Continue Reading Realtor.com Debuts Listing Toolkit to Help Agents with Sales
Delta Media Group Launches DeltaNET 7 Digital Marketing Platform
Brokerages can create and design their own custom-branded platform to meet individual needs based on specific roles. Continue Reading Delta Media Group Launches DeltaNET 7 Digital Marketing Platform
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Buying a house with a friend
Source: Bankrate --- For many prospective homebuyers, sole ownership is prohibitively expensive. With inflation and mortgage rates still high, some people may be thinking about less-conventional options for buying a home. While spouses and family members are frequent...
House Bill introduced in Texas Aims to Reduce Wait Times for Development Permits
A bill introduced in the Texas House aims to cut down on development permitting backlogs across the state by offering alternatives if local authorities don’t make a decision on them within a specific time frame. House Bill 14 would require regulatory...
Realtor Organization Provides Background Searches as Member Benefit
The San Antonio Board of Realtors (SABOR) has signed a contract with Forewarn to make its background search services available to the 13,000+ members they serve throughout San Antonio and the surrounding area. The organization says the move will promote proactive real...
Real Estate Requires Environmental Stewardship
REALTORS® and anyone even loosely involved with their local Association of REALTORS® has heard the beginning of the Preamble of the Code of Ethics: Under all is the land. Upon its wise utilization and widely allocated ownership depend the survival and growth of free...
How to Choose the Right Realtor or Real Estate Agent (and What Is the Difference?)
Source: Life Hacker --- There are tons of things you can do on your own without professional help. This website is full of them. One thing you should not try to do by yourself, though—especially as a newbie—is buy or sell a home. There’s a lot of money on the line...
Head to the Front of the Class
Source: Scotsman Guide --- Real estate agents are often distracted. They get bombarded with calls from mortgage originators as well as home inspectors, insurance agents, title companies and many other professionals seeking their business. Stop trying to get these...
How Should Real-Estate Agents Be Paid?
Source: The Wall Street Journal --- Real-estate agents typically are paid a standard commission for helping sell or buy a home. But should they be compensated differently? In the U.S., the seller typically pays both the listing agent and the buying agent, and each of...
Your Questions Answered: Best Home Buying Tips for First-Timers
Source: Housing Logic --- Buying your first home is a big freaking deal. How do you know which loan is right for you? How do you swing the down payment? How do you ensure your offer isn’t too low or too high? What don’t you know that you don’t know? Ack! Breathe,...
An Overview of Private Money Lending & Trust Deed Investments
Most Investors understand the ownership process of diamonds, gold, silver, other precious metals, collectibles such as rare coins & artifacts, Faberge & Imperial Eggs, specialty & collectible automobiles, and paintings. Continue Reading An Overview of Private Money Lending & Trust Deed Investments
Agents Sometimes Have to Play the Bouncer at Showings
Source: The Wall Street Journal --- Q: Have you ever had to kick someone out of an open house? Holly Brainard Associate broker, O’Dwyer-Brainard Team, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, Stony Brook, N.Y. There was a line for this showing, a five-bedroom with...
The Primary Duties of a Real Estate Team Leader
Source: The Real Estate Trainer --- Top producing real estate agents and real estate team leaders know that to own a business by design and not by default, they must concentrate on the activities that get them the results they want. For most agents the desired result...
Tempted To Cash In on the Hot Real Estate Market? The Sell-Rent-Buy Later Strategy
Source: Realtor --- home is your haven, your comfort zone, the place you create memories, and almost certainly your most significant investment. And if you live in a hot real estate market where there are more buyers than sellers, your investment could pay off massive...
SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS FOR YOUR REAL ESTATE NICHE – PART 1: RENTALS
Source: RIS Media --- In real estate, especially in today’s competitive market, it’s important to set yourself apart from the crowd. Sometimes, branding and marketing may not be enough to stand out, but by specializing in a particular niche, you will be better...
