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What Exactly is Needed to Close on a House?

Closing on a house culminates weeks or months of house hunting, negotiations, and paperwork. It’s an exciting but often complex process involving several key players, numerous documents, and meticulous steps. You will learn what is required to close a house and the items needed for a home closing. Closing on a house isn’t rocket science,… […]

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4 Actions You Can Take to Help Close the Racial Ownership Gap

As a community leader, you have a critical role in keeping certain groups from being locked out of the real estate market. From 2022 NAR NXT, The REALTOR® Experience, Nov. 11-13, Orlando, Fla. www.nar.realtor – Fair Housing

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Could Solving the Housing Shortage Help Close the Racial Gap, Too?

A report highlights housing supply issues and how a multifaceted approach could be key to improving housing equity as well. www.nar.realtor – Fair Housing

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Yesterday’s Scripts Won’t Close Tomorrow’s Listings

The person that can change the most will succeed the most. In our fast changing, still highly competitive and shifting market, your agents need to be ahead of the shift, and it starts with taking a quick inventory of what strategies are effective and which are ineffective in today’s environment. Most of the time, real […]

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What Will It Take to Close the Racial Homeownership Gap?

Learn about new research on racial homeownership gaps, hear a discussion of policy proposals to close the gap with a panel of experts, and meet the inaugural winners of NAR’s Fair Housing Champion Award. www.nar.realtor – Fair Housing

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Improving Agent Productivity: Close the Gap of Success Through Accountability

Team leaders all over the country tell me of their agent’s lack of productivity and look for solutions to get these agents increasing their sales efforts to list, sell and convert more,  but still have agents that seem to be coming up short even with these market conditions. If you have agents on your team […]

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Mortgage Profits Decline but Remain Close to Record Levels

Mortgage originators’ profits remained strong in the fourth quarter of 2020, although they were down considerably from the previous period. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA’s) Mortgage Bankers Performance Report says that independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $ 3,738 on each loan they originated during the […]

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