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Mortgage bankers take a stand against tri-merge credit reporting

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Consumer group say FHFA’s plan to pit VantageScore 4.0 against older FICO Classic score will make “anti-competitive natures of the credit scoring market even worse.” Continue reading →

How this indie brokerage is transforming agents’ lives

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In his latest Snapshot profile, Brandon Doyle talks to Dan and Melody Smith of Anvil Real Estate about their leadership and training philosophy and their “relentless pursuit of agents’ success.” Continue reading →

First Community Mortgage announces ‘major’ expansion

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FCM lures talent from PrimeLending and invests in technology and diversity to fuel growth as mortgage rates force many lenders to downsize. Continue reading →

‘Be relentless’: Real-life advice from agents managing inventory insanity

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Pros out in the field have thoughts and suggestions on how to manage the widespread low inventory this season. Here are a few ideas that stood out in response to an Inman Coast to Coast Facebook thread and Inman’s recent “Inventory Insanity” series. Continue reading →

Inventory insanity: When will this supply shortage end?

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Today’s extremes won’t last forever, but there’s no silver bullet to end the crisis, and it’s likely shortages in some form will drag on for years. Continue reading →

Inventory insanity: Notes from ‘exhausted’ agents on the front lines of a crazy market

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“There is no middle class any more,” one industry leader said of working in real estate this year. “You’re either crushing it or you’re struggling.” Continue reading →

How to revive dying leads

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Being persistent, using the tools that work for you and staying personable are just some of the key moves that agents told Inman help them to bring back leads that have gone cold. Continue reading →

‘It’s all about exposure.’ Agents share tactics for an uncertain market

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As the market shifts thanks to rising inventory and slower price growth, do real estate agents need to change their approach at all? When it comes to marketing listings and finding buyers, agents find their approach is pretty much status quo, with a fe… Continue reading →