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Lamacchia Real Estate and Agent Rising Class

Have you always dreamed about starting a real estate career?  Now is a great time to start training to pass your real estate exam and start your real estate career!

Agent Rising Real Estate School is offering a 40 hour pre-licensing class.   This course is offered by Lamacchia Real Estate and powered by Agent Rising Real Estate School.  The LIVE (21) hours kicks off Saturday, April 13th and finishes at the Bootcamp Weekend, May 4th-5th.  Independent Showcase Learning hours (19) are done at your o…

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RASEM RED Expo

The Realtors Association of Southeastern Massachusetts (RASEM) held their annual RASEM RED Expo yesterday at White's of Westport.  The turnout was great! A great day of learning and friendship.

The day started with a great continental breakfast.  The morning provided a great CEU class with Kate Lanagan MacGregor- CMA List Your Way to Success!  Kate, broker, owner of BOLD Moves Real Estate and Agent Rising Real Estate School led an interesting, funny class on everything to consider when working on…

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Fun Real Estate Facts

Real estate is a great business.  It can be exhilarating and exasperating all at the same time.  Here are some fun facts you may not have known.

Why are so many doorknobs made of brass? Brass doorknobs can actually disinfect themselves and kill bacteria.  Other metals which have the same qualities include iron, copper and aluminum.  You can skip the hand sanitizer!

What's the best day to list a home? While Sundays get a lot of reviews, surprisingly Thursdays and Fridays are the best days.  These h…

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Real Estate News

Real estate is always changing and evolving and sales always fluctuate.  What is happening in the real estate world this month? Well, a little good news, bad news conundrum.

Good News. Mortgage rates dropped this week.  The 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell to 4.06% from the 4.28% average from last week.  A year ago it was at 4.40%.

Bad news. Even though rates dropped, February home sales dropped 1%.

That being said, rates are always fluctuating and home sales regularly go up and down depending on t…

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Agent Rising Real Estate School

The real estate market is hopping! Change is in the air! With all the new technology available to buyers and sellers, do they still need a real estate agent?  The answer is an emphatic yes!  Although buyers can find houses online, they still need a seasoned agent to walk them through the buying process.  They can help them find a lender and get through the pre-approval process as well as the whole buying process including negotiating a good price.

On the seller side, realtors are important to get…

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Meet Heather McKay- New Agent and Stager at BOLD Moves Real Estate

Meet Heather McKay of BOLD Moves Real Estate.  Heather is a recent graduate of Agent Rising Real Estate School. Heather is  excited to embark on her new journey as a member of the BOLD Moves Real Estate team as a Real Estate Professional and Home Stager.  By using her skills in carpentry as well as her love of repurposing, she looks forward to assisting clients in both staging their homes for sale, as well as finding the perfect fit for their future home. Buying a home is both a significant and …

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Agent Rising Real Estate School Held Two-Day Class!

Are you upside down?  Are you ready to get out from under and start a new career?  Agent Rising Real Estate School is here to help.  Agent Rising recently held a two-day intensive class on Friday, March 8th and Saturday, March 9th!  It was way too much fun to be work!

There was a great turnout and Kate Lanagan MacGregor, instructor, and broker owner of BOLD Moves Real Estate kept it lively and fun!  Elise Bare of RMS, Residential Mortgage Services was on hand to bring in the mortgage and financin…

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Continuing Eds at Agent Rising Real Estate School

Agent Rising Real Estate School is dedicated to helping you start your real estate career, but we also offer continuing eds for seasoned agents.  Are you lacking your continuing education credits to renew your license?  Agent Rising has you covered!

We offer continuing education credits online in current and relevant real estate subjects.  We can help you get your continuing education credits in order to renew your license.  We also offer Live Webinar continuing education credits on the last Mond…

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Start Your Career with Agent Rising Real Estate School

Agent Rising Real Estate School is excited to offer our online and traditional classes to help you start your real estate career.

Whether you are interested in completing your hours online in the privacy of your home or in a traditional classroom setting, we have you covered.

We also offer Weekend Warrior classes and Boot Camps where you can earn your hours in a two- or three-day concentrated classroom setting.

If finances are an issue, we also offer SCHOLARShare scholarships.  Tell us your story a…

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Real Estate Trends for 2019

What is 2019 going to bring for real estate?  Here are some predicted trends for 2019.

Mortgage rates climbed steadily last year.  The low 3.5% mortgage is a thing of the past right now.  They will continue to creep up this year and may plateau close to 6% this year.  What does this mean for buyers?  Buying a home may be harder.  Some homes may be simply out of their reach with the higher interest rates and rising house prices.  They may also be stuck at a lower price point.

Inventory is expected …

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