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Agent Rising is Your One-stop Real Estate School

Working as a real estate agent is a great career!  Are you thinking now might be the time to start your real estate career? Agent Rising Real Estate School has you covered.  We offer an online course with all the tools you need to pass your real estate exam.  The course includes books as well as online slide decks which cover everything you will see on the real estate exam.

The videos are informative and fun and you can access them all from the privacy of your home.  Move along at your own pace a…

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Mortgage Rates Drop

What is going on with mortgage rates?  Mortgage rates have dropped recently to as low as 4.06% and some lucky home buyers were able to lock in 3.99% recently.  This will jump-start the spring market even though many are predicting a recession is coming soon.

Many buyers that were priced out of the market when mortgage rates rose may now be able to get back into the market with the recent drop in rates.  This is also great for private mortgage companies who may have seen a decline in customers wit…

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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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RE62RC10 CMA~ List Your Way to Success! RASEM RED EXPO

Hello friends, well, you were awesome!

Here is your presentation for your review. Remember not to violate any copyright laws because I do not feel like visiting you in the pokey!



Some of you asked for the CMA Video... I will post as separate post tomorrow! Come back and visit again!

Thank you!

RISE With Us!

kate lanagan macgregor

 

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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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Antitrust in the News!

RE11RC07- Antitrust Continuing Education Presentation from today.

Takeaways:

Antitrust Laws remain sacred in our Profession!

Navigating to Best Practices is Important!



Resources:
  • NAR Antitrust Compliance Guide for Realtors ® and Realtor® - Associates
  • NAR “Antitrust and Real Estate Manuals” Volume I & II
  • NAR CD “Antitrust and Real Estate”
Links:

http://mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/gl-93-toc.htm

http://www.realtor.org/libweb.nsf/pages/fg704

http://www.realtor.org/rmotoolkits.nsf/pages/brokerrisk17

 

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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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