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Splits and Caps Daily: Action for Agents

March 11, 2025

📈 Market Move:

Merger Mania

Big moves in real estate tech—Rocket just bought Redfin for $1.75B. The mortgage giant is calling Redfin a "data powerhouse," and the play here is clear: streamline homebuying by merging search, financing, and transactions into one slick, AI-powered experience.

Redfin, which has been bleeding cash and laying off employees, gets a lifeline. Rocket gets 50M+ monthly eyeballs on Redfin’s platform and a brokerage arm to compete with Zillow and CoStar. Investors are reacting—Redfin stock popped 70%, while Rocket’s took a 10% hit.

The deal is expected to close later this year, with Rocket betting big that an all-in-one real estate machine can drive $200M in synergies by 2027. Stay tuned.

🌟Quote of the Day:

"Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." — John Wayne

⚡ Quick Win:

“Hottest Home on the Block” Post: Find a recently sold home in your area that went fast. Post about why it was a hot property and what buyers can learn from it. Bonus: Slide into some DMs with “Want to know about the next one before it’s gone?”

🎉 Fun Fact of the Day: 

Billion-Dollar Bust: Bel-Air has an abandoned mansion once worth $500M. Now it’s just the world’s priciest haunted house.

📚 Book Recommendation:

"Objections" by Jeb Blount—You know that awkward moment when a prospect hits you with a "Nah, not interested" before you even finish your pitch? Yeah, that’s the game. Sales isn’t about having the perfect script—it’s about handling objections like a pro and turning “no” into “let’s do this.”

Jeb Blount breaks down why objections happen, how to stop them before they start, and what to say when they inevitably pop up. This book isn’t about sleazy tricks—it’s about understanding psychology, controlling conversations, and stacking small wins that lead to closed deals.

If you're in real estate (or any sales game), mastering objections is the cheat code. Read this, and next time someone tells you “I need to think about it,” you’ll know exactly how to bring them back to “Where do I sign?”

Half the battle is showing up. The other half is closing.

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