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Reverse purchase financing: The financing option no one is talking about

Housing Wire

2 However, these potential clients will also face challenges — namely market volatility, unpredictable interest rates and limited purchasing power due to increasing debt. That’s where reverse purchase financing comes into play, the funding option specifically designed for older Americans. Yet staggeringly few are aware of its existence.

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RON is here to stay – Here’s what you need to know

Housing Wire

From understanding the importance of RON in the title industry and discovering the potential business benefits to learning how you can start offering RON closings to your clients, here’s the need-to-know info to get started. . According to a Global Workplace Analytics study , remote work has grown 159% since 2009.

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Like it or not, desktop appraisals are here to stay

Housing Wire

In a December 2020 request for information, FHFA highlighted potential benefits of desktop appraisals, including assisting training of new appraiser trainees, and alleviating appraiser shortages in rural and high-volume areas. There’s still some battle scars from 2006 to 2009 where appraisers were made to be the scapegoats,” Pyle said.

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Cardinals of a different feather: Inside Samson Properties’ unique model

Housing Wire

Samson is so agent-centric, in fact, that its agents receive a 100% commission split and services like training, office desks, and help with marketing. In return, the Samson agent is asked – not told, asked – to refer clients to Cardinal Title Group , a title insurer wholly owned by Samson. “I That changed amid the Great Recession.

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Chris Rochon Joins Business Development Team

Lamacchia Realty

He always loved working with people, getting to know the other REALTORS just as well as his clients. Chris Rochon Business Development Consultant Lamacchia Realty has been serving buyers and sellers since 2009. Before he got into the real estate market, Chris spent 30 years working in the customer service industry.

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Lamacchia Realty’s Waltham Office Achieved 20% Growth in 2021

Lamacchia Realty

As the Office Manager I was so impressed by our agents and how tirelessly they worked for their clients in finding them homes to buy in this challenging market. is to guide REALTORS®, employees, and clients to their success. training ,? Their efforts speak volumes to the year over year growth that we’ve had in 2021. marketing ?that

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Amy Wallick Sworn in by Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® as 2024 President

Lamacchia Realty

She made an impressive entry into her career by winning the Rookie of the Year award in 2009. “To At the local level, she assumed the role of President for the North Shore Realtors in 2013 and received the Realtor of the Year award in both 2014 and 2018.