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NAR adds home improvement contractor’s app to Realtor benefits

Housing Wire

Curbio , a provider of pre-sale home improvement services that requires payment at closing, will provide its “Build Your Own Estimate” mobile app to NAR members, which offers free repair estimates for home inspections upon the upload of a PDF document.

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Nothing is off limits for buyers looking to get into the tight Rhode Island market

Housing Wire

From waiving inspections and financing contingencies, to free leasebacks and uncapped escalation clauses, real estate agents say that buyers in Rhode Island are willing to do almost anything to get into a house right now. “It In May 2019, the 90-day average median list price in the state was $399,000, according to Altos Research.

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Santa Monica: An unexpected haven for first-time buyers

Housing Wire

If something comes up on inspection that wasn’t a big deal when interest rates were closer to 3%, now it is more magnified and pushes them out the door a lot quicker,” Levin said. In comparison, in May of 2019, there were nearly 15,000 active single-family listings. But it isn’t just first-time buyers. They spook easier.

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Clear Capital launches UDC to support appraisal modernization

Housing Wire

Clear Capital – the 2022 HousingWire Tech100 mortgage company , founded in 2019, has completed more than 250,000 data collections for agency loans, which utilize appraisal modernization programs. The company has a panel of more than 4,200 brokers and agents, allowing lenders to provide 97% coverage nationwide.

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Building Powerful Digital Manufacturing Checklists

GoForrmz

Originally published on 04/23/2019 Streamline manufacturing procedures with digital and online forms Digital and online forms drastically simplify manufacturing inspections, procedures, and oversight. This form can facilitate inspections, safety walks on the factory floor, training procedures, and more.

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

Housing Wire

based firms on percentage revenue growth from 2019 to 2022. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2019. The minimum revenues required are $100,000 for 2019 and $2 million for 2022. The self-reported list ranks U.S. They must be U.S.-based, 4,105 FirstCloseFirstclose. Source: Inc.

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Veros acquires appraisal management company Valligent

Housing Wire

Both are alternatives to the traditional appraisal, and potentially reduce the amount of time an appraiser spends driving to and performing an on-site inspection. Veros also signed an appraisal management services contract with the VA in 2019.

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