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HW+ Member Spotlight: Katherine Mechling

Housing Wire

HW Media: What is your current favorite HW+ article and why? But ultimately, real estate is the business of delivering homeownership — the primary means by which most Americans build generational wealth — to people, and the affordability crisis challenges that, disproportionately affecting low-income homebuyers and people of color.

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My Interview with the Senior Marketing Manager at CubiCasa

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

The real estate market has been on a crazy ride for the past few years. Anyhow, I’ve missed blogging and I’m sorry for being gone so long. I’m sure you’ve read my articles on how much I love using CubiCasa. I had already been using and loving this software, so for me, this was a no-brainer!

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

And in 2017, I decided to go on full-time as a lead agent.”. Alipour gushed about Redfin’s training program, and she accessed maternity leave benefits other agents lack. But what makes Redfin different – what makes it radically, transformatively different – is that it classifies real estate agents as employees.

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Non-Arms Length Sales for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

What Does Arm’s Length Mean in Real Estate? The 7 Sale Types Explained Excerpts: An arm’s length sale – a sale in which the buyers and sellers act independently and in their own self-interest is the most common type of real estate transaction. This post’s information can be very helpful in explaining why.

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The best real estate companies to work for in 2024 (+ beyond)

Housing Wire

We’ve all heard the news: over 60,000 real estate agents left the profession in the first half of 2023. Whether you’re newly licensed or an experienced agent who had a productive year — if you’re looking for a change, it’s likely you’ve started receiving emails, letters, and phone calls from all kinds of real estate firms.

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What is Your Appraiser Level? Why Does It Make a Difference?

Appraisal Today

Even the larger appraisal firms (with deep pockets) who’ve spent the last few years aggressively training and recruiting appraisers, acquiring small appraisal firms, and rolling up their competitors have rapidly changed their tone. What Level Appraiser Are You? Beginner, Intermediate, or Pro? Do you still feel the same level of assuredness?

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Appraisers: How and Why To Check Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Appraisal Today

Read this article on how to check CO detectors. A recent case in which a young couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning while they slept highlights the life and death importance of these simple alarms—and brings this issue front and center for the real estate appraiser community as a whole. You may save someone’s life!!