Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2022

Know thy buyer (or seller). Similarly, if you’re making the acquisition, your seller’s motivation should also inform your strategy. The seller who’s simply looking for a payday and who indicates little motivation to help you transition is also signaling to you that the transition may be a little bumpier. Know thyself.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 2, 2023

Solutions to Keep You Safe Make sure you have a complete signed purchase contract. In the appraisal, list how many pages of the contract you have in your possession (In case someone is hiding pages from you). My favorite appraisal book! Home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 42.9%

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Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

To do this, you’ll want to book travel arrangements early: flights, cross-country drives, trains, pet travel arrangements, etc. Make sure to look at the various insurance options from the moving companies and look over any written contracts before signing. Seller Resources. Make Your Travel Arrangements. Buyer Resources.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

Gone are the days of weekly listing books and print advertisements with grainy black-and-white photos. Just how we do contracts now is so much faster. The back end systems, when we are listing something or putting something under contract, it is all just very seamless. That was in 1980.”. Brokerages Invest in Tech.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 5, 2024

More significantly, loanDepot.com agreed to an extensive revamping of: (a) its reconsideration of value practices; (b) fair housing/non-discrimination training requirements; (c) statistical tracking of appraisal outcomes; and (d) training and contractual requirements for AMCs and appraisers. Avoid pessimistic people. They really help.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

That has made it hard for some individual sellers of existing homes to compete for buyers. Born in 1887 in Texas, he served in World War I and trained in civil engineering and carpentry. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) increased to 6.80

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Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

To do this, you’ll want to book travel arrangements early: flights, cross-country drives, trains, pet travel arrangements, etc. Make sure to look at the various insurance options from the moving companies and look over any written contracts before signing. Seller Resources. Additional Resources. Buyer Resources.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

How getting a real estate license in Illinois is different from other states While most states call the professional who represents a buyer or a seller of commercial or residential real estate a “real estate agent,” Illinois calls this individual a “real estate broker.” DID YOU KNOW? Where and when can I take continuing education classes?

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Listing Spark

AUGUST 31, 2023

To become licensed, you are trained on a working knowledge of real estate contracts, the closing process, and other important industry information. Investors can learn through free books or courses, degree programs, and other channels. For example, sellers must always disclose known problems or concerns about a property.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The skills required to help home buyers and sellers successfully buy and sell real estate have nothing to do with networking all day. You should read E-Myth - It's the best business book for new entrepreneurs. Be careful with marketing programs that need 6 months or even one-year contracts. It's up to you to start work at 9 am.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

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. Definitely the best book on this topic I have ever seen. Budget cuts. Retraction. percent from 6.39

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Will Springer Realtor

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

This may be because “demand for HOAs is driven at least in part by a desire for exclusion,” as University of Illinois-Chicago scholar Evan McKenzie wrote in his 1994 book, Privatopia: Homeowner Associations and the Rise of Residential Private Government. Beyond labor strife, America’s home buyers and sellers appear to be on strike as well.

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