Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Veev’s business model is innovative: it provides pre-inspected, fully cladded walls directly to homebuilders , ready for installation. Investors featured leading Israeli institutional investors, such as Migdal Insurance , Psagot Investment House , More Investment House , and Shavit Capital.

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Mashvisor

AUGUST 20, 2021

An electrical inspection is one of the most critical steps towards buying an investment property. The inspection gives you a chance to ensure that the home complies with the National…

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Valuation Selector helps lenders and investors identify the most suitable valuation method (AVM, AVM with inspection, desktop exterior, desktop interior or full appraisal) for a property, depending on its complexity.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

CAPE Analytics has unveiled a new, AI-powered , automated property condition report (aPCR) tool crafted for institutional lenders, whole loan investors, and real estate investors. The common understanding of valuation, inspection and even property value is shifting, as more and more technology-enabled alternatives are emerging.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2022

AIQ by ICE Mortgage Technology , is an omnichannel solution that leverages artificial intelligence that enables lenders, investors, and servicers to automate manual workflows and increase productivity and quality, while reducing risk and boosting ROI. Product Fast Facts. #1.

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Mashvisor

AUGUST 28, 2021

Investors need to hire an inspector to conduct a general house inspection before purchasing an income property. This usually involves looking at the house’s structure as well as looking for…

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

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. The company also lists Comcast Ventures , Revolution and Camber Creek as investors.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 15, 2024

The Exchange Service Network makes it easy for mortgage lenders and servicers to order Clear Capital’s industry-regarded and investor-approved products without leaving the Empower LOS or rekeying manual loan data, Dark Matter says in a release.

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Mashvisor

JULY 24, 2021

One of the most important components of a home is its foundation. Because everything else is built on top of the foundation, any problems might become a huge and expensive…

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Agents say they are also seeing a lot of appraisal gap clauses , inspection waivers and free leasebacks popping up in offers as buyers look to improve their chance of winning a house in the current market. Meinhardt and DeRoussel also noted the large number of investors currently active in the Cincinnati housing market.

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Mashvisor

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Dive into property inspection software for short-term rentals, and forget about the time-consuming task of inspecting and tracking your rentals. You could say that property inspection software plays a major…

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Mashvisor

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This is why a landlord inspection is important. As a landlord, you know how much work it takes to keep your rental investment profitable and in tip-top condition. You want…

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

While buyers are facing inventory and interest rate challenges, agents say they are also facing competition from investors and the all-cash offers they are capable of making. “I She noted that while some of the investors are larger corporations, there are also a lot of mom-and-pop investors out in the market, buying up inventory.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Residential real estate marketplace Sundae has announced it closed $36 million in Series B funding on Tuesday, led by QED Investors and with additional participation from Founders Fund , Susa Ventures , Navitas Capital , Prudence Holdings and General Global Capital. The property is then offered on its marketplace for investors to bid on.

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McKissock

DECEMBER 28, 2021

While some real estate agents and brokers prefer to work with homebuyers, others decide to specialize in working with property investors. Both niches have their advantages and disadvantages, but here’s why some people prefer working with investors. Pros of working with real estate investors. Deals can be expedited.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It quickly became apparent that the health risk would prevent professional fee appraisers from entering properties in order to inspect them for their appraisal reports. That changed in March 2020 when the COVID-19 virus struck. The industry was on the cusp of a serious crisis.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2023

497 BOSSCAT 1,175% 2018 Digitizing home inspection data to create instant repair estimates for homeowners and real estate professionals. 533 ReBuilt 1,096% 2015 Vertically integrated marketplace helping homeowners sell their unwanted property and real estate investors find great off-market deals. 4,105 FirstCloseFirstclose.

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BiggerPockets

APRIL 21, 2021

Hiring a professional inspector is an essential part of the home-buying process—but all home buyers and investors should know how to quickly assess a property's condition. Here's what to look for during your walkthrough.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

First American offers an integrated suite of staff and network appraisal products and services, including standard appraisals, collateral inspection services and hybrid valuations through First American Mortgage Solutions’ Appraisal Management Company (AMC) and the First American Staff Appraiser Company.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2021

HousingWire recently spoke with Raj Dosaj, head of real estate at CAPE Analytics, about how CAPE Analytics is providing this data and working with investors to grow their business. HW: What are some challenges facing investors as they pertain to valuation and property characteristics?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Floify projects $15 million of revenue in 2022 and is projected to bring in $2 million in revenue to Porch for the balance of 2021 post-close, Porch told investors. Investors reacted positively to the acquisition, with shares increasing by 12% to $19.93 as of late Thursday morning.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

By resolving common issues that arise during the appraisal process, such as payment, inspection scheduling, and status updates, the Reggora platform enhances the borrower’s experience. “We are excited about the integration of our platform with Lender Toolkit’s AI Underwriter.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

eMerge, a company that offers alternative valuation solutions, including broker price opinions (BPOs), will allow Accurate Group to increase its broker network and leverage property inspection technology, the company said. This is the second acquisition for Accurate this year.

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Listing Spark

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Real estate markets across the country are normalizing, but the industry is still incredibly profitable for new and experienced property investors. However, finding specific properties is still a challenge for investors, even in these lucrative markets. The first barrier many investors encounter is finding properties.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In October, the company added more than 275 subcontractors that complete inspections, preservation and yard/snow services to its network. In terms of 2022 as a whole, Safeguard has added more than 4200 people working at the numerous preservation, lawn service, inspection and various trades that are part of the company’s network.

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AmeriMac

JUNE 28, 2023

Investors are always on the lookout for ways to make informed, data-driven decisions. In recent times, alternative valuation products have emerged as a popular solution that investors can use to gain insights into the worth of their assets. BPOs may not satisfy the nuanced regulatory requirements of some lenders and investors.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 25, 2021

has been on a path to round out its capabilities and to integrate with various market participants such as home inspection platforms, forms software, appraisal digitization, and more. “It PropMix’s platform and solutions are widely used by mortgage lenders, appraisers, realtors, and investors. PropMix.io

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

Eventually, homes matching the cash flow of the builders and investors were built, some to the tune of 6,000 square feet. Other agents mentioned that investors are swarming, as well. “[Investors] look at our prices and laugh,” Eckenrod said. By the late 1800s, many in town were flush from the shipping business.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

Led by venture capitalist firm Signal Fire as well as existing seed investors Y Combinator and DN Capital , Accept.inc said it plans to use the funding to scale its platform, double its team size and enter new markets. Mortgage startup Accept.inc announced Thursday it raised $90 million in debt and equity.

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Listing Spark

AUGUST 31, 2023

One common piece of advice is that investors should become licensed agents—but should real estate investors get a real estate license? Should Real Estate Investors Get a Real Estate License?: One investor may put their retirement savings in passively managed REITs. Does it provide any value, and is that value worth it?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Perhaps they don’t receive strong enough offers or struggle to address issues that arise at home inspection. Targeting investors and tailoring your real estate prospecting letters to their needs and is very smart. If you have them, I would also include an insert with any testimonials you have from investor clients.

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Mashvisor

AUGUST 7, 2021

As a real estate investor, it is important that you go through each one in the most efficient way possible. The process of buying investment properties involves several steps. As…

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The complexities of serving borrowers under the CARES Act require lenders, servicers and investors to partner with a mortgage services provider who has the expertise and national network to provide high-touch support to its clients. We are a solution provider,” said Keith Murray, president and CEO of VRM. “We

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Appraiserblogs

APRIL 25, 2023

Fannie Mae will end up creating more instability for the trillions in the bond market – investors will have to process millions of valuations with the physical attributes of the home collected by unlicensed, uninsured, and unprepared individuals getting paid $10-$25 per inspection. AI meets with Fannie Mae regulators to.

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Mashvisor

OCTOBER 26, 2021

If you have had a water leakage problem or a clogged toilet, you know that plumbing damage is not for the faint-hearted. Yes, water is a useful resource, and a…

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BiggerPockets

MARCH 14, 2023

You’ve found your market, done your due diligence, passed your inspections, and now you’re asking, “what’s next?” Don’t know what to do AFTER closing on a house? Two of our […]

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 31, 2022

It’s an honor to play such an important role, but it’s also important to remember that lending programs are required to follow strict practices to protect the lenders and their investors against collateral risk. In practice, the mortgage lender and mortgage aggregator/investor place risk management focus on three lines of defense.

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