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ALTA: Protecting property rights with title insurance

Housing Wire

nationally since 2004 and roughly 5% the past two years, based on the most recent industry data from 2021. Recently, an attorney shared with me how one of her clients purchased a home in Connecticut. The buyers purchased title insurance, which turned out to be an excellent investment.

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Lenders, reach more buyers with new credit optimization platform

Housing Wire

Here why CreditXpert’s new platform — that combines the best of Wayfinder and the What-if Simulator — can help you reach more buyers and close more loans. One lender on the new platform recently reached out to our client success team asking to have eight additional users added to their account.

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This Isn’t a Bubble

Empire Appraisal Group

housing market is on a hot streak with double-digit annual gains in home prices, bidding wars, and surging buyer demand. housing,” Vishwanath Tirupattur, a Morgan Stanley strategist, wrote in a note to clients this week. We have strong conviction that we are not experiencing a bubble in U.S.

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Lamacchia Realty Opens in Fall River and Enters Bristol County Market

Lamacchia Realty

Ron and Dawn Rusin will remain actively involved in running the office particularly in the first few months during the transition and they will continue to assist clients for years to come. Ron and Dawn and all the REALTORS® at Right Choice can now grow their presence in Bristol County and Rhode Island and offer even more to their clients.

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Lamacchia Realty’s Chelmsford Location is Officially Open for Business

Lamacchia Realty

The town of Chelmsford has been very welcoming, and we are excited to be here to serve buyers and sellers from the heart of the town!”. While Lamacchia has been serving clients in and around Chelmsford for decades, the brokerage is thrilled to finally be serving the Chelmsford community right from the center of town. Anthony Lamacchia.

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

Living on commissions often means getting paid more for convincing a buyer to increase their acceptable price range or coaxing a seller to hold out for a more lucrative deal. Alipour recalled one quarter last year where she wrote 21 offers on behalf of clients. One was accepted. Realogy bought ZipRealty for $166 million in 2014.

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Avoid Appraisal Disciplinary Action with These Do’s and Don’ts

McKissock

This is especially true because as an appraiser you are pulled in many different directions at once, you’re busy, and sometimes you get clients who don’t want to pay you a lot of money. Such an attitude is a recipe for disaster because, in many cases, complaints are filed years after the appraisal is completed and transmitted to the client.