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Consumer protection is what title insurance is all about

Housing Wire

Existing home sales fell to their lowest point in nearly 30 years in 2023, while the median price of a home reached a record high, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). nationally since 2004, according to an analysis of industry financial statements.

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7 best real estate schools in Illinois (IL) for 2024

Housing Wire

Illinois REALTORS Best Illinois real estate school for accommodating different learning styles Overall Rating: 4.2 Unlike other real estate schools, Illinois REALTORS is also the only advocate for private property rights at the state capitol in Springfield, Illinois, and in communities across the state. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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Lamacchia Realty Opens in Fall River and Enters Bristol County Market

Lamacchia Realty

I am very excited to welcome all the Right Choice Realtors and staff into our Lamacchia Family. Existing Bristol County Lamacchia Realtors ® Cheryl Perry , Tracie MacDonald, Donald Sylvia , Brad Thelin , and Joseph Ribeiro , who all joined Lamacchia’s Braintree office in the past few months, will be joining this office.

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ANSI Square Footage Standards: What Agents and Appraisers Should Know

Empire Appraisal Group

Source: ANSI Square Footage Standards: What Agents and Appraisers Should Know | Realtor Magazine. ANSI doesn’t develop standards itself but provides a framework for setting them in a wide range of disciplines. ANSI Square Footage Standards: What Agents and Appraisers Should Know. by Craig Morley.

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Remote online notarization is the proper path forward for digital closings

Housing Wire

The American Land Title Association , the Mortgage Bankers Association and the National Association of Realtors all endorse the legislation. Prior to the pandemic, ALTA and MBA saw a need to develop model RON legislation.

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Lamacchia Realty’s Chelmsford Location is Officially Open for Business

Lamacchia Realty

Now that our Westford Realtors have moved over to this location along with other new Realtors joining, we will become a force in this market, as we are in others! I have worked full-time in that building since 2004 and never would have imagined that it could look so different and so spectacular. Angela Harkins. Paul Dubuque.

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HOUSING ‘TRIFECT’ PUTTING SQUEEZE ON BUYERS

Will Springer Realtor

also the oldest age of a first-timer ever recorded by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Some developers are delivering smaller homes in the form of four- and six-plex townhomes on a parcel of land that once featured a single-family house. After peaking in 2004 at 69%, this country’s homeownership rate has slipped to 66%.

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