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Opinion: The ripple effect on the U.S. housing market from China’s real estate crisis

Housing Wire

Like a slow-motion train wreck at first, it is now definitively off the rails and heading over a cliff. in 2008 and 2009. some luxury residential markets that saw an influx of Chinese buyers could be particularly vulnerable. Following a pattern eerily similar to the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Reverse purchase financing: The financing option no one is talking about

Housing Wire

1 With over 12,000 Americans turning 65 every day in 2024, this burgeoning market will undoubtedly continue to bring more buyers and sellers to the table over the next decade. This cohort accounted for 1,950,000 properties — equating to 39% of total homes purchased! Yet staggeringly few are aware of its existence.

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Rechat CEO Shayan Hamidi on keeping up with the furious pace of AI

Housing Wire

This is from 2009 — I opened up a high-tech real estate brokerage with actual agents, working through transactions day in day out and really understanding what processes look like. For us, it’s all about creating one streamlined experience for whatever that agent is doing with buyers or sellers. But it truly is day zero.

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Cardinals of a different feather: Inside Samson Properties’ unique model

Housing Wire

Samson is so agent-centric, in fact, that its agents receive a 100% commission split and services like training, office desks, and help with marketing. In 2009, Samson Properties, still led by Danny Samson, created Cardinal Title Group, and soon thereafter gave agents a 100% commission. “We That changed amid the Great Recession.

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RON is here to stay – Here’s what you need to know

Housing Wire

In addition to complying with state laws, you must make a plan on how to train and certify staff and comply with the rules and expectations set by your underwriting and lending partners. This will likely be a new experience for most buyers so providing as much information as possible at the beginning of the closing process will be key.

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Chris Rochon Joins Business Development Team

Lamacchia Realty

Chris served buyers and sellers in the Greater Merrimack Valley area during his time as a REALTOR. Chris Rochon Business Development Consultant Lamacchia Realty has been serving buyers and sellers since 2009. Before he got into the real estate market, Chris spent 30 years working in the customer service industry.

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Kara Foley Announced as the Cape Cod Regional Manager

Lamacchia Realty

Mike McGrory Vice President of Lamacchia Property Management Lamacchia Realty has been serving buyers and sellers since 2009. The  training ,  systems ,  technology , and  marketing  that Lamacchia Realty offers its REALTORS® are second to none, and the word is spreading.

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