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NAR adds home improvement contractor’s app to Realtor benefits

Housing Wire

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.

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How Real Estate Agents Can Help Home Buyers Navigate Emotional Decisions

McKissock

As of 2020, a whopping 88% of home buyers relied on the help of a real estate agent to get them through the process. This trend has been on the rise since 2001 when only 69% of buyers used a real estate agent. . Add a home inspection contingency clause to the contract as well for further peace of mind. .

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

Sincerely, (your name) (your brokerage) (your phone number) (your email) Click to copy to clipboard The ‘for sale by owner’ or FSBO letter Audience: For sale by owners Format: Typed letter in an envelope, handwritten address For sale by owner sellers are typically very cautious around real estate agents.

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Working with buyers in the nation’s hottest housing market

Housing Wire

1 city in population growth for the last eight years and it was the hottest job market in 2019 and 2020, according to the Wall Street Journal. Rapidly accelerating home prices come with a variety of challenges for lenders and real estate agents, including one of the biggest pain points right now — the appraisal gap.

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What to Do If The Home You’re Buying has Defective Drywall

Lamacchia Realty

The best way you can protect yourself as a buyer is by conducting a thorough inspection of the property. Following the home inspection , the inspector will be able to provide you with the most accurate report of the quality of the property, including the condition of the drywall.

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Inner Loop Houston Loft Buildings

Houston Properties

Recent awards include: – 2022: #1 Residential Real Estate Team by Sales Volume, Houston Business Journal. 2021: Best Real Estate Teams in America, RealTrends.com. 2021: Top 100 Women Leaders in Real Estate of 2021. 2021: America’s Top 100 Real Estate Agents.

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Is Fannie Mae Recruiting New Appraisers??

Robinson Appraisal Group

paths, what appraisers do in the field and real life experiences of an. In August of 2019 the. observation of the property, sometimes including an interior inspection. by a third-party: this third party inspection could be done by a real. estate agent, a property inspector or even another real estate.