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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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Cash offer startup Accept.inc raises 90M in debt and equity

Housing Wire

If the all-cash offer wins, the home is purchased from the seller and reserved until the loan is ready to close. The all-cash contract signed between Accept.inc and the seller is still contingent on a satisfactory inspection that can be negotiated between the buyer and agent. The trio closed a $7 million seed round in 2019.

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Housing inventory nationwide rises for the first time in years

Housing Wire

That marks the first month since July 2019 (pre-pandemic) that housing inventory increased year over year. The dip in competition often allows homebuyers to make less risky offers that avoid waiving protections like home inspections and appraisal contingencies. And price carefully. This is not the time to test the waters.

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Buyers Retreat as Home Prices Hit All-Time High in June

Appraisal Buzz

Buyers often back out during the inspection period because they find something they don’t like, but affordability is really the underlying issue. A persistent affordability dilemma that is affecting purchasers is causing some sellers to lower their prices since their properties are sitting on the market and growing stale.

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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. Richardson also noted that there have been fewer property inspection waivers issued by Fannie Mae in the last several months, keeping appraisers, inspectors and others in valuation very busy.

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

We negotiated to get the sellers the highest price possible. Even if you’re months or even years away from moving, a seller’s prep session is one of the services I offer homeowners. Many of us are in sellers’ markets with very low inventory. The goal in prospecting FSBO sellers is to be that agent.

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Why You Should Use a Real Estate Attorney to Sell Your Home

Lamacchia Realty

WHY YOU SHOULD USE A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY TO SELL YOUR HOME As a home seller you may think you are saving money by not hiring an attorney to guide you through the legal aspects of your sale but in actuality, it could end up costing you more not to! A seller’s attorney will work directly with the closing attorney.