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DataDigest: 25 years of NAR lobbying visualized

Housing Wire

The organization outspent every organization in the country in 2020 and 2022 and came in second behind the U.S. No one in the real estate industry comes close to NAR’s lobbying budget. Taxes, finance, insurance, and consumer product safety round out the top five. Chamber of Commerce in seven of the last 10 years.

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Verification solutions provider Xactus acquires MassiveCert

Housing Wire

Xactus will add flood services to its list of verification solutions with the acquisition of MassiveCert , a software company that provides flood zone determinations for insurance, lending and real estate. Up until now, Xactus obtained data from third parties. Servicers, are you prepared for hurricane season?

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WFG reduces time and cost in real estate transactions

Housing Wire

WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williston Financial Group and a national title insurance underwriter dedicated to taking time and cost out of real estate transactions. This ongoing engagement is an example of WFG’s foundational pledge to “Communicate, Collaborate, Coexist.”

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Remote online notarization is the proper path forward for digital closings

Housing Wire

During the first six months of 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that the volume of e-mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spiked significantly. introduced the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020, which allows for the immediate use of RON nationwide.

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Why Buy Land for Sale in Ohio in 2022? (7 Reasons)

The Robert Weiler Company

Below, we explore why it’s a good idea to buy land in Ohio; the benefits of buying land to build a house or business; and we even detail some alternatives to buying real property… from your couch, if you’re not ready to buy land for sale! Due to the effects of the pandemic, CNBC did not conduct the study in 2020.

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Ohio Land for Sale: Is the Market Still Ripe for Growth in 2022?

The Robert Weiler Company

Commercial real estate has also seen an explosion in transactions since 2021 as Covid-19 fuels best-ever commercial real estate sales. commercial property sales hit a 10-year low in 2020, the industry hit a 15-year high in 2021, reaching $809 billion (nearly doubling 2020’s mark of $405.4

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Fannie Mae Takes A Closer Look at Appraisals

Appraisal Today

Many thanks to Ryan Lundquist’s 2020 blog post for the very appropriate image above! From accusations of bias or discrimination to failure to disclose significant real property appraisal assistance, it can be really alarming if a licensing board reaches out and notifies you of a complaint. By McKissock November 15, 2022.