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ICE envisions an unstoppable ‘life-of-loan’ platform with Black Knight acquisition

Housing Wire

Other opportunities ICE acknowledged include developing innovative analytics that help lenders connect with potential buyers in historically underserved markets and identify minority bias in the home valuation process. There’s a little north of 100 [MSP clients] and we believe that 40 of those are not on Encompass today.

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Upgrading Technology Can Be a Driving Force in Today’s Housing Market

Eppraisal

A property with smart technology can convince appraisers to value your property more and encourage interested buyers to bid higher. Why Technology Sells Smart technology’s robust demand renders residential properties more marketable. smart home market’s estimated revenue was $34.7 billion in 2023.

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Down Payments: Bigger Isn’t Always Better

Will Springer Realtor

The reality is repeat buyers make a down payment of about 17% while first-timers put down about 6%-7% – figures that have been generally consistent for the last five years in the U.S. This knowledge is critical to have when saving for a home and estimating when buyers may reach their down payment goal. Let’s bust that myth right now!

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