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The One Business Skill Every Appraiser Needs to Master

McKissock

We recently asked our appraisal community, “What ONE business skill does every appraiser need to master?” ” By far, the most popular answer selection was “delegation and time management.” ” According to real-life appraisers, several business skills are important.

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Even super hot housing markets like LA are cooling off

Housing Wire

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers from each city share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. Our local market feature spotlights five different areas across the country for each HousingWire Magazine. Rapid City, South Dakota. Rapid City, South Dakota.

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Bridging the gaps in the home buying process

Housing Wire

Title agents historically have felt like they played second fiddle to other players in the buying and selling of real estate. Regulators were suddenly curious about what exactly the industry contributed to a real estate transaction. A title agent can begin by delivering the vision.

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Opinion: Automate title status check info with AI

Housing Wire

More than a few real estate agents have come to dread calling the closing company to find out when they can close. Loan officers dread having to email an appraisal firm for the report they’re waiting on. It’s traceable to overuse and misuse of phones and email as project management queues and order-entry portals.

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Opinion: More can be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

Unfortunately, those ads don’t talk much about the next month or six weeks, the period real estate professionals call the “settlement process.” More than a few real estate agents will roll their eyes and sigh when asked by a client, upon the signing of a sales contract, “What’s next?”

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Opinion: More should be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

Unfortunately, those ads don’t talk much about the next month or six weeks, the period real estate professionals call the “settlement process.” More than a few real estate agents will roll their eyes and sigh when asked by a client, upon the signing of a sales contract, “What’s next?” in question.

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