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Mortgage Digitalization 2.0: Moving Beyond Integrations

Appraisal Buzz

The Importance of a Modular Architecture First and foremost, lenders must have in place a technological foundation that supports the implementation of whatever those build-versus-buy decisions are. A successful strategy on this front involves creating modular architecture, driven by APIs that seamlessly integrate multiple components.

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How a Christie’s agent closed $44 million+ in 2024 on Instagram

Housing Wire

He parlayed his passion for Spanish revival architecture and his flair for making viral videos into a wildly lucrative niche in one of the world’s most competitive real estate markets Los Angeles. Los Angeles is arguably one of the best cities in the world for residential architecture. Simple, but not easy.

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Developer sues Denver over requirement to pay into affordable housing fund

Housing Wire

The company, redT Homes , states that it’s the Denver areas only residential real estate development company […] offering a full suite of services, ranging from land acquisition and entitlement to design, architecture, and construction along with real estate-focused marketing and sales.

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When should you share your own opinion of a house with a buyer?

Housing Wire

For example, instead of giving a negative opinion of a specific type of architecture, educate your buyer on common features of that architecture and how a property conforms to (or deviates from) those. Do not comment on the design or aesthetics of a property unless a buyer specifically asks for your opinion.

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Why Neighborhood Analysis Matters: Avoiding Costly Appraisal Mistakes

Appraisal Buzz

A comprehensive neighborhood analysis involves delineating precise boundaries, understanding property types and architectural styles within those boundaries, assessing land use changes, and evaluating current and future economic trends. Defining Neighborhood Boundaries Accurately outlining neighborhood boundaries is essential.

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Precision partners: How AI and human expertise are elevating lending excellence

Housing Wire

Building excellence: The architecture of successful AI implementations Building reliable AI for lending requires a fundamentally different approach than general-purpose AI. What makes an effective approach different is designing AI systems around human expertise rather than trying to eliminate it.

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Tight inventory is challenging Illinois’ ‘steady Eddie’ housing market

Housing Wire

We also have a lot of architecturally interesting properties, ranging from modern to vintage and historical homes. McCormick said the usual steadiness of the states housing market and Chicago s relative affordability compared to other large cities are major draws for many of her clients. Chicago is affordable for a big city, McCormick said.