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How to survive this “unprecedented” era of digital mortgage

Housing Wire

Writing about digital mortgage in 2021, I am reminded of a cartoon in the New Yorker, in which two cavemen were starting a fire and one said “Stop saying everything is ‘unprecedented.’” The digital experience has changed forever, and no one is turning back. However, the Point of Sale category took a turn for the better in 2020.

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RISMedia’s August Digital Magazine

McKissock

Read the full article here. In this “Power Broker Roundtable,” NAR’s Cindy Ariosa leads a conversation with brokers around the country, from California to Utah to Florida, about how they’re reading the current market, whether they think the price peak driven by the pandemic is over, and what advice they have for real estate agents.

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Logan Mohtashami: The 2022 housing forecast

Housing Wire

Most of the time, the economy is like a slow-moving ocean liner that changes direction gradually and without much effort. But when a new, powerful variable presents itself, like the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the economy can change on a dime. The 10-year yield and mortgage rates. The forecast. The backstory.

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The evolution of the more productive real estate agent 

Housing Wire

She then went on to teach high school French, but after six years of dealing with “hormonal teenagers” Williamson was ready for a change, and on a friend’s suggestion interviewed at the local Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty affiliate. “It I told my husband that I’d do it for a year or two and see how it goes.

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When Will This Market Change?

Lamacchia Realty

When Will the Housing Market Change? One day, we will be reminiscing with the next generation about how there was once only a 2.5-week We will tell them how after the once-in-a-century pandemic , the average home sale price increased dramatically. Despite how utterly unbelievable that sounds, it happened.

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ROOTING HARD FOR LOWER MORTGAGE RATES

Will Springer Realtor

Instead, many eyes may have been captivated by something else dropping – interest rates. The Federal Reserve recently updated its forecast, hinting at a potential decrease of about 75 basis points (0.75%) in its short-term lending rate by the year’s end – promising news for borrowers in 2024.

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Tips on appraising new construction homes

Appraisal Today

As the cost of construction materials generally continue to spiral upwards, it may be necessary to adjust for time, depending on how old the cost data is. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on VA appraisals, appraisal modernization, eliminate VA panel, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc.