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Optimal Blue Promotes Rick Allen to Chief Operating Officer

Appraisal Buzz

Rick Allen has been promoted to chief operating officer (COO) at Optimal Blue , a provider a secondary marketing software. Our clients have long relied on our technology and data to operate profitably and efficiently, and our ability to serve them has always come from our own ability to operate with agility,” says Allen, in a release.

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Kristen Sieffert leads the reverse mortgage presence at The Gathering

Housing Wire

They could potentially advise their senior clients about the use of a reverse mortgage to protect against sequence-of-returns risk, where a reverse mortgage line of credit is tapped in times of market volatility until an investment portfolio stabilizes.

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Best real estate continuing education schools for quick and easy license renewal in 2024

Housing Wire

CE bundles price range: $89 to $189 Visit Colibri Real Estate Best Value The CE Shop CE courses available in all 50 states Intuitive interface and features. Course content is written and taught by active, seasoned industry professionals, and course upgrades feature engagement with instructors experienced in your local market.

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Best real estate apps for agents in 2024

Housing Wire

To help, we reviewed hundreds of options to put together this list of the best real estate apps for 2024. These tools can help you cut your speed to lead time in half, market your business, generate and nurture leads, and even leverage bleeding-edge AI tools to 10x your productivity.

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How to Level Up as an Appraiser

McKissock

I did no market analysis; I guessed the land value and effective age and adjusted GLA at the infamous $25/SF. I checked off all the right boxes on the form and then picked my best value. If you say the market is stable, perhaps you add a sentence or two to expound on that. Add charts that show the market trend.

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Commercial Real Estate Niches Booming in 2021

McKissock

Real estate professionals in the commercial industries know that markets can change dramatically in the course of just a few years. It’s critical to stay on top of the trends and review which up-and-coming markets are looking to boom in the year ahead. Advanced technology has also made research more accessible. . Life Sciences.

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6 Things to Know BEFORE Moving to Smithfield, NC

Raleigh Realty

This Fortune 500 Company will not only drastically impact the local economy for the better, but it will lay the foundation for further welcoming leaders in business and technology. Still remaining less expensive than nearby cities, the housing market has seen a 12.2 Part of the Raleigh Metropolitan area, Smithfield has seen a 1.5