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Blend breaks into title insurance with latest acquisition

Housing Wire

Mr. Cooper expects to book an after-tax gain of $350 million on the transaction, according to the company’s 8K statement. The title insurance and settlement services provider was originally bought b y Solutionstar Holdings , an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationstar Mortgage Holdings (Mr. .”

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How to vet private money lenders for real estate investing

Housing Wire

In today’s competitive real estate market, an increasing number of real estate investors are turning to private money lenders to help them close deals faster, enhance property valuations, and increase their returns. Escrow officers and title agents. Put together a deal pitch book.

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Agents fight misconceptions to win deals for military veteran clients

Housing Wire

But because inventory remains at record lows, home prices have soared to astonishing highs, and bidding wars still occur in housing market across the country, Pascoe and other real estate agents on the buy-side have had to go the extra mile to fight for their VA clients.

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New Year, New You: Transforming Your Appraisal Career in 2023

McKissock

There are appraisal jobs available in the lending sector, such as staff appraisers, review appraisers, fee panel managers, and with experience and time on the job, chief appraiser and valuation compliance officer jobs can be found. They all handle land and building acquisitions and dispositions, as well as condemnation valuations.

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Opinion: Does your title M&A strategy add up?

Housing Wire

That shouldn’t start with the wishful determination of the multiple one might wish for in selling a business, nor the lowest possible valuation for the target of an acquisition. Listen to the “chatter” of real estate agents or underwriters at local conferences. Instead, it starts with the “why.”.

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Home Appraisals vs Online Home Value Calculators

D Fritz Appraisals

Sometimes these online services are referred to more formally as Automated Valuation Models (AVMs), or more casually, home value calculators. While there are free online tools available to homeowners, the Realtors Property Resource is only available to real estate agents. If the numbers are aligned, that’s a good thing!

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A Log Home Valuation

Appraisal Buzz

The question is raised as to what is the real problem with log home valuation and what is the problem with appraisers working in the niche log home market? It’s apparent when someone has little to no knowledge regarding log home valuation. The post A Log Home Valuation appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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