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Pending legislation would end home inspection waivers in Massachusetts

Housing Wire

A housing market marked by relatively high interest rates and tight inventory — and punctuated by the practice of home inspection waivers to sweeten offers — are taking a bite out of business for home inspectors, who play a key role in the sales process by ensuring that buyers are not being sold a lemon of a house. and Canada.

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Appraisal Inspection Vs. Home Inspection: Your Role as an Appraiser

McKissock

Appraisers often balk at assignments that require a more detailed inspection of the subject property (e.g., ” Do you believe you are acting as a home inspector when you complete a property inspection as part of an FHA assignment? Appraisers perform similar inspections, to one degree or another, in most appraisal assignments.

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Buyers flock to Bay City, Michigan for ultra-low home prices

Housing Wire

“I tell my clients, if you want a house, you’ve got to go in with an offer immediately and you’ve got to make it strong. ’ And if I don’t find a buyer immediately when I list a property, I’m getting plenty of people making offers without even looking at the price or even doing an inspection.”

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How Today’s Market Impacts the Appraisals and Inspections Landscape

Genworth MI Blog

With an increasingly competitive market for buyers, many homebuyers have taken new steps to secure a successful offer. Enact’s David Foster recently spoke with MortgageOrb about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted inspections and appraisals, the changes we see today, and other appraisal factors to consider.

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I’d list my home, but where would I move?

Housing Wire

For most agents, that’s the end of the conversation, ending the possibility of taking a new listing as well as facilitating the buyer side. Stop answering clients’ concerns by saying, “Yeah, there’s really nothing on the market, I mean everything in the MLS is already pending. No rehab for them and no inspection woes for you.

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

Housing Wire

They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” Creating new content, whether in the form of text, photos, videos or computer code, is referred to as generative AI. Building trust with prospects or clients takes time. So how can real estate agents be so cavalier about their job?

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Making the dream of homeownership a reality for underserved communities

Housing Wire

Through a close friend, Davis was introduced to HomeFree-USA, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help prospective buyers reach homeownership. Throughout the process, Davis faced common issues, such as being outbid on a property and encountering unexpected defects in homes she toured that wouldn’t have passed inspection.

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