Appraisal Buzz

MAY 2, 2022

As energy efficiency becomes a more visible data point, it’s likely that this will become a marketing point for eco-conscious renters and buyers. Neighborhoods away from major cities will become more appealing to potential buyers who don’t want to lose great upload and download speeds just to find affordable housing.

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Birmingham Appraisal

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A great skill to have for a real estate agent, or anyone in the real estate industry, is the ability to download sales data from your local MLS and import it into a spreadsheet program like Excel or Google Sheets. When learning a market it is very helpful to be able to perform an MLS search and download the data for analysis.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Last year at this time, we were seeing surprising home buyer demand with rates having fallen to the low 6s. We still see more sellers than last year. We are in the normal range with price reductions, meaning sellers are generally fine, generally getting their prices. More sellers with price cuts than a year ago.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The figure can be higher if buyers are also expected to pay some or all of the compensation to their real estate broker, though the seller typically covers most – if not all – of that cost. Here is a more complete list (downloadable PDF). As you can see, the cost of ownership can add up and buyers should avoid surprises.

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Assurance Financial

MAY 10, 2022

During home shopping, most homebuyers want to know whether the current housing market is a seller’s market or a buyer’s market, along with how to get a good deal in a seller’s market. Buyer’s vs. Seller’s Market. These terms mean that the market either favors buyers or sellers.

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Cornerstone

APRIL 30, 2021

Download the infographic here. Here’s a quick recap of why selling can be a smart move this spring: Springtime normally shows an influx of buyer activity. It’s an ideal time for sellers to take advantage. Sellers who may have been reluctant to list in the past few years are now considering it.

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Cornerstone

JULY 1, 2021

Download the infographic here. Here’s an overview of why selling your house now may be optimal: Because inventory is so tight and demand is so high, buyers are competing for limited listings as homes fly off the market. What really sticks out about this summer is a lack of seller competition. Reading Time: 3 minutes.

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McKissock

JANUARY 18, 2022

Dale Schaechterle, the founding partner and CEO at Realty Executives Integrity , shares with Forbes that the services of a good real estate agent are essential for a first-time home buyer given the complicated network of mortgage rates and tax laws that they will have to navigate. Download for free here. Location, Location, Location.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The MA & NH package includes required Core Course, Buyer Agency, Financing, Disclosures / Seller Due Diligence, 1031 Exchanges, Code of Ethics, and Conducting Open Houses and Developing a Safety Plan. Textbook, downloadable e-Book, PDF presentation, Exam tip worksheet & 12 months of access to online education video library.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2020

Let’s look at this in a key discipline every mortgage, and real estate professional would want to practice as much as possible, to be as great as possible, to execute as consistently as possible – an initial conversation with a potential borrower (buyer/seller) who wants to buy a home and is inquiring about financing. And, that’s fair.

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McKissock

AUGUST 24, 2022

Download the app for free at Google Play or iTunes. Easily run quick estimates and closing costs for buyers and sellers using your smartphone. Most useful, however, is that “buyers or sellers can sign on the run, using their mobile device,” says Bunni Longwell of Keller Williams Realty , St. Petersburg, Florida.

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McKissock

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Free Download: Ready to launch your appraisal career? So, this is a pretend sale between a typically motivated buyer and a seller. A sales contract price on a subject property is just an agreed upon amount for the pending transaction between that buyer and that seller.

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Market Value Marketing Property Appraisal Appraisal 80

Cornerstone

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Download the infographic here. Here’s an overview of why selling this winter may be smarter: Even after the buyer boom seen in 2020 , it continues: Buyer demand is outpacing the supply of available homes for sale, so homebuyers frequently compete to snatch up limited listings.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Includes Business Ebooks, Career Resources, Downloadable Resources, Digital Flashcards, Real Estate Glossary, Study Schedule Pros + Cons Pros: Five-day trial with free unlimited access to all course content. Cons: You must have Zoom downloaded and installed on your computer/ laptop for Live Online portions of certain courses.

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Real Estate Real Estate Agent Best Value Agents 347

Assurance Financial

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In a traditional home sale, the seller lists the house for a price that will cover the following costs: The mortgage’s remaining costs. After taking care of the above expenses, whatever amount is left over is the seller’s profit. As a result, the seller no longer has that mortgage. Traditional Home Sale.

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Assurance Financial

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The key to getting the best possible value for your money is understanding what’s happening in your local real estate market — whether you’re a buyer or a seller. What’s the Difference Between a Buyer’s and Seller’s Market? Buyer Expectations. What Is a Buyer’s Market?

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 10, 2022

How do buyers get caught up in the web of a cybercriminal? One of the most common scenarios involves scammers hacking into the email accounts of buyers and various professionals working on the closing of a home sale. This is yet another “buyer beware” alert during the home-purchase process. Do not click on an unverified email.

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Real Estate Buyers Valuation Law 66

Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 12, 2023

You can easily sell your unwanted clothes, furniture, electronics, and other forgotten items on secondhand selling sites and apps such as Facebook Marketplace, or Poshmark that are free to sign up for or download. Decluttering can also enhance the appeal of your home, and therefore increase the property’s overall value.

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Realty Sellers Buyers 65

Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

The suspicion was that there were a bunch of sellers who were waiting to sell: Once rates fell these sellers would come rushing back to this real estate market and we’d finally see inventory grow. Second, because people think of home sellers as being locked-in by high interest rates. That’s 15% growth over the pace of 2023.

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Assurance Financial

APRIL 29, 2021

Earnest money is a portion of the sale price of the home that a buyer pays upfront, after the seller accepts their offer. The deposit shows that a buyer is serious and allows the seller to take the home off the market. If the buyer backs out of the sale, the seller gets to keep the earnest money.

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Mortgage Insurance Sellers Inspection 69

Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Includes business eBooks, career resources, downloadable resources, digital flashcards, real estate glossary, study schedule. You’ll get 20+ “how to” videos to help you understand the fundamentals of the job, buyer and seller checklists, action plans and other helpful resources.

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Movoto

MARCH 25, 2024

Think of getting pre-approved for a mortgage as a kind of stamp of approval: it shows sellers you’re a serious contender with the financial backing to buy their home. The best way to approach this task in the modern world is to simply download all the items you’ll need and save them in a folder with sensible names.

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Birmingham Appraisal

JANUARY 25, 2023

Pricing a home based on market data can help the seller get the most money for their home as well as help them sell it in a reasonable amount of time. This might include age location, quality, style, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, or anything else that a typical buyer would pay more for.

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Agents Appraisal Contracts Buyers 75

Cornerstone

MAY 21, 2021

Download the infographic here. As you prepare to buy a home – either as a first-time buyer or as a seller who is buying a new house – it’s critical to know your monthly budget and exactly how much house you can afford. Reading Time: 3 minutes. This makes it harder to act with confidence in our present environment. What’s next?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This is not a recipe to keep the home buyer momentum we saw building in December. Remember that the way to more selection for home buyers is with higher mortgage rates. Spring buyers’ market It’s the spring buyers market and inventory is falling each week. There are more buyers than sellers.

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Cornerstone

JUNE 1, 2021

That’s the question on every homebuyer and seller’s mind. Home prices are climbing because of record-low inventory levels that can’t meet the needs of today’s buyers. Buyers don’t have enough houses to choose from. Days-on-market are swift, multiple offers are prevalent, and buyer confidence is rising.”.

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Listing Spark

JULY 5, 2023

The Best Apps for Real Estate Investors Support Every Aspect of Your Business Before downloading any promising apps, it’s important to take a step back and evaluate what will be useful for each leg of your business. Zillow: Know What the Buyers and Sellers Are Thinking Zillow is an industry staple.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Even as money is more expensive and there are more sellers than a year ago, we can also see slight home sales growth over 2023. New listings rise New listings continue to show us that more sellers are interested in this market this year. Each week we have more sellers and each week that inventory spread over last year keeps growing.

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Assurance Financial

MAY 18, 2022

Several government loan programs exist to help buyers take one step closer to the American dream of homeownership. Availability to Buyers Who Might Have Difficulty Qualifying for Other Mortgages. These buyers might have tried to apply for conventional mortgages but were turned down. of the purchase price.

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McKissock

JANUARY 31, 2023

Sometimes a homes across the street are not the same pool of buyers as a home a block away, even if it is the same builder and floor plan. Because of where buyers want to live. Was the seller highly motivated? ” “That it’s not always a bad idea for the seller to be present during an appraisal inspection.

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McKissock

JANUARY 14, 2022

The negative impacts on the marketability of residential properties caused by odors from pet dander, feces, and urine can be significant factors in the price a buyer is willing to pay. Free Download: Ready to launch your appraisal career? For example: I had an assignment to appraise a 3,500 sq. What might it cost to fix the problem?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

You have all these buyers that have been waiting for rates to come back and now they’re back and all this becomes really competitive again.” The second project I’m working on is having a mobile app where the the client can download the app and use it to take care of their transaction. If people got rates of 7% and 7.5%

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Mortgage Loan Officers Inventory Business 443

Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

Inventory is slowly but steadily increasing over last year, which means slightly more options for buyers this spring. This implies that there are more than enough buyers at these prices and these mortgage rates to keep activity happening in housing. Each week sellers are easing back into the market a little more than last year.

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Housing Market Marketing Inventory Contracts 526

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Printed textbooks, virtual classes, live engagement with instructors and peers , CompuCram Exam Prep, videos, one-year professional growth membership. Includes an online textbook & coursework, audio Supplement for vocabulary review + Exam Prep Course 2 of 2: Broker Applied Real Estate Principles $250 6 weekly, instructor-led webinar sessions.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

Sellers are coming back There are 499,000 single-family homes unsold on the market now. There are slightly more sellers each week. Last year, was marked by how few sellers there were. We can expect to have more sellers all year. Sales were held back for lack of sellers. Home price signals are increasing too.

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Real Estate Marketing Inventory New Listings 490

Assurance Financial

MAY 18, 2022

When you’re shopping for a home, you want to do as much as possible to show sellers you’re serious and make yourself stand out in a crowded field. That’s particularly true when you’re looking to buy in a seller’s market. It makes you look more attractive as a buyer to sellers.

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Mortgage Sellers Real Estate Agent Buyers 74

Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

You’ll get 20+ “how to” videos to help you understand the fundamentals of the job, buyer and seller checklists, action plans and other helpful resources.

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