Appraisal Buzz

MAY 6, 2024

Does the cost of homeowners insurance affect the price of a home? In recent years, insurance companies have pulled out of some markets altogether after sustaining massive losses due to wildfires, flooding, and other climate-related disasters. In some markets, the answer is increasingly yes.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As an organization dedicated to protecting property rights, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) wants to help ensure laws do not discriminate against or prevent people from legally purchasing real estate. Laws should also be clear on the role title insurance professionals play in facilitating transactions with foreign owners.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) on Wednesday unveiled its state flood disclosure tracker tool , aiming to offer clarity and access to survey existing state disclosure requirements for flood insurance. Data from the Legal Research Center concluded that all 50 states and Washington, D.C.,

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Asian borrowers pay $13 less than non-Hispanic white borrowers (the control group); low-income borrowers pay $14 more; and first-time home buyers pay $11 less than repeat buyers. Homeowner’s insurance, the servicer, and even the GSE (the actual holder of the default risk on the mortgage), represent small overall costs by comparison.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2023

Buyers, sellers and lenders all have a stake in the sale, and title and escrow ensure that everyone’s interests are protected. They also help to prevent fraud and ensure that the sale is conducted legally and ethically. In real estate, a title is a legal document that establishes ownership of a property or asset.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — National Association of Realtors CEO Bob Goldberg was back on the stand Tuesday morning at the start of the seventh day of the Sitzer/Burnett class-action buyer broker commission antitrust lawsuit. Goldberg said he wasn’t sure, deferring the decision to the trade group’s legal team.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

At the top of industry leaders’ minds for how the outcome of these lawsuits will potentially harm consumers is how buyers will be able to afford and pay for buyer representation. “I That means the industry may see more buyers go unrepresented, as well as a potential uptick in dual agency transactions. “I I don’t know.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In recent years, the value proposition of title insurance has come under attack following Fannie Mae’s announcement that it would accept attorney opinion letters in lieu of title insurance, as well as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s title waiver programs , which were eventually scrapped. “If

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2022

As the principal broker for a RE/MAX franchise in coastal Cannon Beach, Oregon, Alaina Giguiere’s typical responsibilities include marketing homes for sellers, touring homes with buyers, generating new business leads, managing client relationships, and drafting and reviewing contracts with buyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2022

In April, Fannie Mae announced that it would be accepting written opinion letters from an attorney in lieu of a title insurance policy “in limited circumstances.”. Title insurance protects against hidden risks that are not discoverable during searches of public records, unlike alternatives.

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Realtor

OCTOBER 29, 2020

When you’re a first-time home buyer approaching the finish line in the journey to your new home, you want nothing to go wrong, right? These are the most common contingencies that are part of your new home closing process: Home inspection contingency: This gives buyers the right to have the home professionally inspected.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

Part of our value as professional real estate agents is helping guide buyers through the process, using our expertise and first-hand experience. We’ve compiled this house-hunting checklist you can review with your buyer clients to help them better understand the home-buying process. I used to play a fun game with my buyer clients.

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Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2022

This narrative was once again repeated in the HousingWire article announcing the FHA first-look program: “Typically, FHA-insured foreclosed properties are snatched up by large investors and turned into rental properties.”. Net owner-occupancy rates. Most of these reverted REOs are eventually sold via the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).

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Empire Appraisal Group

JANUARY 20, 2022

Buyers May Face Hidden Costs for Homes with Solar Power. Solar-powered home” sounds like a great money-saving deal, but buyers should study possible costs before committing. Not all property insurance companies will cover solar panels, and the ones that do have a wide-ranging set of rules and inconsistent coverage pricing.

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Eppraisal

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Whether you're a first-time buyer or a seasoned homeowner, understanding these costs is essential for a smooth transaction. Let's delve into the intricacies of closing costs, what they entail, and how they impact both buyers and sellers. What are Closing Costs?

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Raleigh Realty

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

So whether you're a first-time home buyer or an experienced seller, stay tuned, because we’re going to tell you everything you need to know. Title Fees Home Appraisal Fee Home Inspection Fee Homeowner’s Insurance Fee Transfer Tax Escrow Fees Loan Origination Fees Closing Costs FAQs How Much Are Closing Costs? Who Pays Closing Costs?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

The suit takes aim at the National Association of Realtor’s Participation Rule which requires listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker in order to list a property on a NAR affiliated MLS. As with all of the other commission lawsuits, Tuccori’s suit is seeking class action status.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

SELLERS, HERE'S WHAT TO DO IF A BUYER REQUESTS REPAIRS AFTER INSPECTION Selling your home and moving into a new one can be an exciting life chapter. A common issue that sellers should be prepared for is a buyer requesting repairs after the home inspection. It’s no surprise that the buyer would rather have the seller cover the cost.

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Padove Appraisal Service

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Legal proceedings: An appraisal can be useful in legal proceedings, such as divorce settlements, where the value of a property needs to be determined. They are an important tool for ensuring that property is priced, taxed, insured, and distributed fairly and accurately.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2021

The app also lists any local laws protecting renters who use veteran’s benefits or Social Security insurance payments to pay their rent. The update expands Zillow’s Local Legal Protections tool, which was created in 2018 to help LGBT home searchers identify if their rights were protected by local laws in certain jurisdictions.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Hopeful their initial offer might be accepted or that they might beat out other potential buyers. Yes, the process of orchestrating the collaboration of lenders, appraisers , home inspectors, one or two real estate agents, a title insurance company, and possibly others is complex. Then, they might become hopeful.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

The program helped a generation of Americans purchase their first home, however, due to a government policy known as “red-lining,” banks were effectively prohibited from issuing FHA-insured loans in neighborhoods that were predominantly Black or Hispanic. Lower homeownership rates mean there will be fewer buyers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

As the engines of the housing and mortgage markets continue to sputter due to higher interest rates and fewer buyers, industry innovators are looking for ways to get their company’s wheels off the ground. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2022

As a driver of the economy, housing should be bolstered by: Non-bank lending institutions to lend in lower-income areas and to minorities in the same way that CRA provides for banks Reducing government-insured and guaranteed mortgage loan fees. Since 2016, legal immigration growth has declined by 40%. Prices continue to rise.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Homebuyer , an Ohio-based software startup offering digital mortgages to first-time home buyers, announced on Monday it had snagged $1.4 million first-time home buyers every year in the United States,” said Green. “First-time home buyers are an important and overlooked segment of the U.S. “There are 2.5

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 10, 2024

Allegations of collusion to inflate compensation paid to both buyer and seller agents in transactions prompted this landmark settlement, estimated at a staggering $418M. This move, while aiming to “decouple” buyer and seller compensation, may inadvertently reduce transparency for consumers when reviewing home-sale listings.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

A home inspector, hired and paid by the buyer typically, will look at the plumbing, electricity and the overall foundation of the home and then provide a report with their findings. While home inspections aren’t required, they provide the buyer with several important opportunities in the home-buying process.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2022

housing entities are at odds over the future of the federal government’s cash-strapped flood insurance program. NAR, meanwhile, no longer wants to see states excluded from the federal government’s flood insurance program due to not meeting FEMA standards. Two of the most powerful U.S.

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Eppraisal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

There are many terms used in real estate transactions that home buyers and sellers may not completely understand. Buyers and sellers will often use the terms title and deed interchangeably. Buyers "take title" to a home. However, you will receive a physical, legal document called a deed.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

We recognized the potential of the Notarize platform and have worked with their team to tackle the legal and technical barriers to RON,” said Don Casey, president and CEO of Realogy Title Group. The increased adoption of RON is being driven by more tech-focused lenders , Casey noted in an interview.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2023

Those who aren’t really familiar with the settlement services industry tend to think of a title agency as, more or less, the business that makes the closing happen and delivers a title insurance policy. But those who live and breathe title know there’s something even more fundamental with which they are charged.

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Appraisal Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Whether you’re a homeowner, a prospective buyer, or a real estate professional, understanding the true value of a property is crucial. bring a deep understanding of local market trends, property characteristics, and legal considerations into their assessments. Appraisers in Toronto, like those at Appraisal Hub Inc.,

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2021

MAM emerged as the buyer of servicer Reverse Mortgage Solutions (RMS) in 2019, buying the company and its portfolio from its former parent Ditech Holding Corporation after a protracted, court-supervised process. The buyer , recent history in reverse. These benefits will contribute to even stronger momentum for Mr. Cooper.”.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Diverse allocation from several investor segments — including insurance capital, institutional credit and alternatives managers, asset-backed buyers and lenders, and family offices — all demonstrate the maturity of this model. Investors have taken notice, and trust in HEIs is growing. Not if, but how big?

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Realtor

OCTOBER 29, 2020

When you’re a first-time home buyer approaching the finish line in the journey to your new home, you want nothing to go wrong, right? These are the most common contingencies that are part of your new home closing process: Home inspection contingency: This gives buyers the right to have the home professionally inspected.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2022

Bidders were required to be cash buyers, or more precisely cryptocurrency buyers, or – more precisely still – have a virtual wallet on the Ethereum blockchain. Generally, listing agents extract a commission from the homeseller and then split it with the buyer’s agent. It represented LLC ownership of the property.

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Appraisal Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Informed Decision-Making for Sellers and Buyers: Whether you’re selling or buying a home in Toronto, an appraisal gives you a solid foundation for negotiation. Sellers can set a competitive and realistic asking price, while buyers can ensure they’re making a fair offer.

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