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What renovations will add value to my home?

Housing Wire

We all love the feeling of a refreshed, renovated home, and being able to enjoy it instills a sense of pride in its owner. That’s partly why people are spending significant time, energy and money on home renovation projects these days. Despite this, there are some renovations that are worth their price tags.

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RenoFi targets homeowners who don’t qualify for HELOCs

Housing Wire

Renovation financing startup RenoFi now offers a fixed-rate home renovation loan, which allows homeowners to borrow as much as 90% of their home’s after-renovation value — a move to target homeowners who don’t qualify for a home equity line of credit (HELOCs). Presented by: Auction.com.

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Building Success in a Tough Market: Key Strategies for MLOs

Appraisal Buzz

With the downturn in home sales, the challenges are multifaceted: Homeowners are holding onto low-interest rate mortgages instead of moving up, investors edging out traditional buyers with cash offers and first-time homebuyers facing steep affordability hurdles and bidding wars. That presents a unique challenge as well as an opportunity.

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Top 5 home improvement projects real estate agents should recommend to sellers

Housing Wire

Many sellers have returned to offering concessions and dropping prices to entice buyers. The “same old listing presentation” and tired marketing tactics aren’t cutting it for agents looking to win listings in today’s competitive and tight market. Across the country, homes are spending more days on the market as interest rates rise.

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Is Home Renovation Necessary Before Listing In Hot Markets?

McKissock

When the seller’s market is this hot, is it still necessary to renovate a seller’s home before it hits the market? But just because the ball is already in the seller’s court, so to speak, is it enough to justify skipping renovation altogether? Go Big Or Go Home.

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Busting VA mortgage loan myths

Housing Wire

I’m here to debunk the myths and explain why every veteran and qualifying service member should embrace this well-deserved benefit and capitalize on the opportunities it presents. My favorite, and one of the most valuable and underutilized products in today’s low-inventory market , is the VA renovation loan.

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DataDigest: iBuyers slide farther from hyped market disruption

Housing Wire

presentation to investors in the blank-check SPAC that took the company public in 2020. Offerpad is an instant buyer, or iBuyer, a company that gives sellers cash offers for their homes and attempts to resell the homes for a profit, sometimes after making renovations. 3, the day after the company’s earnings presentation.

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