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The Housing Market Has Become Like the Pymatuning Spillway

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

So many visitors have stopped by over the years, that they renovated the area to make it more visitor friendly, with better parking and a nicer observation area. This fish phenomenon reminds me of the housing market today. Don’t Stand Too Close To The Housing Market Eruption – Housing Notes by Jonathan Miller.

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

Housing Wire

We’ve all witnessed the housing market slowdown that has occurred over the last year. Across the country, homes are spending more days on the market as interest rates rise. When making pre-listing repairs or renovations, different projects can result in vastly different returns.

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10 ways for real estate agents to stay compliant with fair housing laws

Housing Wire

These discriminatory practices were written into community covenants and passed down from local government to local government until 1968, when the Fair Housing Act was passed. After that, real estate professionals were tasked with cleaning up the industry and giving every client equal opportunities. What is the Fair Housing Act?

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How reverse mortgages could improve financial stability for older homeowners

Housing Wire

HousingWire recently spoke with Christian Mills, head of Financial Advisor Relations at Reverse Mortgage Funding, about the ways a reverse mortgage can create a stable cash flow for homeowners in the midst of a volatile housing market. What can lenders do to dispel this common misconception with their clients?

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Fix and flip market struggles as financing costs rise

Housing Wire

In fact, ATTOM reports that one in 12 home sales in the nation last year, or 8.4%, involved fix and flip investors — whose strategy is to acquire, renovate (fix) and then resell (flip) the properties. housing market.” People are calling it the Great Renovation. How long that can continue is hard to say.”

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SFR, fix-and-flip sectors are in a ‘bit of a malaise’

Housing Wire

The single-family rental (SFR) sector and its close cousin, the fix-and-flip market , are now essentially treading water in an environment of high interest rates , approaching 8%; high home prices; and a dearth of home-purchase inventory. He said the housing market is now riding out an environment of “low inventory and high rates.” “I

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Opinion: The role of the LO will soon be very different

Housing Wire

Today, a mortgage lender must have scalability in its operation, an ability to pivot quickly to meet changing market conditions and client needs, a well-designed technology stack and, above all, a keen sense of what its customers and the marketplace truly want from them. The lender’s role in succeeding by helping its LOs succeed.