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How to become a luxury real estate agent

Housing Wire

Develop in-depth knowledge, showcase your expertise, and position yourself as the go-to authority in that property or market niche. Use this tool: Coffee & Contracts Thoughtfully designed by former real estate agent Haley Ingram, Coffee & Contracts offers a suite of upscale social media templates for every social platform.

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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

Exam Prep: The Basic Prelicensing package features three e-books and a course manual designed to help you retain essential real estate concepts and prepare for the state exam. And Exam Prep Plus includes 40 hours a month of Live Q&A with local instructors for a personal, guided approach.

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

There may be seminars available. Despite its roots in a methodology designed to support appraisers, Value Acceptance appears to divorce itself from appraiser standards and oversight, leading to legitimate concerns regarding its reliability and accuracy. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 6.37

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Appraiser Professional Goals

Appraisal Today

Earn a designation or certification (16%). Now is the time to learn all the features in your MLS and forms software, upgrade your skills by taking seminars and classes, and more. The BPS places new homes built in one of four development categories. Homes built in a new residential development are by far the most common type.

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Appraisers: How to Spend Less Time on Email

Appraisal Today

Only check email twice a day, at designated times. Excerpts: At a recent residential appraiser seminar, one of the topics was non-lender appraisals. The data illustrating the turn are based on fresh methodology developed by the American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center. so that incoming emails won’t interrupt your work.

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Fannie Mae Takes A Closer Look at Appraisals

Appraisal Today

Unfortunately, because many appraisals were rarely rejected or required corrections, appraisers developed the false notion that poorly crafted appraisals were okay to turn in. I also think that now is the time to increase your appraisal skills by taking classes and seminars. I also have always had more CE hours than I need.

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A CALL FOR MORE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS AMID HOUSING CRUNCH

Will Springer Realtor

The cities of Seattle and Renton offer pre-approved ADU designs to help streamline the government-approval process which can often be onerous. Don’t get me started about Seattle’s design review exercise!) . The Ralph Anderson -designed estate sits on a plateau near Squak Mountain and provides outstanding Cascade views.