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Crisis management in real estate: 8 tips for handling difficult situations

Housing Wire

Legal disputes. Address other important items, including relevant contact information for support professionals, such as legal counsel, insurance providers and emergency services. Embrace technology If you still rely on paper and pen, it’s time to enter the 21st century. Natural disasters. Public relations crises.

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Mortgage tech firm Lender Toolkit sues two lenders for nonpayment

Housing Wire

Lender Toolkit accused Celebrity Home Loans and MLD Mortgage of breach of contract. Both lenders entered into a contract with Lender Toolkit in 2021. Lender Toolkit says Celebrity owes at least $97,288 and MLD Mortgage $138,069. That’s according to separate filings made in the U.S.

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ProperSign launches eSign tool for RON capabilities

Housing Wire

“And since there’s no limit to the number of documents you can execute through QuickSign, organizations can use it for sales contracts, legal or human resource documents as well.” Across every industry, there has been a COVID catalyzed and dramatic increase and reliance upon and adoption of technology,” Barton said.

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5 best Arizona real estate schools for 2024

Housing Wire

Prospective Arizona real estate agents must fulfill a 90-hour prelicensing program from an Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE)-approved school and pass a six-hour contract writing course , for a total of 96 class hours. Course includes contracts used in real estate transactions with samples and practical contract completion exercises.

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Unwrapping what to expect in your home inspection, appraisal and closing

Housing Wire

If the appraised value ends up matching or is higher than the contract price, the transaction can continue as planned. Should the appraisal come in lower than the contract price, the closing process may be impacted. They will also take into account any upgrades or amenities, as well as how maintained the home is.

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The hybrid appraisal is here. Who benefits?

Housing Wire

When we started, the idea was to obtain exterior photos as fast as possible, at a time when Uber, Lyft and marketing technology was advancing, and anyone with a smartphone could get exterior photos,” said Tomaszewski, who worked to turn his idea into ProxyPics. A certification lightens the legal liability of bias. that afternoon.

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Bitcoin Real Estate Transactions Gain Popularity

McKissock

With how quickly the crypto wave is catching on in general, this is a good time for real estate agents to study how crypto technology can potentially be used to benefit your real estate practice before it becomes a new norm — with or without you. Real Estate Smart Contracts. Marketplace Platforms. Cutting Out Middlemen.