Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Are you interested in getting into the world of commercial real estate? Working as a commercial real estate developer can be a lucrative career path for savvy entrepreneurs. Setting Yourself Up for Success in Real Estate Development. In most states, you will need a license to practice real estate.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

And, if you have a real estate investor in your life, the gift-finding pursuit can be quite a challenge. Investors are often adventurous, organized, go-getters, and have an entrepreneurial spirit. Give the mundane gift basket to your favorite corner shop, and instead, find gifts best-suited for property investors.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

The market was roaring — way too hot — with bidding wars, speculators and investors who thought they couldn’t lose. The median price of the homes in contract is higher than last year and the new sales each week are up a few percent over last year. There are now 378,000 single-family homes in the contract pending stage.

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Mashvisor

JULY 8, 2022

As a real estate investor, you may occasionally bump into the term “under contract.” ” But what does the term mean in real estate investing? Table of Contents Understanding the Term…

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

The Federal Housing Administration said that nonprofit organizations and owner-occupant buyers will have first dibs on foreclosed properties that get auctioned off through its Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) program, specifically prioritizing these groups over investors.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

And, if you have a real estate investor in your life, the gift-finding pursuit can be quite a challenge. FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INVESTOR: Looking for a great gift for house-flippers or buyers taking advantage of a housing market downswing? Here are some fantastic ideas for residential real estate investors: 1.)

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McKissock

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

In recent years, the real estate industry has noticed some significant trends in the commercial and residential housing markets. We also saw investors purchasing retail properties such as Watters Creek in Texas, Galleria Edina in Minnesota, and Promenade at Carolina Reserve in South Carolina. Free eBook : Is your market hot?

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Listing Spark

APRIL 22, 2024

In the fiercely competitive world of real estate investment, picking the right tools can be the difference between profit and losing money on a property. As digital innovation continues to reshape the landscape, a new potential savior has risen—real estate software for investors.

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Listing Spark

AUGUST 31, 2023

Real estate investments are more than just a hedge against inflation and a way to diversify your holdings. for general residential real estate, 9.5% for commercial real estate, and 11.8% Should Real Estate Investors Get a Real Estate License?:

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

Hill — have taken legal action against the real estate brokerage by filing three separate class-action lawsuits, Inman first reported on Tuesday. Allegations include breach of contract and unjust enrichment, with damages sought at $250 million. Three agents formerly affiliated with Keller Williams Realty — Jerri L.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

On Wednesday evening, during the firm’s Q1 2024 earnings call with investor and analysts, CEO Rich Barton took a contrary view: Zillow is just beginning to unlock its revenue generating potential. “In million real estate license holders, many handle only one or two transactions a year. Of the approximately 1.5

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The Robert Weiler Company

JANUARY 2, 2021

In real estate, buyers and sellers must be knowledgeable to make informed decisions. Are you familiar with a land contract in Ohio, as well as the state-specific requirements? What is a land contract in Ohio, really? While a land contract might be ideal for you, there are important details you need to know, first.

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Mashvisor

AUGUST 30, 2021

While real estate websites like Mashvisor have made it easier than ever for beginner real estate investors to find potential income properties online, they still have to navigate a sea…

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2022

The venture capital investment is in addition to $1 billion in separate capital commitments from investors that Point has lined up to help fund what it calls home-equity investment (HEI) contracts. “We Homeowners, in turn, get to cash out a slice of their home equity with no payments due until the contract matures.

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Listing Spark

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the first quarter of 2023 alone, real estate investors flipped 72,960 homes. In the real estate investment market overall, activity remains high and profitable—even reaching measurably above pre-pandemic levels. For both new and experienced real estate investors, this bodes well for the 2024 market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

It’s not often that we can draw a parallel between the automobile industry and the mortgage and real estate industries. Almost every state, county and municipality has its own, unique set of real estate customs, laws and regulations. And yet, our space may be on the verge of its own “Model T” moment.

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The Robert Weiler Company

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, March through August is also prime time to find amazing deals on commercial real estate in Central Ohio! For commercial real estate investors, it may seem like a no-brainer. Why not start by discovering the best commercial real estate Central Ohio has to offer, and adding to your pool of investments?

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Miller Samuel

MARCH 19, 2019

In the original 2014 proposal by the Fiscal Policy Institute, the first item in the proposal is off to a bad start as they describe what happened in the market: These owners bid up the price of NYC residential real estate, and since they don’t spend much time in these units, contribute little to the local economy compared to full-time residents.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Redwood Trust and home equity fintech lender Point have closed on a $139 million bond secured by 1,577 home equity investment (HEI) contracts. The two companies issued the first-ever securitization backed entirely by HEIs in 2021, a bet that rising home-price appreciation can benefit consumers in the short-term and investors in the long-term.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Redwood Trust CEO Christopher Abate laid out a bold vision of growth for the real estate investment trust at an investor conference in New York City last month. That is done via what is called a home-equity investment contract, or an HEI. This content is exclusively for HW+ members.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In recent months, the New York Times has worked to expose what is has termed a “culture of fear” in the real estate industry, first setting its sights on the National Association of Realtors. According to eXp, changes to eXp’s Revenue Share program has made it so eXp can stop payments to agents whose contracts were terminated.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

And how does the real estate appraisal process work? The following article delves into the “science” of residential and commercial real estate appraisal and discusses the steps to succeed. The goal of a real estate valuation is to pinpoint the price and value of a property. Don’t Be Seduced!”

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

RE/MAX executives were not shy about acknowledging the uncertainty that is currently plaguing the real estate industry during the firm’s first-quarter 2024 earnings call with analysts and investors Friday morning. annualized decline in U.S. increase in agent count outside of the U.S. and Canada to 64,322 agents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The home equity products involved include home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), closed-end second mortgages (CESs) and shared-equity contracts. This is a watershed moment for many different reasons as now these [HEAs] can start to become more of a mainstream asset class that a significant number of investors will want to participate in.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

Under the revamped mode, business development officers build relationships with real estate agents to get leads and client advisors take incoming leads from borrowers. We are going to pursue the investor niche aggressively, meeting very specific realtors. I thought it was sparse.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

A HousingWire analysis of bond-rating report data and information provided by industry experts shows that between 2019 and March 28 of this year, there were at least 17 private-label securitization deals involving HELOCs and/or closed-end second-lien (CES) home-equity loans and separately shared-equity contracts.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2022

COVID changed the real estate industry in a big way since it provided many people with an opportunity to work remotely and live almost anywhere. Investment homes often take longer to sell because your audience is other investors. Like anything in real estate, many factors affect how long it takes to sell your house.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The trade group estimates the average contract 30-year fixed-rate for conforming loans ($548,250 or less) increased to 3.20%, four basis points higher than the previous week. In the purchase activity, real estate investors are more active than ever, challenging individual homebuyers. Meanwhile, FHA loans went from 8.8%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

New York-based Unlock Technologies , a fintech operating in the shared-equity market, and real estate investment firm Saluda Grade , have closed a $180 million private-label securitization (PLS) backed entirely by Unlock-originated residential home-equity agreements (HEAs).

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McKissock

AUGUST 13, 2021

Why must an appraiser be given a copy of the sales contract? That’s the real reason why—because USPAP says so. When should we analyze the contract? Looking at the sales contract early on allows the appraiser to identify any “subject to” items or other conditions that could influence the value conclusion.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

The decision to allow the ICE – Black Knight merger to proceed announces the digital integration of the real estate value chain anticipated for over 25 years. The capital, capability and content are present to make all real estate markets smarter, faster, safer and connected.

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McKissock

APRIL 3, 2022

With the rising normalization of cryptocurrencies in our marketplaces, it’s no surprise crypto has found its way into real estate. Major benefits of tokenizing real estate assets include: More liquidity. Free Guide : Learn how much you could earn in real estate with this free Real Estate Income Guide.

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McKissock

MARCH 15, 2022

While there is some unpredictability before spikes or plunges, there are many signs that can point to a growing real estate bubble or a burst. Below we describe a variety of market events that may indicate that the real estate market is on the verge of a housing boom or housing bust. Signs of a possible real estate burst.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

San Francisco-based fintech company Unison recently completed a $443 million private-label offering backed by an emerging class of home-equity assets in which investors and the homeowners share in both the upside and downside of a property’s value over time. We [the shared home-equity industry] are not a multi-trillion market.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

When it comes to commercial real estate – both across the US and here in Columbus, Ohio – the diversity of enterprises and sheer size of the industry can be staggering. To match the girth of American commercial real estate, it would take 7.2 Commercial Real Estate Is Not One-Size-Fits-All.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Zillow said Thursday that more than 50% of its remaining iBuying inventory “has sold, is under contract to sell or has reached agreement on disposition terms.”. Such assertions have not allayed some investors. It marked Zillow’s first major statement since announcing the wind down of the Zillow Offers’ iBuying program last month.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2021

Compass defrauded its real estate agents out of millions of dollars in sales commissions and broke pledges to give agents shares of stock, according to a new lawsuit that seeks class-action status. Messages left with Compass were not returned.

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