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Bridging the gaps in the home buying process

Housing Wire

Agents who have chosen to step into this role focus on five critical areas: culture, project management, communications, technology, and education. Taking the time to establish these requirements for the real estate agent, lender, buyer and seller will help the agent craft a more cohesive plan for achieving those goals.

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Fannie Mae clarifies ARM interest rate, ups cash-out refi term on manufactured homes

Housing Wire

1, 2023, the jointly development Uniform Property Dataset (UPD) for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) became active and included a data standard for condos, according to the Selling Guide. Note that lenders are still required to confirm the condo project is not ineligible in Condo Project Manager (CPM),” it explained.

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Opinion: More can be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

Yes, the process of orchestrating the collaboration of lenders, appraisers , home inspectors, one or two real estate agents, a title insurance company, and possibly others is complex. But there’s also room for improvement. It doesn’t lend itself to a 24-hour cycle.

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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

Housing Wire

So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? They can be, in essence, the “boots on the ground” for investors and developers alike. Right now, we’re generally seeing more mixed-use developments and multifaceted commercial projects.

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Opinion: More should be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

The process of orchestrating the collaboration of lenders, appraisers, home inspectors, one or two real estate agents, a title insurance company and possibly others is complex. When asked why it takes an average of six to seven weeks to get to closing, there are a lot of complex (and honest) answers. But there’s also room for improvement.

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