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Biden taps Julia Gordon to be FHA commissioner

Housing Wire

The Biden administration has nominated Julia Gordon to serve as federal housing commissioner at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Gordon is an expert in federal policy related to homeownership, community development and the nation’s housing finance system.

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Settling on a New Normal for Appraisals in 2022

Appraisal Buzz

Five months later, the frequency increased to 19%, leaving homebuyers to either pay more out of pocket or request the seller to lower their asking price. This temporary flexibility allowed appraisers to meet with sellers and conduct evaluations remotely so they could complete more work and maximize safety during the pandemic.

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14 indispensable AI tools for real estate agents

Housing Wire

Automated chatbots can help you field calls, texts, emails and website inquiries to qualify incoming leads and segment buyers and sellers by their areas of interest in your CRM — all before you even pick up your phone to call or text those prospects. Need more examples?

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Maintain that Workfile

Appraisal Buzz

All the talk and attention given to appraisal modernization, appraisal waivers, desktop and hybrid appraisals contributes to anxiety. Borrowers, sellers, and real estate agents are seeking to lay blame for failed real estate transactions and often target the appraiser as the villain. The world is a dangerous place for appraisers.

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A look behind this year’s Tech100 winners

Housing Wire

million investment in eOriginal, a multi-year Tech100 winner that developed a ‘simple closing experience for lenders, borrowers and settlement agents.’ Sourcepoint has developed CoBot , a “digital employee”, that fulfills tedious, manual tasks and enables human staff to focus on work that requires judgment. In 2016 LLR led a $26.5

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6 best Georgia real estate schools for 2024

Housing Wire

Students especially enjoy Colibri’s next-generation student dashboard, which allows you to stop and start courses when you need to, develop your goals, and track your progress for a personalized, seamless learning experience. Modern Real Estate Practice Prelicensing Package $299 Required 75 hrs. of coursework. of coursework.

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3 mortgage industry trends that will define the rest of 2021

Housing Wire

In addition, a vast majority of people spent more time at home in 2020 than ever before in modern history. Typically, this dynamic tends to favor the seller because, thanks to the lower interest rates, buyers are willing to borrow more and pay less interest over the life of the loan.

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