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Opinion: Proptech’s big miss

Housing Wire

As a marketer by profession, I tend to put these companies into categories to create a narrative and to develop brand specificity. There are hundreds of companies that help with various parts of the transaction and process “supply chain,” from search and valuation to closing, from appraisal to title, from targeting to closing.

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Opinion: What the ICE-Black Knight merger means

Housing Wire

Many industries began to deploy electronic supply chains in the 1980’s. Technology hasn’t been the barrier since 1998 when Equifax, and later other firms, developed systems to secure complex, multi-party transactions over the Internet. Consumers, communities and taxpayers are major beneficiaries.

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Cost Approach in Fifteen Minutes or Less

Appraisal Buzz

As a real estate developer, prior to entering the field, I always costed out my projects for profitability. I use several easy-to-follow steps in my 10-15 minute cost approach development task and are detailed below in the five Cost Approach steps to follow. Using this method well reconciles my development and appraisal side.

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June Newsletter-Easing Off the Pedal

DW Slater Company

They had simulators that you sat in and gave you all kinds of tests to develop your defensive driving skills. Economic changes, policy changes, supply chain issues, social changes, and buying power can all impact real estate. Lenders See Considerable Value in Appraiser Modernization – Fannie Mae. It was great!

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Is the Transportation Industry Due a Digital Transformation?

GoForrmz

Inefficiency, errors, and delays have become all too common, often causing frustration for all involved in the logistics and supply chain. These digital documents serve as the modern answer to the cumbersome paper-based processes that have hampered the industry for so long.

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loanDepot CIO on the evolution of build versus buy over 14 years

Housing Wire

You’ve got to be very rigorous about how you handle that debt and how you handle ongoing modernization of the platforms that your business depends on. On efficiency, let me start within the technology organization, because software development takes a lot of effort. A good example of that for us is the LOS.

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VIDEO: Infinity Shore Club – Seattle Waterfront Condo Offers Unparallel Views

Will Springer Realtor

Infinity Shore Club Residences delivers the ultimate in luxury and modern living along with unobstructed waterfront vistas just far enough away from the city’s clamor. Like other construction projects, Infinity was hampered by the pandemic, a concrete workers’ strike, supply-chain disruptions and the closure of the West Seattle Bridge.