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Purchasing & Developing Land - Part 5 - Reselling It - Raw or Developed

Eppraisal

Owning raw land has real potential along with its share of pitfalls. Whether you decide to hold it and sell when real property values climb or -- alternatively -- develop the lot to convey at a higher price, you are subject to forces of market, timing and competition.

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Compass acquisition could worry some California agents

Housing Wire

Suspicious real estate agents and rival brokerage heads in California will worry that the deal could funnel general information about California home sales to Compass thanks to a recent partnership Glide announced with the California Association of Realtors. Unclear is whether the California MLS may renege its relationship with Glide.

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The title industry’s latest cat-and-mouse game: seller impersonation fraud

Housing Wire

The threat posed by wire fraud has commanded quite a bit of attention from the real estate ecosystem. But as the housing industry has gotten better at tackling it, fraudsters have been hard at work developing more creative scams. of realtor’s sales in 2021, according to data from Realtors Land Institute and NAR.

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WFG reduces time and cost in real estate transactions

Housing Wire

By focusing on its clients and their processes, WFG helps compress the time required to close a loan and/or transfer real property ownership. WFG develops solutions in direct response to industry concerns solicited through regular engagement with its Executive Roundtable (ERT) of C-suite lending executives. .” properties.

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7 best real estate schools in Illinois (IL) for 2024

Housing Wire

Exam Prep: Colibri’s Exam Prep, Exam Prep Plus, and the Ultimate Prelicensing packages include CompuCram Exam Prep, which features interactive tools and pre-assessments created to help you retain real estate exam topics, including flashcards, vocabulary matching tools, and simulated tests that mirror the actual state exam. out of 5.

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7 best real estate classes in Ohio (OH) for 2024

Housing Wire

Buying Options See Details Pricing Education Type* Credit Hours Package Features Prelicense 10 credit hours Real Estate Pre-Licensure Certificate: Prepares students to earn their Ohio real estate license. Program follows a blueprint developed by the OH Association of Realtors®.

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Ohio Land for Sale: Is the Market Still Ripe for Growth in 2022?

The Robert Weiler Company

And undeveloped land is increasingly attractive for investors after favorable reports from the Ohio REALTORS®. As a whole, commercial real estate has seen great success in 2022, despite rising interest rates. Let’s dive into what real estate agents can expect from the Buckeye State as we continue in 2022. land market.