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San Francisco Realtors partner with AI startup Sidekick

Housing Wire

AI -powered real estate assistant Sidekick unveiled a partnership with the San Francisco Association of Realtors (SFAR) on Monday. As the AI capital of the world, San Francisco is the ideal place to launch Sidekick to sophisticated Realtors, at just the right time,” Michael Martin, co-founder of Sidekick, said in a statement.

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Sidekick announces new partnership with South Florida MLS 

Housing Wire

The collaboration comes on the heels of Sidekick partnerships with the MIAMI Association of Realtors and the San Francisco Association of Realtors earlier in May. “We Lucie counties to leverage Sidekick’s integrated datasets and workflows.

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Rising home prices take a toll on pending home sales

Housing Wire

in October – the second consecutive month the index has fallen as affordability strains the market, a recent report from the National Association of Realtors said. Realtors cited a combination of high demand and low inventory, which are making conditions more competitive and exerting upward pressure on prices. compared to a year ago.

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Staying Relevant in the Appraisal Industry

Appraisal Buzz

Class Valuation, McKissock, and DataMaster are hosting a Free webinar on “ Staying Relevant in the Appraisal Industry ” June 28th at 2 pm with Mel Black, Matt Simmons, Jared Preisler, and Lamar Ellis. Lamar: I have over 30 years of real estate valuation experience and hold the Appraisal Institute designations of MAI and SRA.

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Appraising Well in a Fast-Changing Market

Appraisal Buzz

I started thinking about this when I saw the news coming from the National Association of Realtors about how far the current real estate market is out of balance. Inventory levels have an impact on property valuation, at least in the short term. USPAP Rule 1-3 (d) (v) makes this clear. Of course not.

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How the buyer commission lawsuits could upend the relationship between agents and LOs

Housing Wire

Attorneys, Realtors and clients are a big part of our repeat business.” There will likely be fewer Realtors, the sales volume will be handled by fewer Realtors. Finding reliable lending partners takes time and some trial and error, but once established is often the lifeblood of LOs.

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Property condition information that’s cloud-based – “Word cloud” based

Housing Wire

This is why most automated valuation models (AVM) default to assessing “average” quality and condition. Realtor Comments Hold Vital Info. Unfortunately, the ability to obtain information on individual property data about these two factors is hard to come by, short of an interior physical inspection.

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