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Study: 24% of sellers received four or more offers in 2021

Housing Wire

One such way a buyer could make their offer more appealing is by waiving an inspection. In 2021, 65% of sellers reported that they received at least one offer that waived an inspection , but 88% of successful buyers said they got an inspection prior to finalizing their home purchase.

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Sellers, Here’s What to Do If a Buyer Requests Repairs After Inspection

Lamacchia Realty

SELLERS, HERE'S WHAT TO DO IF A BUYER REQUESTS REPAIRS AFTER INSPECTION Selling your home and moving into a new one can be an exciting life chapter. A common issue that sellers should be prepared for is a buyer requesting repairs after the home inspection. So, what do you, as a seller, do in this scenario? To Conclude.

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9 tips for homebuyers in non-disclosure states

Housing Wire

Social media groups, community events, and local forums can yield important information about a neighborhood’s history, including recent trends or concerns, as well as properties considered hidden gems. You can request the seller disclose any known issues, and negotiate repairs or price adjustments based on the inspection’s findings.

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Boston is the nation’s hottest housing market

Housing Wire

We are back to seeing people paying over asking, waiving home inspections and doing whatever they need to do to purchase a property.” We’ve got this total rate-lock event.” We are seeing a lot of life events — birth, marriage, divorce — and that is really what is driving the market.”

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FHFA extends relaxed appraisal, lending standards

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae noted at the time that many lenders were unable to obtain an appraisal based on a full interior and exterior inspection of the subject property as the virus continued to spread. In a statement issued on Feb. Those alternative appraisals may become long-term solutions.

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An inside look at local housing markets across the country

Housing Wire

Buyers “are waiving inspections, an appraisal contingency, and the latest trend is to pay closing costs usually done by the seller.” Exclusive access to the HW+ Slack community and virtual events. “It is like ten kids fighting over one ice cream cone. One kid will give $4 instead of $1. One kid will give their parent’s car.”

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Jaro’s journey to increase appraisal accuracy

Housing Wire

JaroBots are automations within JaroDesk that enable end users to create automated tasks and actions that occur after events in the system. And JaroInspect provides mobile inspection tools to collect and gather structured and accurate information about every property with PDC and PDR functionality.

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