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Real estate appraisals: What agents should know

Housing Wire

You’ve found a house for your buyer or a buyer for the home you’re selling. A home inspection hasn’t yielded any problems, so nothing is standing in the way of closing, right? Appraisals are required for homes financed with any type of mortgage. If it doesn’t, it’s one of many reasons a home sale could fall through.

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5 first-time homebuyer mistakes to avoid

Housing Wire

Are you on the hunt for a new home? 5 tips for buying a home in a seller’s housing market. A homebuyer’s guide to a competitive housing market. Here are the top 15 cities where Gen Z wants to buy a home. Home insurance hiccups. There also may be cases when a home isn’t insurable.

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Opinion: Why real estate agents shouldn’t worry about commission changes

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors has provided these facts: 86% of buyers purchased their home through a real estate agent or broker. This is true but can cost thousands of dollars and may not include the same knowledge and expertise a real estate agent has, which can include getting you the best price and terms for your home.

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5 best Arizona real estate schools for 2024

Housing Wire

Includes AZ Legal Updates, AZ Disclosures, Exploring Fair & Affordable Housing, Managing Risk in Real Estate Business CE Sales Package with Ethics: Required 24 hrs of coursework. Audio guide for all courses. Includes Agency Law, Contract Law, Commissioner’s Standards, Disclosure, Fair Housing, Legal Issues & General.

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New MISMO standards are critical to a growing PLS market

Housing Wire

For a variety of reasons, including recent policy changes at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that cap second home and investor property loan volumes, and growth in jumbo loan volume driven by increasing home prices, there has been renewed interest in the PLS market and its future growth.

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Why it’s time for the housing industry to get serious about climate risk

Housing Wire

You build the home to code. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a request for information in January 2021 focused on Climate and Natural Disaster Risk Management at Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks. For decades, the housing industry has viewed climate risk as a fairly straightforward issue.

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7 Key Considerations for Using a Restricted Appraisal Report

McKissock

This is assuming that a restricted disclosure of the appraisal process (i.e., FREE GUIDE : Simplify the valuation process with this free Valuation Process Road Map. Scope of work disclosure. Do not rely entirely on pre-printed forms for the scope of work disclosure. Get the free guide. Use restriction statement.