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NAR adds home improvement contractor’s app to Realtor benefits

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced on Wednesday the addition of a home repair estimate app to its package of NAR Realtor Benefits for members. We are thrilled to provide NAR members and their clients with access to our reliable pre-listing home improvements with pay-at-closing terms.”

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How to Price Your Home for the Current Market

Eppraisal

Your biases toward certain home qualities may skew your calculations, so be aware of such tendencies.  Better  Better yet, use a real estate agent to do a comparative market analysis and calculate your home’s value impartially.

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With low inventory, house hunters are in full safari mode

Housing Wire

The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity, or LIRA, a measure developed by Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University , seems to support Mohan’s assessment, showing that year over year “expenditures for home improvements and maintenance will post a modest decline of 2.8% through the first quarter of 2024.”

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Some lenders won’t survive the purchase mortgage market of 2022

Housing Wire

I hadn’t developed a network for mortgage lending with Realtors,” Woodward said about his work at Interfirst in Indiana. In a purchase market, he emphasizes strong communication with clients and referral partners, such as Realtors and financial planners. But Woodward struggled to originate purchase loans. “I in the broker channel.

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Selling Your Home This Summer? Keep These Tips in Mind!

Lamacchia Realty

Stage the home by clearing out unnecessary furniture and décor- make it clear what the purpose is of every room but leave plenty of walking space and a sense of openness. Additionally, your expert REALTOR® will also be able to offer staging advice. This can even raise the value of your home and boost its appeal to potential purchasers.

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4 Ways to Turn Past Real Estate Clients Into Repeat Business

McKissock

How many of your real estate clients have used you before in a home sale? A survey by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) said 91 percent of buyers would likely use the same real estate sales agent again or recommend them to a friend. Stay in touch with real estate clients.

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Modern House Flipping Software: 8 Innovative Tools You Need

Listing Spark

House flipping isn’t just an opportunity for big real estate companies or home improvement television channels—it’s becoming a reliable source of income for Americans running a solo business or small real estate investment venture. of US home sales in 2017, that number grew to 8.4%

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