Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Curbio , a provider of pre-sale home improvement services that requires payment at closing, will provide its “Build Your Own Estimate” mobile app to NAR members, which offers free repair estimates for home inspections upon the upload of a PDF document. The company also lists Comcast Ventures , Revolution and Camber Creek as investors.

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Mashvisor

AUGUST 28, 2021

Investors need to hire an inspector to conduct a general house inspection before purchasing an income property. This usually involves looking at the house’s structure as well as looking for…

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Mashvisor

JULY 24, 2021

One of the most important components of a home is its foundation. Because everything else is built on top of the foundation, any problems might become a huge and expensive…

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Mashvisor

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Dive into property inspection software for short-term rentals, and forget about the time-consuming task of inspecting and tracking your rentals. You could say that property inspection software plays a major…

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Mashvisor

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This is why a landlord inspection is important. As a landlord, you know how much work it takes to keep your rental investment profitable and in tip-top condition. You want…

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Residential real estate marketplace Sundae has announced it closed $36 million in Series B funding on Tuesday, led by QED Investors and with additional participation from Founders Fund , Susa Ventures , Navitas Capital , Prudence Holdings and General Global Capital. The property is then offered on its marketplace for investors to bid on.

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McKissock

DECEMBER 28, 2021

While some real estate agents and brokers prefer to work with homebuyers, others decide to specialize in working with property investors. Both niches have their advantages and disadvantages, but here’s why some people prefer working with investors. Pros of working with real estate investors. Deals can be expedited.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It quickly became apparent that the health risk would prevent professional fee appraisers from entering properties in order to inspect them for their appraisal reports. That changed in March 2020 when the COVID-19 virus struck. The industry was on the cusp of a serious crisis.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

By resolving common issues that arise during the appraisal process, such as payment, inspection scheduling, and status updates, the Reggora platform enhances the borrower’s experience. “We are excited about the integration of our platform with Lender Toolkit’s AI Underwriter.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

First American offers an integrated suite of staff and network appraisal products and services, including standard appraisals, collateral inspection services and hybrid valuations through First American Mortgage Solutions’ Appraisal Management Company (AMC) and the First American Staff Appraiser Company.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

eMerge, a company that offers alternative valuation solutions, including broker price opinions (BPOs), will allow Accurate Group to increase its broker network and leverage property inspection technology, the company said. This is the second acquisition for Accurate this year.

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BiggerPockets

APRIL 21, 2021

Hiring a professional inspector is an essential part of the home-buying process—but all home buyers and investors should know how to quickly assess a property's condition. Here's what to look for during your walkthrough.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In October, the company added more than 275 subcontractors that complete inspections, preservation and yard/snow services to its network. In terms of 2022 as a whole, Safeguard has added more than 4200 people working at the numerous preservation, lawn service, inspection and various trades that are part of the company’s network.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Perhaps they don’t receive strong enough offers or struggle to address issues that arise at home inspection. Targeting investors and tailoring your real estate prospecting letters to their needs and is very smart. If you have them, I would also include an insert with any testimonials you have from investor clients.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Floify projects $15 million of revenue in 2022 and is projected to bring in $2 million in revenue to Porch for the balance of 2021 post-close, Porch told investors. Investors reacted positively to the acquisition, with shares increasing by 12% to $19.93 as of late Thursday morning.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

Led by venture capitalist firm Signal Fire as well as existing seed investors Y Combinator and DN Capital , Accept.inc said it plans to use the funding to scale its platform, double its team size and enter new markets. Mortgage startup Accept.inc announced Thursday it raised $90 million in debt and equity.

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AmeriMac

JUNE 28, 2023

Investors are always on the lookout for ways to make informed, data-driven decisions. In recent times, alternative valuation products have emerged as a popular solution that investors can use to gain insights into the worth of their assets. BPOs may not satisfy the nuanced regulatory requirements of some lenders and investors.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The complexities of serving borrowers under the CARES Act require lenders, servicers and investors to partner with a mortgage services provider who has the expertise and national network to provide high-touch support to its clients. We are a solution provider,” said Keith Murray, president and CEO of VRM. “We

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 25, 2021

has been on a path to round out its capabilities and to integrate with various market participants such as home inspection platforms, forms software, appraisal digitization, and more. “It PropMix’s platform and solutions are widely used by mortgage lenders, appraisers, realtors, and investors. PropMix.io

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

Eventually, homes matching the cash flow of the builders and investors were built, some to the tune of 6,000 square feet. Other agents mentioned that investors are swarming, as well. “[Investors] look at our prices and laugh,” Eckenrod said. By the late 1800s, many in town were flush from the shipping business.

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Mashvisor

AUGUST 7, 2021

As a real estate investor, it is important that you go through each one in the most efficient way possible. The process of buying investment properties involves several steps. As…

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2021

Porch, led by CEO Matt Ehrlichman, acquired home insurance company Homeowners of America , mover marketing and data firm V12 , home inspection company Palm-Tech and roofing contractor software company iRoofing. Investors were evidently enthused by the acquisitions. Trading halted on Thursday and closed at a 5% gain to $15.93.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2022

Charleston, South Carolina-based real estate tech firm PunchListUSA , which calls itself the first platform digitizing national home inspection data , closed on a $39 million Series A funding round this week. . ’s largest home inspection services providers, to offer customers instant repair estimates. .

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Appraiserblogs

APRIL 25, 2023

Fannie Mae will end up creating more instability for the trillions in the bond market – investors will have to process millions of valuations with the physical attributes of the home collected by unlicensed, uninsured, and unprepared individuals getting paid $10-$25 per inspection. AI meets with Fannie Mae regulators to.

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Mashvisor

OCTOBER 26, 2021

If you have had a water leakage problem or a clogged toilet, you know that plumbing damage is not for the faint-hearted. Yes, water is a useful resource, and a…

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 31, 2022

It’s an honor to play such an important role, but it’s also important to remember that lending programs are required to follow strict practices to protect the lenders and their investors against collateral risk. In practice, the mortgage lender and mortgage aggregator/investor place risk management focus on three lines of defense.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2020

It makes for exciting – and uneasy – times for lenders, investors and policy makers, panelists said at HousingWire Annual on Thursday. “This is where the rubber hits the road between the lender, the investor and the policy maker.” “As an investor, you’re looking at all this trying to figure it out,” he said.

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BiggerPockets

MARCH 14, 2023

You’ve found your market, done your due diligence, passed your inspections, and now you’re asking, “what’s next?” Don’t know what to do AFTER closing on a house? Two of our […]

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

HousingWire: What is the biggest challenge servicers and real estate investors face this year? Bryan Bellacosa: Anticipating that foreclosure moratoriums will lift sometime during 2021, real estate investors and servicers need to be prepared for an increase in defaulted loans. HW: How will EXOS One Marketplace evolve further in 2021?

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BiggerPockets

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

With an inspection in hand, you actually know the condition of the property and major systems. This is the only reasonable time to negotiate.

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Mashvisor

AUGUST 22, 2021

After months of searching online and offline, you have finally found the house of your dreams. Situated in a great neighborhood, the home has all the features you need and…

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2020

We’ll also get a glimpse into the rise of property inspection waivers and potential secondary market impact. This is where the rubber hits the road between the lender, the investor and the policy maker.”. Changes in culture, society, how we all work and live – it all ends up in capital markets,” said Koss. Watch the full session below.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Change in uninsured losses As of late, however, the uninsured losses are being absorbed by other stakeholders in the housing finance system, including mortgage lenders, mortgage servicers, private mortgage insurers, government agencies, capital markets investors, and the government-sponsored enterprises.

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Mashvisor

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Buying and moving into your dream home is everyone’s objective. However, the last thing you’d want is uninvited guests, such as mites, bugs, rodents, and cockroaches living under your roof.…

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Mashvisor

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Buying investment property involves spending your hard-earned money in the hope of making a good return in the future. To enhance your chances of success, it is very important to…

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Lenders and stakeholders allowed for some level of inspection relief with these two new appraisal products. During 2020 and 2021 as the Covid-19 pandemic global pandemic disrupted our lives and the way we all do business, regulators, agencies, and the government sponsored enterprises allowed inspection relief in certain circumstances.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Instead, investors bought the run-down properties in bulk sales. In addition to strengthening fair housing guidance for its vendors, Fannie Mae is increasing inspections of properties in majority minority areas, and “retooling” its quality control methodology. In 2011, Fannie Mae repaired 89,800 such properties, and sold 244,000.

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