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Bridging the gaps in the home buying process

Housing Wire

Agents who have chosen to step into this role focus on five critical areas: culture, project management, communications, technology, and education. Taking the time to establish these requirements for the real estate agent, lender, buyer and seller will help the agent craft a more cohesive plan for achieving those goals.

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Fannie Mae clarifies ARM interest rate, ups cash-out refi term on manufactured homes

Housing Wire

Note that lenders are still required to confirm the condo project is not ineligible in Condo Project Manager (CPM),” it explained. Lenders must be in compliance with these property insurance updates for all loans with application dates on or after June 1, 2024.

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Opinion: More can be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

Yes, the process of orchestrating the collaboration of lenders, appraisers , home inspectors, one or two real estate agents, a title insurance company, and possibly others is complex. But there’s also room for improvement. It doesn’t lend itself to a 24-hour cycle.

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Opinion: More should be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

The process of orchestrating the collaboration of lenders, appraisers, home inspectors, one or two real estate agents, a title insurance company and possibly others is complex. When asked why it takes an average of six to seven weeks to get to closing, there are a lot of complex (and honest) answers. But there’s also room for improvement.

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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

Housing Wire

Title agents are tasked with playing the role of central communicator; compliance wizard, data (and fee) collector, project manager and technology curator in every single real estate transaction. buyers and sellers) in a residential deal. Not to mince words: title is hard.

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