Inman

JULY 14, 2023

Sellers are always seeking ways to maximize their return on investment when selling a home. Mauricio Umansky shares the key updates to focus on so they can get the most out of the transaction.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

How can you capitalize on your first investment property? Whether your first investment property will be a rental or a flip, your goal is to walk away with more money than you put into it. Keep in mind that investment homebuyers will be required to put down a minimum of 15% to secure financing, according to Lending Tree.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“This collaboration reflects our dedication to equipping NAR members with innovative solutions that cater to the evolving needs of their clients, ensuring a smooth experience for sellers and buyers alike,” said Rhonny Barragan, NAR vice president of strategic alliances in an announcement of the deal.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

When it comes to home staging, there are two homeowner camps: those who think it’s a waste of money and don’t want to pay more to make their home more attractive to buyers and those who realize the worth and are willing to make the investment needed. Overall, in 2024, cutting corners on staging is a risk that sellers cannot afford to take.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Top 10 mortgage lender and servicer Newrez is partnering with Newzip , a tech-enabled real estate platform, to roll out a program aimed to save buyers and sellers on credit costs. Sellers can receive a 1% real estate agent commission reduction when selling with a Newzip-affiliated agent.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

So, it’s not surprising to see the administration and members of Congress announcing big ticket legislative initiatives to boost homeownership – like a 1 st time homebuyer tax credit and the Neighborhood Investment Act to fix up older homes. The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) applauds these initiatives.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

FHA will move forward with its proposal that permits contributions by the property seller, real estate agent, builder, or developer to HECM for Purchase borrowers’ closing costs,” the update said. Any kind of extra help that our borrowers could obtain to lower their investment would be a welcome change.

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Birmingham Appraisal

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Homeowners, Don’t Make These Appraisal Mistakes When Selling Your Home As a real estate appraiser, I have seen many mistakes that sellers make during the appraisal process. In this blog post, I will discuss some of the most common mistakes sellers should avoid during a real estate appraisal.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Zillow Group continues to invest in tech solutions to help agents deliver an increasingly seamless experience for our shared customers,” Susan Daimler, the president of Zillow, said in a statement. The acquisition purchase price includes $400 million of initial cash consideration and up to $100 million in potential cash earnout.

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BiggerPockets

AUGUST 17, 2021

Learning about seller financing is a major revelation for many investors, perhaps even as exciting and intoxicating as the feeling they experienced when they first learned about real estate investing. Is it as good as it sounds?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

It also bans NAR from setting rules that would allow a seller’s agent to set compensation for a buyer’s agent, removes commission information from MLS fields, and strikes any requirements that agents subscribe to multiple-listing services. Zillow declined to comment on recent stock price movements.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

Filed in late 2023 in Missouri by Daniel Umpa, a Maryland home seller, the Umpa suit , like the other commission lawsuits, accuses real estate industry players, including Real, of conspiring to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

Within three hours at DealMakers, I already learned enough information to more than justify the time and money invested. Buyers and sellers alike must learn to navigate these uncharted waters. Less cash up front Every seller would love a duffle bag of cash dropped on their desk. For some, it’s like a child.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

AARP concerns “FHA will move forward with its proposal that permits contributions by the property seller, real estate agent, builder, or developer to HECM for Purchase borrowers’ closing costs,” HUD said in its update to the policy. Tane Cabe Tane Cabe, also of C2 , concurs with Harmes.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

So, it’s not surprising to see the administration and members of Congress announcing big-ticket legislative initiatives to boost homeownership — like a first-time homebuyer tax credit and the Neighborhood Investment Act to fix up older homes. The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) applauds these initiatives.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

The president will highlight his comprehensive housing plan and call on Congress to make the bold investments that are critical to lower housing costs for millions of Americans.” These investments, Brainard said, are estimated to total about $185 billion.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

While the past two years have been challenging to say the least for prospective homebuyers , homeowners have been reaping the fruits of their investments, as home prices steadily appreciated for the past three years. According to the 2023 NAR Profile of home buyers and sellers, the typical downpayment for first-time buyers was 8%.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

No other competitor comes close to our investment to drive leads to all agents,” the video states. Part of this investment, Florance said, was to build content on roughly 21,000 neighborhoods across the U.S., We invested a lot in that and we are investing three or four times as much in this campaign,” Florance said.

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Mashvisor

AUGUST 24, 2023

A Agreement of Sale: It is a document that is sent by the buyer to a seller of an investment property detailing the price and conditions of the sale of…

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

You’re excited to get your next listing on the market, but now you’re feeling the pressure to do an amazing job for your sellers, who have put their trust in you and are excited about making a move. It can net your seller thousands or tens of thousands more when you do this right! Make sure both places shine.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Before the new law was enforced, many condo associations were investing their reserves in government-insured instruments, sacrificing their liquidity to generate a return. As a result, new condo listings are flooding the market in Florida as sellers try to unload their properties at a discount.

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McKissock

JULY 10, 2022

How do you determine the investment value of a property? When estimating a property’s investment value, there are a variety of real estate valuation methods you can use. A real estate investment property is like a money machine. per square foot be a good investment? Well, it’s an art. Valuation methods.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It offers a multichannel online advertising service that finds and attracts potential leads, leveraging search intent targeting and social information to engage with potential buyers and sellers. If you’re into real estate marketing, it’s a go-to for everything from business cards to eye-catching online ads.

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Kairos Appraisal Services

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Seller concessions are costs the seller agrees to cover for the buyer’s closing fees on a home purchase.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

1 With over 12,000 Americans turning 65 every day in 2024, this burgeoning market will undoubtedly continue to bring more buyers and sellers to the table over the next decade. Recently, Interested Party Contributions (or seller concessions) have been allowed with HECM for Purchase loans.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

The marketplace, known as eMSR Exchange, connects buyers and sellers of co-issue flow offerings online and provides pricing 24/7. Buyers face the process of communicating with the sellers, creating pricing strategies and going through diligence and agreements. “It’s a very cumbersome process.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Amid escalating climate concerns , Realtor.com has launched enhanced tools to help homebuyers and sellers evaluate the climate risk exposure of a property, according to a company announcement on Wednesday. ” U.S. cities are not equal in the face of climate risk.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Real estate professionals handle a plethora of personal data from buyers and sellers, making them enticing targets for cyber threats. Investing in cybersecurity training equips staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to identify and thwart potential attacks.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

billion in fully funded cash proceeds from the global investment firm Atlas SP Partners through a new senior asset-backed financing facility. The bank’s loans and leases for investments rose by $950 million to $28.6 Wedgewood , a real estate investment firm that focuses on distressed properties, was the seller.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

In a giant industry that has historically had very little R&D investment, digitally re-platforming and integrating a huge disparate local industry where transactions are relatively infrequent is an audacious undertaking. he posited. The simple answer is that Zillow is wholly focused on solving real consumer problems with software.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

RE/MAX The Collective will serve buyers and sellers throughout Yakima, Ellensburg and Cle Elum and it will specialize in rural and residential properties as well as large agricultural farms. After building her own team at the franchise, she set out to open a boutique firm in 2022, before ultimately deciding to align with the RE/MAX brand. “I

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2024

It must be emphasized that Plaintiffs’ counsel could have engaged an outside forensic accountant if they believed it appropriate to do so—they clearly have made a substantial investment in experts in this litigation,” Spring Way’s filing states. On Wednesday afternoon, Judge Andrea R.

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McKissock

OCTOBER 3, 2021

As part of our contributor series, Daniela Andreevska , content marketing director at Mashvisor , talks about investment property strategies. Mashvisor provides a real estate analytics tool that helps real estate investors quickly find traditional and Airbnb investment properties. . Wholesaling real estate as an investment strategy.

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2023

Bright MLS’ recent survey showed that sellers in the Mid-Atlantic received an average of 3.4 Selective sellers. However, there are some categories of sellers that could have an impact in their local market. The housing market remains in a period of transition, though sellers still have the advantage.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Mobile-first title and escrow company, Endpoint , has announced it received an additional investment of $40 million from its parent company, First American Financial Corporation. This investment brings the total funding received to date to $70 million.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Even as home prices began to decrease last year, mortgage rates remained high, leading both buyers and sellers to stay out of the housing market. Given a lender’s policy only protects a lender’s investment against any title issues that arise, homeowners should always purchase an owner’s policy to protect themselves.

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Listing Spark

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As the saying goes, in real estate investments, you make your money when you buy , not when you sell. During that moment of buying an investment property, it’s crucial to have all your investment property calculations done before you even submit an offer. Why Calculate Seller Closing Costs For Every Property Investment?

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