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Joint ventures between title firms and real estate companies are under the microscope

Housing Wire

In 1983 Jim Campbell launched what is believed to be the first joint venture experiment between a real estate brokerage and a title and settlement firm. Campbell is now something of a JV guru, having completed over 80 joint ventures with real estate or lending firms. Image was created using MidJourney.

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

Housing Wire

Too many real estate agents are watching artificial intelligence (AI) from the sidelines, assuming technology will never replace them. They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” So how can real estate agents be so cavalier about their job? What is next?

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Seattle’s already-hot real estate market is exploding

Housing Wire

Most of those workers saw their net worth increase in the past year, and they chose to invest much of that new money into real estate. The number of days on the market before an offer is accepted is usually six days, and everyone knows it’s going to sell above market value.”

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28 real estate circle prospecting ideas, tips, tools & scripts

Housing Wire

In an ever-changing real estate market, agents are looking for the best way to generate leads. The short answer: circle prospecting is a strategy for generating real estate leads within a specific geographic area or around a particular listing or sale through outreach — usually cold calling, but it can include other methods.

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

In the original 2014 proposal by the Fiscal Policy Institute, the first item in the proposal is off to a bad start as they describe what happened in the market: These owners bid up the price of NYC residential real estate, and since they don’t spend much time in these units, contribute little to the local economy compared to full-time residents.

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Helping Lenders Navigate the Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Process

Simonson Real Estate

Having worked with many different lending institutions completing new construction and planned renovation assignments, think of this article as a “best practices” reference to be shared with new lenders, credit analyst team members and borrowers navigating the commercial appraisal process for the first time. Prospective Values.

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A Seller’s Market: What Does It Mean for Appraisers?

Appraisal Buzz

If multiple offers come in, the parties can get into a bidding war, driving the price up beyond what the market typically sustains. One excellent resource is local real estate agents. You can pull the comps on it for reference. In a buyer’s market, such figures are rarely that perfect.

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