Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2022

We’ve all been wondering what 5% plus mortgage rates would do to the hot housing market, and now we’ve got that and a bag of chips. Inventory didn’t grow that year and purchase application data only had three negative prints year over year, and they were mild too. Three points to focus on.

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Miller Samuel

MAY 21, 2023

On Friday morning, I was one of five expert witnesses (and the only as an appraiser) to testify on the topic of appraisal bias in front of the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC). The witnesses waited together in the green room, plus additional TAF staff. During the first hour of testimony, our fourth grandchild was born.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Sincerely, (your name) (your brokerage) (your phone number) (your email) Click to copy to clipboard The just sold letter Audience: Homeowners around a property you recently sold Format: Postcard or typed letter in an envelope The “just sold letter” is a spin on the traditional “just sold” postcard, which is a format I still suggest.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Would you believe 88 skips in one throw? Top Three Electrifying Tips – The Folson Group Blog. Three Hundred Plus One? Thank you, Seth, for sharing some great aspects of starting a business in Cleveland, Ohio! Cleveland rocks! This week, I leave you with the world record for stone skipping. Impressive!

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2023

There was just too much stock on the street; there were uncertainties. ” On the one hand, Home Point’s shareholders did not raise the capital they intended with the IPO. Three months later, the company set a target of $900 by the end of 2022 – at that time, it was at $1,500 per loan. No one was communicating.

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Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2022

The local investors resold their renovated homes to owner-occupants an average of 311 days after the foreclosure auction, about three months faster than the average 397 days it took to resell renovated REO homes. These are not multi-state institutional investors purchasing hundreds of properties a year at foreclosure auction.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It is easier to collect, manage and distribute data with thousands of buildings compared to hundreds of thousands of buildings.”. But The Real Deal article also reported that in 2011 three of the biggest U.S. Apartments.com was one of several acquisitions that has grown CoStar’s revenue, and stature on Wall Street.

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Empire Appraisal Group

JUNE 22, 2023

82% Have a Mortgage Rate Below 5% Source: [link] By Kerry Smith Homeowners don’t want to lose a mortgage rate that saves them hundreds of dollars a month. And many current homeowners with a mortgage have a rate lower than that, such as the two out of five who have a mortgage rate below 5%, and the one out of four that enjoy a rate below 3%.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Prelicensing Ultimate Learning package offers one-year access. Additionally, Colibri’s courses have recently been upgraded with hundreds of new visual learning objects and videos, as well as streamlined course navigation, created to improve learning engagement and retention.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

In a truly Orwellian move, mortgage giant Freddie Mac recently announced its intent to censor an arbitrary collection of words such as “desirable,” “safe,” “well-kept,” “student” and “crime” when they appear, in any context, in the hundreds of thousands of appraisal reports it relies on in mortgage underwriting. They really help.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 12, 2024

“The wall coverings, to call it wallpaper is kind of a crime—most of them were shipped in from Europe, and some of them were hand-upholstered,” He notes that the home’s craftsmanship is unlike anything he has ever seen—one standout example being the hand-painted hallway ceiling that subtly changes from gold to silver.

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Cornerstone

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Let’s take a look at the top three: Downsize or move up. You can read on to answer the question: Is refinancing right for you? There’s only one way to decide. Current record-low rates have helped homeownership to become more affordable and attainable than it was just one year before. For educational purposes only.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2022

One executive said “it would be naïve” to think Sprout and FGMC will be the only casualties, given the current environment. We were at a meeting with one of our warehouse providers [recently] and … they asked a smart question: “Is Acra Lending on that list?” There are three aspects that we focus on. We were at a 4.5%

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

But before you do there's one last factor to consider: the home appraisal. While there are different laws for different states, Fannie Mae has a general list of requirements on their site. Typically it is one of the last steps in the home-buying process. It can be anywhere from an hour to a half-day on-site.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Plus, some pumpkin farms offer hayrides and corn mazes. 30 One half of the band Heart will join the Grammy-winning Seattle Symphony for a night of rock. 11-14 See hundreds of the latest cars, trucks and rare classics at the Seattle International Auto Show at Lumen Field Event Center. Pumpkin Picking, through Oct. Times vary.

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Berkshire Hathaway

AUGUST 29, 2022

One of Michigan’s most popular state parks, the Ludington State Park is comprised of nearly 5,300 acres of scenic sand dunes. Serving lunch, dinner and cocktails, plus Jamesport’s own handcrafted beers just blocks from the carferry. A hidden gem located in Downtown Ludington, just one block off Ludington Ave.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

are a plus. Zero in on the type of atmosphere it provides, the people who frequent it, and why it may be a good area to live or work. Once this step is completed, pat yourself on the back—you’ve likely found a perfect commercial property for your investment! Columbus, Ohio is one of the youngest cities in the country.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2022

While perfection may remain elusive, it’s heartening to see our region boldly move forward with its designs on a network of light rail routes that are slowly connecting north, south, east and west. In the decade-plus living in Seattle, I have seen some remarkable growth. At a tune of $3.1B, the addition of five stations along an 8.5-mile

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Appraisal Today

JULY 21, 2023

Adjustments for pools Last but not least, let’s remember there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all adjustment for a built-in pool because the value of a pool is going to depend on quality, condition, and even age. Shortly after, Oatman Architects was brought on for the construction, which wrapped three years later in 2013.

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Appraisal Today

JULY 7, 2023

2021, was one of the first (and perhaps the most publicized). The estate was built in the 1890s and is home to hundreds of copper beech trees, as its name suggests. The Data Needs to be Questioned One of the struggles with short-term rental data is it’s not easy to get unless you pay for the information. Tate-Austin v.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For one, we tend to live alone – a full 156,000 of us city dwellers have no roommates or live-in partners unless you count your pet (we do love our pets!). Unlike a century-plus – or even decades – ago, today’s residents in many cases prefer to live alone, especially in urban areas. Seattle is different than other cities in many ways.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 9, 2024

NEW LAWS AFFECT HOME BUYERS Washington lawmakers last year set out to make our corner of the country one of the most consumer-friendly real estate environments anywhere. They voted to allow up to six dwellings in areas close to transit and up to four in other areas that previously only permitted one home per parcel. But by how much?

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Property Metrics

MARCH 1, 2021

The owner and/or developer of the property works first to attract one or more “anchor” tenants and then surrounds them with a variety of smaller tenants who benefit from the traffic they create. A typical retail shopping center or mall works under a tried and true business plan.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 9, 2023

Paddle prices range from under $20 to hundreds of dollars. I get lots of emails with information every day, plus blog posts. I write the newsletter on Wednesday and Thursday, to go out early Friday morning. Plus, business and appraisal “how to” tips. I do the research and writing, plus I have guest authors.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 12, 2023

THE VALUE OF PARKING The humble parking space is often overlooked and unappreciated – until you need one. Having that knowledge, we then saw a steal of a deal on a 1-bedroom home with a coveted garage parking space. (My My buyer has no plans to own a car and would be happy to accept $3600 in annual revenue from one of the neighbors.)

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

A growing diversified base of technology companies continue to proclaim the Eastside market as one of the best living and job opportunities in the country,” noted local commercial property firm Broderick Group in a report issued last month. And just to the East in the Spring District, Meta has committed to a total of 1.8 million sq.

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Cornerstone

AUGUST 17, 2021

The portion of mortgaged homes that were equity-rich in the second quarter of 2021 — one in three — was up from 31.2 These homeowners could potentially lower their monthly payment by hundreds of dollars or cash out on a substantial sum to be used for renovation, vacation, paying down debt, or starting a small business.

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Raleigh Realty

MAY 3, 2021

Here's what you need to know about living in Clayton Considered the 1 Place to Live in Johnston County, Clayton is one of the best places to live in North Carolina. Projected to be one of the fastest-growing cities over the next ten years in North Carolina, Clayton has a lot to offer. The beautiful weather.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A report from Smart Growth America and real estate info services firm Places Platform named Seattle one of the top five walkable cities in the nation. Illinois was tops on the list, with one in every 397 homes experiencing foreclosure proceedings, a surprising 3.3% only a few hundred dollars shy of that. San Jose, Calif.,

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Appraisal Today

JULY 1, 2022

Having an address in one city was more valuable than in the other city. Excerpt: What’s the difference between a newly constructed home and a hundred-year-old home? To read more about this topic, plus 2+ years of previous issues, subscribe to the paid Appraisal Today. No one really knows. percent from one week earlier.

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 11, 2022

Plus, there is the prospect for completion of the First Avenue streetcar that will connect downtown/Belltown with existing service in South Lake Union, Pioneer Square, International District and Capitol Hill. One-size-fits-all parking requirements can lead to excess land dedicated to parking that might otherwise be used for housing.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2023

Honolulu tops the list, where residents need an annual salary of $312,400 to feel like a six-figure earner; the state capital’s cost-of-living index is 86% above the national average. >> Three Washington metros were among the cities with the lowest ratio of all-cash home sales in Q1, according to a report released by ATTOM Data Solutions.

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Remember only one offer can win so this caused lots of disappointment for both buyers and buyer’s agents alike. The bad news for those buyers is almost all of them signed one-year leases so they will be coming out to buy in the months ahead and they are going to run into the exact same situation, except it’s going to be worse in 2022!

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Valuation Nation

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

He pointed out that hundreds of your home’s assets work together to maximize your comfort, health, and efficiency. Your home’s appraisal value isn’t influenced by this or that single improvement — one upgrade is hard to quantify. One certified appliance won’t add much to your home’s value,” Fincham says. That definitely helps.”.

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