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Will the Commercial Real Estate Market Crash in 2023?

Marco Santarelli

The commercial real estate market is currently facing a looming crisis that experts predict could surpass the challenges experienced during the 2008 financial downturn. Additionally, with a significant number of commercial mortgages due for refinancing in the coming years, the situation is becoming increasingly precarious.

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Redfin & Money.com Answer Your Top Questions about Crypto Real Estate

Redfin

From comparing the advantages and disadvantages of blockchain real estate loans to expert opinions from Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather, this article will answer your top questions about crypto real estate. . What exactly is cryptocurrency? The technology that powers cryptocurrency is called the blockchain.

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9 Easy Ways to Bulletproof Your Transactions During the Pandemic

The Close

Now, add in a global pandemic that caused the lowest interest rates we’ve seen in our lifetimes, and the result is massive buyer demand mixed with overwhelmed contractors and lenders. In this article, I will teach you how to avoid some common pitfalls, increase your closing ratio, and bulletproof your pending transactions.

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WFG reports its highest volume months ever during Q2 and Q3 of 2020

Housing Wire

“The market remains underserved in the sense that the mortgage lending market has changed so quickly that everyone is still trying to keep up,” Stone said. “The market remains underserved in the sense that the mortgage lending market has changed so quickly that everyone is still trying to keep up,” Stone said.

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Low Appraisal on Your Home? A Reconsideration of Value Might Save the Sale

HomeLight

For this article, we spoke with top real estate agent Ethan Goodrich of Compass in Boston; Diana Benson , SRA, IFA of Benson Appraisals in the greater Phoenix area; and HomeLight lending expert, Richie Helali. During the pandemic there has been a shortage of available homes in a hot market. Source: (Towfiqu barbhuiya / Unsplash).

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Looking Forward to 2023: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

GeekEstate

[Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of our 239th Weekly Transmission, originally delivered direct to the inbox of more than 600 GEM members on January 4th, 2023.]. For two straight years our central prediction theme was climate ( 2021 version ). The importance of climate hasn’t lessened in 2023. prior to an IPO.

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