Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

These include requiring “clear, meaningful” notice at each stage of the tax foreclosure process; ensuring both owners and inheritors of ownership receive notice of foreclosure stages; creating alternatives to tax-initiated sales; and making redemption costs both “affordable and accessible.” In 2023, the U.S.

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HomeLight

APRIL 11, 2024

Real estate attorneys are considered essential for closing in the state of New York Real estate transfer taxes? Selling a house “as is” in New York? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, you may just want to skip the repairs, get a fair offer, and move on with your life.

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As-is Inspection Finance Investor 84

Lab Coat Agents

AUGUST 29, 2023

One way to grab buyers’ attention and keep it is with virtual staging. Virtual staging is a powerful tool in real estate marketing, where furniture and decor are digitally placed into property images. Virtual staging is a powerful tool in real estate marketing, where furniture and decor are digitally placed into property images.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

One area in the mortgage and real estate industry that has been evolving for nearly two decades is digital closings. Much like efforts to achieve full self-driving vehicles, the road to achieve full digital closings has been bumpy. In Japan, the word for “improvement” is kaizen. E-mortgage volume spikes. Find out what those are here.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 22, 2024

Real estate attorneys are not considered essential for closing in the state of Colorado. Are you looking to sell your home “as is” in Colorado? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, sometimes the goal is to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on. MLS has a field to mark a listing “as is”?

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HomeLight

JANUARY 22, 2024

Real estate attorneys are not considered essential for closing in the state of Michigan. Looking into selling a house “as is” in Michigan? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, sometimes you’d rather skip the repairs, get a fair offer, and move on. MLS has a field to mark a listing “as is”?

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Real estate attorneys are not considered essential for closing in Minnesota. Looking to sell a house “as is” in Minnesota? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, sometimes the goal is to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on. “A MLS has a field to mark a listing “as is”? Real estate transfer taxes?

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Real estate attorneys are not considered essential for closing in the state of Oklahoma Real estate transfer taxes? Are you trying to sell your home “as is” in Oklahoma? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, you might be looking to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on.

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The Close

AUGUST 28, 2020

After all, if they don’t see it virtually staged online, it’s just a house—and no one wants to buy a house. This is why virtual staging is no longer optional when you have an empty listing to sell, or even when you have buyers who are dragging their feet and need some inspiration. The Best Virtual Staging Software for 2020: roOomy.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Real estate attorneys are not considered essential for closing in Missouri. Looking to sell a house “as is” in Missouri? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, sometimes the goal is to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on. Is a real estate attorney required? Real estate transfer taxes?

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

. “The past four years have placed a series of stressors on the market, which have been exacerbated by long-standing gaps in housing supply,” Adrianne Todman, HUD’s acting secretary, said on stage during Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Secondary & Capital Markets Conference held in New York.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Through this, Saunders said, consumers began to realize the importance of staging, photography and online marketing. We are in the stage now where we are having to play cleanup on a lot of different fronts, and part of that cleanup is actually providing a service to the end consumer by way of brokerage,” Saunders said. “We

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Most luxury real estate professionals and their clients know staging trends are important. But did you know staging changes as the market evolves? Of course, there are timeless aspects of staging…. Or that luxury staging can afford to take more risks? That means you should have a grasp on staging trends yourself.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2021

From staging fees, home improvements, repairs and seller concessions, there are several hidden costs involved in the selling process. Staging Costs. According to HomeAdvisor , the average seller pays almost $1,500 in staging costs. A concession is when the seller agrees to pay part of a buyer’s closing costs. Bottom Line.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This data becomes important at various stages of a transaction, and when it’s time to produce it, the process is radically easier if it is clean and organized. From a data lens, transactions can be broken out into three different stages: Valuation , Due Diligence , and Contract. Data cleanliness can make or break a transaction!

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The Close

JUNE 3, 2022

One of the many marketing strategies that new listing agents struggle with, home staging is probably the most challenging. Hiring a professional stager is expensive, and DIY staging is something of a mystery for most new listing agents. to get the best home staging tips for 2022. Download Home Staging Tips & Guide.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

But the builders will halt permits in a second if they don’t think they can sell these homes once they’re completed, so we might be in the early stages of seeing a decline in single-family permits, like we saw in 2022. This is one reason why the homebuilder stocks have done so well since November of 2022.

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HomeLight

JULY 25, 2022

Skip repairs and close in as few as 10 days. Real estate attorneys are not considered essential for closing in the state of Texas. Looking to sell a house “as is” in Texas? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, sometimes the goal is to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on. Request Cash Offer.

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Easy Agent Pro

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

According to buyers’ agents, “Staging the living room was found to be most important for buyers.” (NAR). Forty-two percent of buyers’ agents claim that the master bedroom is second in importance when it comes to staging. Even stranger is the number of buyers’ agents who feel staging “has an effect on most buyers’ view of the home.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Her visionary approach will be crucial in elevating eXp Realty’s presence and impact on the world stage,” Leo Pareja , the newly CEO of eXp Realty, said in a statement. On Thursday, the firm announced that Forsythe was joining eXp as its new chief marketing officer. “I’m absolutely thrilled to join eXp Realty.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Violations identified vary across different stages of the loan process. Some institutions did not provide the services they listed to examiners, such as helping the borrower clear credit problems or participating in loan closings—professionals did not attend the closing meetings or infrequently participated via phone.

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HomeLight

APRIL 21, 2022

A quick search of online listings will reveal the range of those showcasing uninhabited houses, obviously staged ones, and then even more obviously lived-in homes. The goal for selling a house you’re still living in, is to stage it so that it appears that you’ve already moved out and the cleaning fairies have moved in. What is staging?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It shows the early stages of thawing from a frigid year. 279,000 single family homes are in the sales contract pending stage vs, 282,000 last year. Home prices are flat The median price of single-family homes in the U.S. is up 2% to 3% over last year at this time. But, 3% home price gains is not that significant. There are still 1.3%

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HomeLight

AUGUST 12, 2022

Skip repairs and close in as few as 10 days. Real estate attorneys are not considered essential for closing in the state of California. Looking to sell a house “as is” in California? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, sometimes the goal is to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Maybe you’ve made it through the settlement and you’re still awaiting closing day , or perhaps you’re still negotiating with your buyer. Either way, you probably have one very important question on your mind: when does a seller get paid after closing on a home sale? So, you’ve accepted an offer on your home sale.

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CT Homes

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Reduced stress, as you don’t need to fret about house staging or improvements. We can close quickly! In the ever-evolving San Diego real estate market, you might find yourself considering the option of selling a house as is. It’s an avenue that promises potential savings in time and resources.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 12, 2022

Skip repairs and close in as few as 10 days. Real estate attorneys are not considered essential for closing in the state of Illinois. Looking to sell a house “as is” in Illinois? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, sometimes the goal is to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on.

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As-is Purchase and sale agreement Investor Closing costs 87

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The aim of this partnership is to help convert the Finlocker leads into closings by guiding consumers through Milestones’ “ homebuyer hubs.” FinLocker and Milestones offer a multitude of useful tools that can benefit homebuyers during the pre and post-transaction stages, the companies said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

Since its founding in 2015, remote online notarization (RON) platform Proof , formerly known as Notarize , has helped sellers and buyers close $347 billion worth of real estate transactions, according to an announcement on Friday. While the firm is pleased with this milestone, it has its sights set on California.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

” My answer: “Stop talking about raising rate at this stage with a hawkish outlook! ” My answer: “Stop talking about raising rate at this stage with a hawkish outlook!” A close above that and follow-through bond market selling could lead to higher mortgage rates. Why are mortgage rates rising?

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

Rohit Chopra , the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , and frequent critic Bob Broeksmit, the president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association , sparring on stage over what constituted a junk fee. “For this year, FICO charges the three credit reporting conglomerates a licensing fee of $3.50

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HomeLight

JULY 25, 2022

Get an offer in as few as 48 hours and sell without the need for repairs, staging, or open houses. Looking to sell a house “as is” in Florida? Whether you’ve got a fixer-upper or recently inherited a relative’s home, sometimes the goal is to skip repairs, get a fair offer, and move on. There are typically two types of as-is sellers.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Williston Financial Group is closing out 2023 with yet another acquisition. As the digital transformation of our industry accelerates, we’re committed to acquiring and building solutions that help us further expand our reach and achieve the next stage of our mission to transform and streamline the real estate experience for all constituents.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The increase was driven entirely by a rise in earliest-stage delinquencies – those 30-days and 60-days past due. Later-stage delinquencies – those 90 days or more past due – declined to the lowest level since the first quarter of 2020,” Marina Walsh, MBA’s vice president of industry analysis, said in a news release.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Veev , a promising modular homebuilding company that’s raised $600 million, could close after a plan for a capital raise failed, according to reporting out of Israel. There are talks about a “leading company” potentially acquiring California -based Veev, but the negotiations remain in the very early stages, according to Calcalist.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Yun took the stage on Tuesday at NAR NXT , the trade group’s annual conference in Anaheim, California. To close out his presentation, Yun touted the ongoing value of homeownership despite market headwinds. However, as mortgage rates stabilize and home sellers adapt, “Existing-home sales will rise by 15% next year,” Yun said.

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Sales New Construction Staging Mortgages 450

Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

That brings us to 367,000 single-family homes in the contract pending stage. Everyone knows it’s been a very dry 18 months for home sales. As mortgage rates rose starting in 2022, payment affordability got dramatically worse and homebuyer demand dried up. At the same time, seller volume dried up. That’s 7% more home sales than a year ago.

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