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Buyer agency: a crucial historical shift in real estate

Housing Wire

Those too young to remember the wild west of real estate believe that real estate commissions have always been evenly split between seller’s and buyer’s agents, with each receiving a portion of the sale price. This misconception obscures the reality that, historically, buyers lacked formal representation.

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Bridge Loans in Arizona: How to Unlock Home Equity to Buy Before You Sell

HomeLight

If you are relying on the equity in your current home to make a down payment on the new one, it may seem the only way the puzzle fits together is to sell, move out, and find a third location to live while you shop for the new house. Your lender’s evaluation may involve crunching some numbers around your debt-to-income ratio (DTI).

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Bridge Loans in Chicago: How to Unlock Home Equity to Buy Before You Sell

HomeLight

Discover the Innovative Way to Buy Your Next Home Before Selling Your Current Home Through our Buy Before You Sell program, HomeLight can help you unlock a portion of your equity upfront to put toward your next home. An important factor in this process is your debt-to-income ratio (DTI).

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Vishal Garg unveils Better’s new strategy as a publicly traded company 

Housing Wire

” Better is partnering with other businesses to offer services such as homeowner’s insurance and to provide access to a network of real estate agents, rather than offering these products and services directly to borrowers. When we had agents, we were not large enough to provide the consumer full coverage [geographically].

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Bridge Loans in Colorado: How to Unlock Home Equity to Buy Before You Sell

HomeLight

If you are relying on the equity in your current home to make a down payment on the new one, it may seem your only option is to sell, move out, and find a third location to live while you shop for the new house. In this case, they will use the equity from their previous home to cover the down payment and closing costs for their new purchase.

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Bridge Loans in Texas: How to Unlock Home Equity to Buy Before You Sell

HomeLight

Explore a bridge loan and let your home’s equity help fund your next house in the short term. Through our Buy Before You Sell program, HomeLight can help you unlock a portion of your equity upfront to put toward your next home. That lender may calculate your debt-to-income ratio (DTI) to qualify you for a bridge loan.

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Bridge Loans in California: How to Unlock Home Equity to Buy Before You Sell

HomeLight

Find a Top California Agent With Experience in Bridge Loans Partner with a top agent who knows your California market and has experience with bridge loan programs. HomeLight can connect you with an experienced buyer’s agent who can help you navigate your entire homebuying journey. Let’s dive in.

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