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Xactus targets lenders through active listing data

Housing Wire

The monitoring solution also will enable the examination of current servicing customers as well as non-customer lists and alert loan servicers to possible short sales, the firm said. Xactus has more than 6,500 clients, including banks and non-bank mortgage originators, and 12 service centers across the country.

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How to Find Short Sale Homes: A Guide for Buyers

HomeLight

Short sales can provide an excellent opportunity for potential homebuyers to score a good deal. If you’re in the market to buy a short sale home, you’ll need to prepare for a lengthy closing process and steel yourself to jump through some hoops not generally associated with traditional sales. What is a short sale?

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13 Short Sale Tips So You Get a Dream Deal, Not a Nightmare Scenario

HomeLight

You may have heard a little bit about short sales — enough to know that this type of real estate listing can present some opportunities to get a good deal. But while short sales offer potential opportunities , they come with plenty of potential pitfalls as well. Know if a short sale is the best option for you.

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What Does/Should NAR’s Victory in NAR v. US Mean?

Notorious ROB

US lawsuit , I’ve gotten a few questions from brokerage CEOs and intelligent agents all over. A friend asked me to write something up short and to the point, to explain what this ruling does and does not mean for the industry as my last law-nerd post was “heady” which I knew it to be. ” I beg to differ.

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Should You Sell Your House to a Flipper? 5 Key Considerations

HomeLight

According to a survey over 2,000 adults from real estate brokerage Coldwell Banker, 80% of Americans say they would prefer to buy a turkey home over one that requires renovations. With our Simple Sale platform, for example, you can connect with a cash buyer and have money in your bank account in as few as seven days.

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iBuyer Real Estate Guide for 2022: What Is an iBuyer?

HomeLight

The term iBuyer appears to have originated from an internal report released by banking firm Evercore in 2017 that discussed the “iBuyer” business model as being one that was “likely to garner increased attention over the next few years.”. Do iBuyers make good offers? iBuyer offers got sweeter for sellers in a fiery housing market.

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Miami Real Estate Luxury Home Sales Continue Surging 

Realty Biz

Last Year; Impacting Sales Miami total home sales decreased 35.5% year-over-year in April 2023, from a historic 3,445 transactions in April 2022 to 2,222 in April 2023, because of rising mortgage rates, the recent banking crisis and lack of supply in certain price points. In 2009, distressed sales comprised 70% of Miami sales.

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