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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

Housing Wire

In fact, there aren’t many mortgage lenders, builders or real estate brokerages that haven’t at least fleetingly entertained the notion. So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? And why not? Instead, they’re leaving money on the table.

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Announcing the 2024 Class of Rising Stars!

Housing Wire

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Meet the likely buyers of independent mortgage banks in 2023

Housing Wire

The plug-and-play and brokerage routes. Another path to survival for some IMBs, according to Ludden, might be to convert to a brokerage operation. Most homebuilders … leave that excess [potential business] on the floor, but the smarter homebuilders look at that and go, ‘There’s an opportunity there.’”. loan officers] in pods.’”.

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Buyer Beware!

Toronto Realty Blog

Well, too bad, so sad, they included “Buyer To Verify All Information” in the brokerage remarks of the MLS listing so the buyer has no legal action. I was found to be in breach of multiple sections of the Real Estate & Business Broker’s Act for misrepresentation, due diligence, fair dealing, et al.

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20 Home Search Apps that Aim to Help You Close the Deal

HomeLight

The full-service real estate brokerage employs local agents to help customers buy, sell and book a home tour with Redfin’s “Book It Now” feature. “We Buyers can also use online mortgage calculators to estimate their mortgage payment, including principal and interest, plus estimates for PMI, property taxes, home insurance, and HOA fees.

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131 Real Estate Terms & Definitions Your Clients Expect You to Know in 2023

The Close

How else would you and your clients understand how much is being paid in principal and interest over the years? Due diligence period. What if your clients are asking about their due diligence period? Original principal balance. Generally the payments are scheduled monthly over a period of 15 or 30 years.