Redfin

JUNE 27, 2025

These homes include custom-builds, move-in-ready spec homes, and homes in new residential developments. Instead, they’re more likely to offer incentives such as upgraded finishes, assistance with closing costs, or flexible move-in dates – especially if the home is already built or sales are slow.

New Construction

Redfin

MARCH 4, 2025

Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR): Shortened to URAR, this is the most common type of appraisal – and one lenders request. The average cost for a home appraisal is $200 $600 but can range as high as $2,000 if the property is larger or in a rural area. What factors impact the home appraisal cost?

FHA loan

HomeLight

JULY 23, 2025

Real estate attorneys are considered essential for closing in the state of South Carolina. A good time to complete the State of South Carolina Residential Property Condition Disclosure Statement is before listing your home or requesting an offer. Yes Is a real estate attorney required? This way, you know it’s taken care of.

As-is

Marco Santarelli

APRIL 27, 2025

Lawrence Yun pointed out that “household wealth in residential real estate continues to reach new heights,” and “With mortgage delinquencies at near-historical lows, the housing market is on solid footing.” Market Fundamentals Remain Solid: Despite slower sales and affordability issues, the market isn't collapsing.

Finance

The Close

MARCH 11, 2025

Bridge loans: These are primarily used for commercial assets to aid in residential property acquisition so investors dont miss out on lucrative opportunities. Additionally, the purchase price and closing costs are exchanged, typically using an escrow service. For options, check our recommended hard money lenders.

Sales

AAOA

MARCH 24, 2025

A multifamily unit refers to any property with more than one residential unit. After your offer is accepted, youll begin the closing process. During this time, you wi ll need to secure homeowners insurance, arrange an inspection, and cover any additional closing costs. What are Multifamily Properties?

Property Management

HomeLight

JULY 17, 2025

Source: (Edit with AI/ Depositphotos) Duplex (multi-family home) A duplex is a residential building divided into two separate living units, each with its own entrance, kitchen, and living space. Resale value: Moderate – Charm appeals to some buyers, but size, age, and location may limit broader interest.

Construction

Redfin

AUGUST 5, 2025

Construction loans fund building residential (stick-built) homes, from land purchase to the finished product. They aren’t right for every borrower, but if you meet the down payment, credit score, closing cost and DTI requirements, a jumbo construction loan for building your dream home might fit your needs.

Construction

Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Advice On Home Financing | The Best Mortgage Blogs From 2017 Potential FHA Mortgage Quirks Anita Clark, a Real Estate agent in Bonaire GA who has been serving the residential real estate needs of consumers in middle GA for the past decade, provides some informative thoughts on potential FHA mortgage quirks.

Finance

The Close

APRIL 3, 2025

Here are some of the most important considerations: Interest rates and fees : One loan may offer a lower interest rate, but charge more in origination fees and closing costs. Its fix and flip loan offers the lowest starting interest rate on our list and competitive terms.

Loans

HomeLight

APRIL 2, 2025

508D statute says, at 508D-4 and 508D-5 , that no one may sell residential real property without signing and dating a disclosure statement within the six months before or ten calendar days after accepting a prospective buyer’s real estate purchase offer. Hawaii Rev.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

It’s a a system that has saved homeowners thousands in closing costs but has also faced pushback from the national title insurance industry. billion in residential real estate transactions and $764 million in commercial real estate transactions. Last year, ITG provided services on $15.4

Title

The Close

JULY 28, 2025

Its lending products focus largely on multifamily and residential investment properties, so you should be able to find something suitable whether you’re a short-term or long-term investor. Borrowers who stick with Lima One Capital can benefit from perks such as discounted closing costs, as is the case with its Fix2Rent program.

Pre-qualification

HomeLight

MAY 28, 2025

If you are selling a home in Naperville, youve probably come across references to transfer taxes , a major but often overlooked part of closing costs. This applies to both residential and commercial property purchases. Transfer taxes are fees levied by local municipalities when a property changes ownership.

Commercial

Seattle Times Real Estate

JULY 4, 2025

Zoning changes alone in Seattle’s residential neighborhoods won’t be enough to beat these impediments, according to developers. Applications to build new housing fell while most new projects have stagnated. New apartments are keeping rental prices relatively flat.

Construction

Redfin

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

You may be able to lower your taxed gains by increasing your home’s “ cost basis ” the original price you paid for the property. Certain closing costs and qualified home improvements can be added to this amount. If you did not make a profit on the sale of your home, you cannot deduct anything.

Equity

Redfin

MAY 5, 2025

Investors have taken a growing share of homes Housing investors any institution or business that purchases residential real estate have also taken a growing share of the overall market. Negotiate aggressively: With more inventory, buyers often have more room to negotiate on price, repairs, or closing costs.

Closing costs

Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

Data analytics giant CoreLogic announced on Wednesday the acquisition of closing cost data and tech provider ClosingCorp. Previously, ClosingCorp integrated CoreLogic’s Property Tax Estimator into its SmartFees service and closing platforms in 2018. Further details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Closing

Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Ally Home , the residential mortgage lending arm of Ally Bank , is offering a $5,000 grant for eligible homebuyers in the select markets of Charlotte, Detroit and Philadelphia, the company announced on Tuesday. The upfront lump sum can be applied toward a down payment, closing costs or other expenses related to the homebuying process.

Banks

HomeLight

AUGUST 12, 2024

When selling a home in Colorado, understanding closing costs is important. Closing costs refer to the various fees and expenses that sellers typically incur to finalize the sale of their property. These costs include things like loan payoff amounts, real estate agent commissions, and more. What are closing costs?

Closing costs

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Higher interest rates further dented home sales, which declined at a moderate pace overall but fell steeply in some Districts,” the report states, noting that “residential construction slid further at a modest pace” and “home prices grew less rapidly or declined outright amid weak demand.”.

Marketing

Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2023

residential real estate mortgages, would not confirm nor deny the rumors. “We We know that closing costs continue to be a barrier for homebuyers – especially among underserved populations and first-time homebuyers,” a Fannie Mae spokesperson wrote in an email. “The Fannie Mae, which currently backs almost $4.1 trillion in U.S.

Title

Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

Have you budgeted for closing costs? Before you get overwhelmed, take comfort that critical milestones of home inspection, appraisal and closing processes are all great ways to get more acquainted with your prospective new home. What’s the difference between a home inspection and an appraisal?

Inspection

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Like virtually all residential mortgage lenders, Chicago-based Guaranteed Rate had its best-ever year in 2020, originating about $73 billion in mortgages. It specializes in low-rate mortgage refinances, in which it originates a loan with no closing costs, including appraisal, credit report, escrow and title.

Loan Officer

Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

The letter was in response to the CFPB’s request for information on residential mortgage fees, which the Bureau issued in late May. Title insurance provides this peace of mind,” the letter, signed by Chris Morton, ALTA’s senior vice president of public affairs and chief advocacy officer, stated.

Title

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Residential real estate marketplace Sundae has announced it closed $36 million in Series B funding on Tuesday, led by QED Investors and with additional participation from Founders Fund , Susa Ventures , Navitas Capital , Prudence Holdings and General Global Capital. million in Series A funding this June.

Investor

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Any person involved in selling a home knows that you cannot increase the price of your home randomly to cover the cost of commissions and other closing costs. The market sets the price of the home, and it cares little for closing costs — or what the homeowner invested in it — when determining the price for which it will sell.

Closing costs

HomeLight

AUGUST 20, 2021

If you’re selling a home in Connecticut, you should familiarize yourself with closing costs that sellers pay to finalize the transaction. The average closing costs for home sellers fall between 6% to 10% of the home’s sale price. Connecticut sellers can count on these costs. Source: (Roger Starnes Sr / Unsplash).

Closing costs

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In November, Freddie Mac announced it would encourage landlords to provide access to rental payment data, by recouping a portion of closing costs for properties it finances. He was also vice chairman of Residential Mortgage Services Holdings from 2013 to 2021. The post Freddie Mac posts $12.1B

Loan Officer

Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2022

commercial spaces/building and residential homes/townhomes) and inconsistent transactional processes, fragmentation in the market has prevented real-estate from adopting technology as quickly as other sectors – until now. While real estate is the largest asset class in the world, it’s a segment that is still highly fragmented.

Marketing

Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Boston — First District [Boston] contacts reported that higher mortgage rates had led to somewhat cooler demand for residential real estate, resulting in increased inventories in recent months. Cleveland — Residential construction and real estate activity softened further amid rising interest rates. Rents rose modestly.

Marketing

HomeLight

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Closing costs are assumed to be part of doing business in real estate, but do cash buyers pay closing costs? Yes, you can expect charges for attorney hours, taxes, plus title and recording fees to still apply, though the use of cash can greatly reduce a buyer’s closing costs with the elimination of mortgage fees.

Closing costs

HomeLight

JUNE 20, 2023

California homeowners looking to upgrade from their starter home to more permanent digs may be surprised by the amount they’ll owe at the end of the sale: Closing costs in California typically range from 6% to 8% of total home sale price. Step one: Talk to an expert! Selling your house soon? years), San Jose (16.7

Closing costs

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

1, 2024 , REBNY, New York City’s most powerful real estate trade organization, will no longer allow residential listing brokers to pay the buyer’s agent. As of Jan. Instead, the trade group will require the home sellers to pay the buyer’s agent commissions directly.

MLS

Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

Rather, it’s an age-specific, federally-insured loan option that helps eligible buyers aged 62+ make a residential purchase while retaining more of their money than they could with a conventional mortgage or an all-cash purchase, generally leaving their savings and assets intact for retirement and any heirs.

Finance

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2021

HousingWire recently spoke with Jon Gerretsen, SitusAMC Managing Director of Residential New Originations and Fulfillment Services, about the home buying boom and how lenders can gain market share and drive profitability in a white-hot purchase mortgage market.

Technology

HomeLight

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The sales price of your home may appear to offer a good profit margin, but before you start putting those expensive items from your wishlist into your shopping cart, first you must subtract all the closing costs New York homeowners have to pay. Sorry, New York sellers, but you are responsible for quite a few closing costs.

Closing costs