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Re-thinking property tax reporting can help meet lenders’ need for speed

Housing Wire

New entrants continue to join the market with better technology and digital processes to simplify the loan process and provide fast closing experiences to meet consumer needs. As the refi-crunch subsides and homebuyers are increasingly competing against faster all-cash offers, speed once again is center stage.

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Real estate appraisals: What agents should know

Housing Wire

A home inspection hasn’t yielded any problems, so nothing is standing in the way of closing, right? A licensed appraiser conducts the evaluation and considers the condition of the property, the location and sales of comparable properties (comps) in the area. Mortgage lenders want to make sure the property is worth the sale price.

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How Long Does It Take to Close on a House From Start to Finish?

HomeLight

How long does closing take from here? But the time required to process and underwrite the loan will be in large part what dictates the length of your closing. According to the loan software firm ICE Mortgage Technology, it took 50 days on average to close on a purchase loan for a house, as of Q3 2021. Average time to close.

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HW Media acquires REAL Trends to combine two of real estate’s most powerful media outlets

Housing Wire

HW Media, publisher of HousingWire, FinLedger, and producer of Engage Events, today announced it has closed on the strategic acquisition of REAL Trends, the residential real estate industry’s leading report that ranks the performance of the top U.S. brokerage firms. Minor & Brown PC served as legal counsel to REAL Trends.

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Agency MBS market is facing a supply-side threat

Housing Wire

That reflects a substantial reduction in new and existing-home sales and refinancing. In 2022, the Fed began employing its tapering tool in stages, a strategy that expanded the effective MBS supply in the market by some $80 billion last year, Amherst reports. trillion by the close of 2024. Outright sales of 2% and 2.5%

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PredictAP Secures $8M Series-A Funding to Automate Real Estate Accounts Payable

Realty Biz

PredictAP, a machine-learning-enabled solution for invoice ingestion and coding in real estate accounts payable (AP), has recently announced the successful closing of its $8-million series A financing round.

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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

Colibri Real Estate is a state-approved real estate education provider with over 132 instructors experienced in Massachusetts real estate sales and teaching best practices. Lee Institute Best real estate schools in MA for every stage of your career Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars Rating: 5 out of 5. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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