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Master planned communities post strong new home sales numbers in 2023

Housing Wire

Texas followed closely with a 34% share of sales, marking an increase of 10 percentage points from the previous year. With multiple builders offering an array of home types and floor plans, buyers can find homes that fit their life stage. The Southwest and Southern California regions captured shares of 12% and 6%, respectively.

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What is Amortization? How Your Monthly Payment Breaks Down Over Time

Realty Biz

Your payment goes to principal and interest each month following an amortization schedule. A monthly mortgage payment includes principal, interest, and other fees such as property tax and private mortgage insurance (PMI). But you own a higher percentage of your house as time passes and the amount you owe on the principal shrinks.

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Mortgage lenders need to lean in to consumer expectations

Housing Wire

From hybrid appraisals to virtual showings to RON/RIN, the digital mortgage process took center stage over the last year. The survey data supported the notion that today’s consumers are willing to take the reins and self-serve during certain aspects of the home-buying process, from application to close. Growing demand for transparency.

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With the Origence Mortgage Platform, lenders can adapt their lending experience to meet borrowers’ needs

Housing Wire

The Origence Mortgage Platform is an end-to-end lending platform that puts the power of modern technology in lenders’ hands, enabling them to close more loans, faster. Origence designed its platform with the ability to continually transform and stand the test of time. Andrew Weiss, Vice Principal of Platform Strategy.

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Agent Spotlight: Sue La Bounty, Top Real Estate Agent in Naples & Surrounding Coastal Communities

First Team Real Estate

Closing over $1 billion in residential real estate transactions over the course of her career, Sue La Bounty is in a league all her own. Principal of The La Bounty Group, her legacy of excellence in the Long Beach & the Southern California Coastal real estate market has earned Sue a catalog of lifelong clients and a thriving business.

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What the Flip? This Remodeled Montecito, CA, Home Is a Boho-Modern Masterpiece

Realtor.com

presents before and after photos to identify the smart construction and design decisions that ultimately helped make a house desirable to buyers. So which design-related decisions made this flip a success? Karen Aronian , an education design expert with Aronian Education Design LLC, agrees that the new space has a better flow.

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7 Tips to Sell Your San Jose House Faster than a Growing Startup

HomeLight

So if you have three bedrooms, you’d be wise to stage one of them as a guest room, and another as a home office. In addition, a stylish chair — rather than a standard rolling office chair or ergonomic monstrosity — creates a more inviting space for staging purposes. Staging also speeds up your sale.

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