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Do the Due: A Complete Due Diligence Guide and Checklist for Homebuyers

HomeLight

As a buyer, that means you have to do your due diligence from both a practical and contractual perspective. What does due diligence mean in residential real estate? That’s why we’ve put together this guide to due diligence for a homebuyer. Free Homebuying Due Diligence Checklist.

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The current REO market requires an expansion of services for business growth

Housing Wire

Tiffany Fletcher: Real Estate Owned (REO), acquired by lenders , banks, or financial institutions typically due to mortgage loan defaults, involves the strategic marketing and sale of existing properties to mitigate losses on outstanding loans. Balancing supply and demand is a delicate dance between new construction and existing properties.

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Top Tips and Considerations For Buying Land

Realty Biz

However, the process involves intricate steps, from understanding zoning laws to securing financing and conducting due diligence. Careful due diligence is necessary to ensure you don't make any significant mistakes. Zoning determines land use, such as residential, commercial, or agricultural.

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How Commercial Real Estate Investors Are Weighing Climate Change When Planning Future Business Strategies

RIS Media

While COVID-19 is the leading disruptor of the commercial real estate market at the moment, the industry is preparing for even further long-term disruption from climate change. – Incorporating climate risk into due diligence and other investment decision-making processes.

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Bryan Chong from PocketBuildings

GeekEstate

PocketBuildings is a platform that allows commercial real estate professionals to develop, manage, and transact faster by organizing the extensive visual content for their portfolios. Hosting and sharing visual data is an ongoing problem for commercial real estate professionals, so we created PocketBuildings. What’s next for you?

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Tips For Researching a Home’s History

Realty Biz

Real Estate agents refer to this as the due diligence period in real estate. Here you will find a list with lots of houses that can be labeled as historic due to their old construction date, or to their unique architectural style, or the significant events that took place there. Old Census Records.

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Ask Brian: Are Self-Storage Units a Good Real Estate Investment?

Realty Biz

Question from Skylar in AZ: Hello Brian, I’m thinking about making the leap to commercial real estate investing but I’m nervous. Skylar, you’ll need to perform your due diligence, but the exceptionally low operating costs are financially attractive. Low startup costs even if constructing on raw land.