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Tips for growing your title business in a down market

Housing Wire

More often than not, the small firms that become big, or the mid-cap businesses that eventually make a public offering, can explain their growth by using a new technology , business model or even product in a way that not only differentiates them during market turbulence, but positions them for sustainable success when the tide turns.

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Market Map: 240 Real Estate Technology Companies Transforming Today’s Housing Market

GeekEstate

I’m excited to release Thomvest’s real estate technology market map, which includes more than 240 companies operating within the residential real estate segment. This market map real estate technology companies operating across every phase of the home purchase value chain. As such, we’ve included the Blend logo in those areas.

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Can 3-D printed homes help solve the housing crisis?

Housing Wire

To Ballard, 3D printing technology is evolving to solve a crisis in modern day America and the world: The failure to meet people’s demand for housing. A man in Iowa in the late 1800s would get a loan from the bank, take a train to Chicago, purchase a home, come back and the house is delivered, and his neighbors help him assemble it.”.

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

HomeLight

You’ve accepted an offer on your house and both you and the buyer have signed the purchase contract. 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. Source: Ice Mortgage Technologies , Data for Sept. Average time to close.

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How to Pick a Real Estate Agent for Buying a Home

HomeLight

We analyze millions of home sales to find buyer’s agents who will show you the perfect home with the right price. Leverage technology. While old-fashioned methods of picking a real estate agent like referrals and for-sale signs are valuable in your search, the ever-evolving internet offers a wealth of immediate resources.

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Can I Negotiate a Real Estate Agent’s Commission?

HomeLight

The average commission rate for a home sale is 5% to 6% , typically split 50/50 between the listing (or seller’s) agent and the buyer’s agent. Below is an example of how a 6% real estate commission is typically split in a traditional agent-assisted home sale. We’ve used a sale price of $400,000. 6% commission split example.

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Go-To Experts: Kris Lindahl Talks About the COVID-19 Wolf At the Door

Realty Biz

Meanwhile, negotiations over a new stimulus package have yet to culminate in an agreement. Historically-low interest rates and a low inventory of homes for sale have helped the housing market remain robust. We have very serious buyers who have more purchasing power competing for the low number of homes on the market.