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What Are The Upsides and Downsides of Virtual Staging?

Realty Biz

Virtual staging offers both advantages and disadvantages in the real estate industry. Using virtual tools, properties can be showcased with furniture and decor without physical staging. Considering the pros and cons is essential in deciding if virtual staging is the right choice for a specific property and target market.

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NAF in talks to acquire Draper & Kramer Mortgage Corp.: sources 

Housing Wire

The sources said negotiations are in the late stages and remaining details are expected to be finalized this month. The board at DKMC, which has separate businesses in the property management and commercial finance spaces, among others, wants to exit the residential mortgage business, the sources told HousingWire.

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Real Estate Staging Association Releases Consumer’s Guide to Real Estate Staging

RIS Media

The Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®, the trade association for professional real estate stagers) defines home staging as the preparation of residential or commercial properties for sale in the real estate marketplace. To download a copy of The Consumer’s Guide to Real Estate Staging, click here.

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C5 Summit: The New Deal-Making Destination for Commercial Real Estate

RIS Media

27-29, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) welcomes hundreds of commercial real estate pros to the first-ever C5 Summit in the heart of New York City—the epicenter of commercial real estate. Commercial. The C5 Summit is the ultimate commercial real estate event, and business-to-business at its best.

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Real estate appraisals: What agents should know

Housing Wire

A licensed appraiser conducts the evaluation and considers the condition of the property, the location and sales of comparable properties (comps) in the area. This includes foreclosed properties, flipped properties, distressed properties, commercial properties and industrial properties. Why are appraisals important?

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5 Ways Real Estate Brokers Are Leveraging AI

Propmodo

One of the biggest technological advancements of 2023 has been the commercialization of Artificial Intelligence. Virtual staging One area that has been significantly disrupted by generative AI has been how agents and brokers are able to virtually stage a property.

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

Housing Wire

As the refi-crunch subsides and homebuyers are increasingly competing against faster all-cash offers, speed once again is center stage. Most progressive title firms are actively engaged in some stage of digital transformation and implementing – or at least assessing –automation advantages.

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