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Hit Them With Your Best Shot: How Much to Offer on a Short Sale

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But what if it’s a different kind of sale … for example, how much should you offer on a short sale? Enter the short sale : a solution for the seller, and a special opportunity for a buyer. What’s a short sale? Short sales are unique because they require the approval of the seller’s lender.

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Vickie Pizzarelli joins Engel & Völkers as a Real Estate Advisor

Realty Biz

Engel & Völkers of East Greenwich announced today that Vickie Pizzarelli has joined its brokerage as a real estate advisor, where she specializes in new construction, residential sales, foreclosures, and short sales. She also serves on the Professional Standards Committee at RIAR.

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How to Make Money as a Real Estate Agent: 9 Strategies to Earn More

The Close

You might even get an opportunity to demonstrate your skills to developers wanting to fill newly built apartments or condos. Build a Relationship With Developers. When property developers are considering a new project, the first two questions they always ask are, “How much is it going to cost?” and “How much can we sell it for?”

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Building a Guest House 101: Get Your Accessory Dwelling Unit Up and Running

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Find your housing zone on your city’s website under “community development” or “planning” sections. The base costs for permits, design, utility connection, plumbing, and construction raise the project price before square footage even comes into play. With prefab, you skip the stress and financial unpredictability of construction.

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Rethinking Class B Multifamily Supply Risk

A Student of the Real Estate Game

Construction/Technological Innovation : High construction costs is one of the biggest constraints to developing more workforce housing. However, innovations in construction such as prefab and robotics are leading to reduced costs and timelines. We’re beginning to see robots introduced to traditional construction sites.

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5 of the Top We Buy Houses For Cash Companies in New Jersey

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In the years since then, the company developed a mission to revitalize both homes and communities. After closing, Halo Redevelopment, the construction branch of their business, comes in to rehab the property. Phone number : (908) 320-7995. Locations : Throughout New Jersey. The process at We Buy NJ Real Estate is very seller-centric.

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Should You Flip a House in 2023? Well, It Depends

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Typically, they buy distressed properties — either short sales, foreclosures, or homes that need significant work — fix them up, and sell them for big bucks. But not even they could have predicted the 20% increase in construction materials between January 2021 and 2022. Develop your budget. What is house flipping?