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Once at the fringes of housing finance, home equity investment companies look to grow their stake

Housing Wire

“What if homeowners could tap into home equity without taking on debt?” Through a home equity investment, homeowners can receive cash upfront in exchange for a share of the home’s future value. In return, Hometap gets an agreed-upon percentage of the sale price or appraised value within a 10-year period.

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Find Cash Home Buyers in Los Angeles for a Fast, Simple Sale

HomeLight

A cash sale may provide the speed and efficiency you need. Get an all-cash, no-obligation offer through HomeLight’s Simple Sale platform whenever you’re ready. Buyers were liquid with cash and there are a lot of sellers going that route rather than waiting on a traditional sale.

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

GeekEstate

are up 16% year-over-year, interest rates remain near historic lows and housing construction starts are up meaningfully for the first time in more than a decade (for more detail on this, see my recent housing market update ). This market map real estate technology companies operating across every phase of the home purchase value chain.

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Consumers’ Housing Market Perceptions vs. Reality

Broke Agent Media

After all, the harder it is to buy a home, the more difficult it is for buyer-sellers to move ahead with a sale. It’s also true that, while both sides do share some concerns, buyers and sellers generally approach a home purchase/sale with a different set of objectives. Source: Opendoor Across the U.S.,

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Real Estate Markets Dictate Adding or Waiving Appraisals

Realty Biz

When you set out to purchase a home as buyer you will eventually find a property you love. At that point, you’ll sit down and construct on offer to purchase. Buyers and sellers will often negotiate these items before reaching an agreement. Adding an Appraisal Contingency in a Buyer’s Market.

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@properties Launches National Franchise Program

RIS Media

properties said it will offer a fresh, full-service alternative to independent broker/owners, owners with expiring franchise agreements and top-producing agent teams. 1 seller of new construction). As of August 2020, the firm has grown to 250 agents and last 12 months’ closed sales volume of $1.5 billion in transactions.

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What Causes Pre- Construction Condo Delays?

Toronto Realty Blog

Thank you for taking us back to that place that we all thought we had left for good: pre-construction. about the pre-construction condo industry just as soon as this blog was launched back in 2007. Pre-construction “experts.” Blog reader Densha asked about pre-construction condo delays and it’s a good topic.