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MAY 17, 2022

As a leader of a property management firm, you know that you’re responsible for not just resident and owner satisfaction,

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Orchard , which operates a home-buying and selling platform, wants to expand its customer base of first-time homebuyers by helping them to make a cash-backed offer. Buy with Orchard is the firm’s first product targeted to first-time buyers that provides home shoppers with the cash needed to compete with equity-rich homeowners and investors, the company said.

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Keeping Current Matters

MAY 17, 2022

If you’re thinking about buying a home, you’ve probably heard mortgage rates are rising and have wondered what that means for you.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

The rise in mortgage-related fraud over the past three years was largely due to a surge in online and mobile-only mortgage transactions. The pandemic and growing mobile channel fueled the number of fraud cases with application fraud being a key entrant point for fraudsters, a new report analyzing fraud trends suggests. Fraud costs largely came from consumers seeking to buy a new home through online and mobile transactions, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

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Eye on Housing

MAY 17, 2022

In a sign that the housing market is now slowing, builder confidence took a steep drop in May as growing affordability challenges in the form of rapidly rising interest rates, double-digit price increases for material costs and ongoing home price appreciation are taking a toll on buyer demand. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell eight.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Mortgage and home equity fintech FirstClose received a $35 million investment from Lateral Investment Management on Tuesday. This is FirstClose’s first institutional equity investment round: The company has been self-funded since its founding in 2000. The fintech firm currently provides underwriting workflow automation technology, point-of-sale software, and data services for the U.S. home equity and mortgage markets.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Private equity firm Narrow Gauge Capital (NGC) acquired Inco-Check, LLC , a provider of quality control audit mortgage software and fraud prevention services. Founded in 2000, Irvine, California-based Inco-Check leverages its proprietary web-based platform to support GSE, regulatory agency, and investor requirements. With NGC’s acquisition of Inco-Check, the company aims to enhance loan quality and prevent fraud in a competitive mortgage and consumer lending market, Inco-Check said.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

MAY 17, 2022

People often envision young adults graduating from college, landing a job, and renting their own place to live. While it was never easy, that path has become more and more difficult to attain in a straight line. College isn’t cheap, and many grads are starting their adult lives with a heap of student loans and jobs that may not pay as much as it costs to live independently.

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HomeLight

MAY 17, 2022

Real estate hacks for buying and selling your way to wealth can be hard to find. Maybe the allure of a quick win or the challenge of scoring a good deal is too good to resist. Is buying a foreclosed house for dummies a hack that would work for you? Find out: Here are the 11 steps to buying foreclosed homes for dummies. Step 1: Be clear on why you want to buy a foreclosure.

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Maximum Exposure Real Estate

MAY 17, 2022

Have you seen the letters CDOM in some real estate listing websites and wondered what it meant? CDOM and DOM are two acronyms you will likely see when looking for a home to purchase. These real estate terms are similar but have slightly different meanings. CDOM stands for cumulative days on market and DOM stands […]. The post What Does CDOM Mean in Real Estate appeared first on Maximum Real Estate Exposure.

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The Mortgage Report

MAY 17, 2022

Down payment assistance programs are growing in popularity, as they improve home buyer offers in today's extreme housing market.

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Agent Fire

MAY 17, 2022

Virality doesn’t always translate to long-term success in real estate social media marketing. To generate hot leads and build lasting social media staying power, we need to focus on consistent social media growth. Here's how to do it. The 5 Keys to Consistent Social Media Growth for Real Estate Professionals is just one of many great real estate strategies on The Spark.

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The Mortgage Report

MAY 17, 2022

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates Average mortgage rates barely moved yesterday as markets took a breather after last week’s volatility. We’ll have to wait to see how long that relative […].

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Real Estate Investar

MAY 17, 2022

Property prices across the country saw another increase in value last month, however, the rate of increase continues to slow down.

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RIS Media

MAY 17, 2022

Does anyone have too much time on their hands? **crickets** Yeah, me neither. One of our most valuable resources, the amount of time in any given day is out of our control—firmly set at 24 hours. But what we do with those 24 hours is in our control. Reaching our goals requires intentional work, and there is a lot to choose from in real estate: prospecting, taking the time to coach team members, following up with buyers and sellers, and the many administrative tasks needed to move transactions fo

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Mandrona Group

MAY 17, 2022

Once you’ve closed the deal and got the keys to your new home, the next exciting part is bringing your. Read More.

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RIS Media

MAY 17, 2022

You’ve heard that it takes a village to raise a child. If you have children, you know this is true. Parenting is full of complexities that no two people could possibly navigate alone. As a parent myself, I’ve received invaluable help from my family members, friends, and neighbors, who generously shared their expertise and experience. My children also benefited from others in the community, like teachers and coaches, who had their best interests in mind and were invested in helping them succeed.

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Realty Biz

MAY 17, 2022

More than 80% of real estate agents fail within the first five years. Most people in the industry are willing to put in the hours, but why is there still a high failure rate? It doesn’t matter how hard you work; without the right real estate tools, it’s difficult to succeed. Your online presence plays a significant role in bringing in leads. Make sure you have the right website, social media, and SEO.

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RIS Media

MAY 17, 2022

By the time he graduated from the University of Florida at Tampa, Josh Dotoli knew he was an entrepreneur at heart. Having worked with a mentor who managed and rehabbed properties, he believed real estate was his calling, and he quickly proved the point in his first successful year with a boutique firm in Fort Lauderdale. Recruited four years ago by Compass Real Estate after six successful years with another high-end company, he and his wife, Dayana, whom he had met in the industry, decided to c

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BubbleInfo

MAY 17, 2022

With the Crescent House now on the market for $23.5 million, you can’t really blame the sellers of this property for asking $6 million (lot size is 9,730sf): [link].

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RIS Media

MAY 17, 2022

Real estate investors are sweet on multifamily—so much so that they have increasingly been willing to pay more for it than ever before, especially in certain circumstances. Whether that demand can continue or a bubble burst is on the horizon is the focus of a new Multifamily Trading Bulletin from Yardi ® Matrix. The Yardi Matrix report tracked $215 billion of multifamily property sales in the U.S. in 2021 that traded for an average of $192,105 per unit.

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RISMedia

MAY 17, 2022

By Kyla Stewart Summer is around the corner. The call of sunshine, warm breeze, and activity fills the air. The urge to brush off the winter's chill and give summer's call is exciting. Even as summer appeal engulfs most, a precaution ahead is the need to check and fix any cooling system in our homes. […]. The post How to Fix Most Common Cooling Problems in Your Home appeared first on RISMedia's Housecall.

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RIS Media

MAY 17, 2022

As rewarding as it can be to lead your own real estate team, it can be lonely at the top. You may be surrounded by people, but they may not be able to fully appreciate the unique challenges of leading a team. You can quickly start to feel unsupported and adrift. Fortunately, there are ways to diminish these feelings of isolation. Use these four strategies to overcome the loneliness of leadership. 1.

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Realty Biz

MAY 17, 2022

College graduates say they’re struggling to get ahead due to soaring rental costs that are draining the bulk of their newly earned paychecks. The National Association of Collects and Employers’ most recent complete data shows that in 2020, the average starting salary for college grads was around $55,000, up more than 14% from ten years prior. However, rents are rising faster than those paychecks.

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RIS Media

MAY 17, 2022

Homegenius has announced an agreement with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Through this agreement, homegenius will enable Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ network agents, brokers and owners to access homegenius’s “ geniusprice ” property intelligence engine. geniusprice technology gives brokers and agents access to analytics and insights in an interface that’s easy to use and takes home price estimates to a new level, the company states.

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Brownstoner

MAY 17, 2022

It is a shortened event but it is back in person for another evening of debate, discussion and performances at Brooklyn Public Library's annual Night of Ideas. Starting at 7 p.m. and running until midnight on Saturday, May 21, the marathon of intellectual discussion (formerly known as the Night of… Read More > The post Brooklyn Public Library’s Night of Ideas Returns to an in-Person Event With Headliner Patti Smith appeared first on Brownstoner.

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McKissock

MAY 17, 2022

A “luxury” home is not so much about price tag as it is about quality and customization. At its core, it’s any home that is a step above typical or even high-end traditional homes in the area. So, you don’t have to live in an area full of sprawling mansions and multi-million-dollar homes to become a luxury home appraiser. There are many reasons why appraising luxury homes is recommended for real estate appraisers.

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Brownstoner

MAY 17, 2022

This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Ditmas Park, South Midwood, Flatbush and Clinton Hill. How did they fare? If the postwar exterior and ceiling heights aren’t deal breakers, this Ditmas Park co-op unit offers some fun design, two… Read More > The post Brooklyn Real Estate Listings Six Months Later: All Four Sold appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Mashvisor

MAY 17, 2022

An investor needs a reliable income calculator to make accurate projections of his or her earnings in real estate investing.

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Brownstoner

MAY 17, 2022

In the News Downtown Brooklyn Retail Development Eyes Major Athletic Brand [NYP] BHA Stunned Over Postponement Of BQE Repair Funding [Eagle] Brooklyn Doctor Returns From Ukraine With New Perspective on War [BK Paper] Street Vendor Enforcement Has Continued at Pre-Pandemic Levels [City Limits] Pro-Palestinian Rally Takes to the Streets of Bay Ridge [News12] Cities Are Backing… Read More > The post Daily Links: Locals Decry ‘Reckless’ Postponement of Emergency BQE Repair by M

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