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Sipping in Style: 5 Well-Equipped Home Cocktail Bars

Sotheby's International Real Estate

In desirable settings from West Coast to East, these distinctive, expertly appointed home bars prove that sometimes, the best spot for a festive nightcap is home sweet home. Chic Greenwich Getaway. Greenwich, Connecticut | Joseph Barbieri , Sotheby’s International Realty – Greenwich Brokerage. Steps from the banks of Frye Lake, this six-bedroom smart home is ideal for chic indoor-outdoor living and entertaining.

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Toronto Will Finally Get A Vacant Home Tax, After Bleeding Millennials For Years

Better Dwelling

Toronto may finally start taxing vacant homes. City of Toronto staff recommended a vacant home tax to council this week. The tax would place a penalty on those that use residential property in the City for less than half the year. By doing so, the City hopes to join other major cities like Paris in […]. The post Toronto Will Finally Get A Vacant Home Tax, After Bleeding Millennials For Years appeared first on Better Dwelling.

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Zillow: Housing Demand Likely to Remain High Due to Missing Households

RIS Media

The current market environment has increased demand for housing, and that may not be going away for a while. According to a new Zillow report, low rates of household formation since the Great Recession have caused 5.7 million “missing” households. These households represented people who historically would have moved into their own home, but have been unable to do so, and so the market is still catching up to fill these gaps.

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Mortgage and refinance rates today, Dec. 5, and rate forecast for next week

The Mortgage Report

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates Average mortgage rates rose yesterday. But only by the smallest measurable amount. And conventional loans today start at 3.063% (3.063% APR) for a 30-year, fixed-rate […].

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3 Real Estate Office Hacks to Help Kickstart the Busy Season

Ready to better your Back Office? Dive into the secrets to a powerhouse back office with Brokermint expert, Jessica Souza. In this free download, she shares her 3 transformative hacks designed to clean house, get everyone on the same page, and set yourself up for success. From optimizing agent profiles to ensuring flawless transactions and boosting agent retention, these strategies are your ticket to a seamless operation.

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A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Become a Mortgage Broker

Agent Drive

The mortgage and real estate industries are booming, even in the middle of a global pandemic. People are leaving cities in droves and looking for a safer place to live. There was a 24% jump in home sales between June and July 2020. That is expected to continue in the fall and winter months. Now is the […]. The post A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Become a Mortgage Broker appeared first on AgentDrive.

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Sipping in Style: 5 Well-Equipped Home Cocktail Bars

Sotheby's International Real Estate

In desirable settings from West Coast to East, these distinctive, expertly appointed home bars prove that sometimes, the best spot for a festive nightcap is home sweet home. Chic Greenwich Getaway. Greenwich, Connecticut | Joseph Barbieri , Sotheby’s International Realty – Greenwich Brokerage. Steps from the banks of Frye Lake, this six-bedroom smart home is ideal for chic indoor-outdoor living and entertaining.

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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased 0.6 Percent

RIS Media

Mortgage applications decreased 0.6 percent for the week ending Nov. 27, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey. This week’s results include an adjustment for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier.

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Forbearances Being Extended

BubbleInfo

Lenders learned their lesson last time – instead of foreclosing on non-payers and risk losing money, it’s better to extend and pretend. There won’t be a time coming where we are flooded with REOs… ever again: Mortgage forbearances for homeowners affected financially by the pandemic declined slightly over the past week. Black Knight said that there […].

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Providing a ‘Superior’ Experience

RIS Media

Christy Budnick. Vitals: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty. Years in business: 32. Number of offices and agents: 9 offices, 450 agents. Regions served: Northeast Florida including Duval, St. Johns, Flagler, Clay and Nassau Counties. 2019 sales volume: $1.2 billion. 2019 transactions: 3,125. [link]. As the daughter of real estate guru Linda Sherrer, Christy Budnick was exposed to the real estate business when she was just 11.

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Movers & Shakers: Real Estate Do-Gooders, Mergers and Acquisitions

Real Trends

Title Alliance Employees and Friends Joined Together for “TA Gives Back,” a Virtual 5K to Benefit Feeding America For the past three years Title Alliance, Ltd. (Title Alliance), a family of full-service title insurance and escrow agencies, hosts “TA Gives Back Week” where employees are encouraged to donate their time and focus on giving back. Typically, Title Alliance closes their offices across the nation for half the day to allow employees to work together on service projects specific to their

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Need Curated Pre-foreclosure Lists to Generate New Real Estate Leads? Trellis Has the Data!

Trellis is a state trial court research and analytics platform that provides Real Estate Professionals (Buyers, Foreclosure, Loan Modification, etc.) with LEADS on Pre-Foreclosures, Lis Pendes, Distressed Assets and more — to help uncover **new** opportunities and grow their business. The process is quick and easy — and all in real time. Trellis will supply you with a link to the relevant dockets, a Leads sheet and access to its UI where applicable.

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FHFA Extends Foreclosure and REO Eviction Moratoriums

RIS Media

To help borrowers at risk of losing their home due to the coronavirus national emergency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend the moratoriums on single-family foreclosures and real estate owned (REO) evictions until at least Jan. 31, 2021. The foreclosure moratorium applies to enterprise-backed, single-family mortgages only.