Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

Today’s servicers are working in a challenging environment due to several compounding factors. For one, the mortgage industry is experiencing historically low interest rates, which have set in motion a refinancing boom that has dramatically increased lien release volume processing. Secondly, the coronavirus pandemic has created a critical need to provide timely and compassionate borrower relief in the form of forbearance and loan modifications.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 31, 2021

The idea that you can sell your house yourself sounds great in theory. Grab a for-sale sign, put in some elbow grease, and you’ll save thousands in commissions as a reward for your hard work. Now that’s empowering. Some would even call it American. When you consider that most people wouldn’t blink at using DIY tax software or getting rid of a piece of furniture through Craigslist, you’d think this whole solo home-selling thing would be crazy popular by now, too.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the mortgage industry, and servicers are dealing with an increased call volume as borrowers transition in and out of forbearance and make decisions regarding the future of their homes. Communicating with borrowers, ensuring portfolios are in compliance and leveraging technology to find efficiencies are crucial in the current environment.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 31, 2021

Pending home sales decreased by 0.3 percent in December, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which came in at 125.5. However, year-over-year, contract signings have jumped 21.4 percent, and for December, this is still the highest ever registered. Regionally, activity declined in one of the four major areas (the Midwest), while activity climbed (in the Northeast and South) or remained flat (in the West) in the other three.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

After a tumultuous year of disruption and uncertainty in 2020, mortgage servicing continues to change in order to meet consumer needs, regulatory demands and best practices. The regulatory environment remains complicated, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted regular service operations with deferments, restrictions and other measures enacted at the state level.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 31, 2021

Buffini & Company and NAR Team Up for Agents. 2020 was an unprecedented year, with communities everywhere facing challenges like never before. Despite everything, however, people have still found a way to make progress and move forward. This is especially true in the world of real estate. Historically, there has never really been a predetermined pathway to success that real estate professionals could follow.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 31, 2021

In our 2021 Agent Playbook , we identified real estate agents’ 2021 goals and challenges as well as the tactics they’ve used previously to achieve their goals. When we looked at agents’ responses, we found that effective marketing is top of mind for agents looking to win more listings in 2021. This shows us that while some agents are finding great success from their marketing efforts, many others are struggling to find the resources and identify the tactics that will help them

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

Mortgage servicers are staying busy. Whether they’re working with borrowers on forbearance plans or helping them refinance their homes, servicers are handling incredibly high call volumes. And during these hectic times, they could benefit from a solution that manages their portfolio to ensure they’re making well-informed decisions. Clear Capital’s suite of field valuations, real estate analytics, and platform technology solutions help servicers prevent fraud, check the accuracy of completed appr

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Waterfront Properties

JANUARY 31, 2021

Have you ever wanted to learn to play the “sport of kings’ a/k/a polo? The International Polo School within the International Polo Club Palm Beach, 3667 120th Ave S, Wellington, Florida, is in full swing this season and entering its fourth year. The polo school is a full-service polo campaign. The school offers lessons, stabling, four, six, and 8 goal leagues, coaching leagues, and horse leasing.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

We start the beginning of each year with a magazine issue that focuses on servicing, and this year is no different. But after the tumultuous year we experienced in 2020, servicing will now be more important than ever. Flashback to the Great Recession that began in 2008 and the devastation that followed, servicers were put in the hot seat as foreclosures swept across the U.S.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 31, 2021

What do you do when you have a real estate listing that just hasn’t sold? If you have a tough listing that keeps acquiring more and more days on the market, it can be frustrating for both you and your seller clients. That’s why we sat down with national real estate coach Sherri Johnson to get her advice on how to get a difficult listing sold.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

HousingWire recently spoke to Bryan Bellacosa, first vice president of product management and information technology at ServiceLink, about the outlook for servicers in 2021. HousingWire: What is the biggest challenge servicers and real estate investors face this year? Bryan Bellacosa: Anticipating that foreclosure moratoriums will lift sometime during 2021, real estate investors and servicers need to be prepared for an increase in defaulted loans.

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REM Online

JANUARY 31, 2021

The following content may have been republished here without the author's permission. The original post can be found at the following URL: Rate-My-Agent.com names Kirk Fournier top reviewed agent in Canada. Please visit REMonline.com for more content like this, and contact web@remonline.com to inform us of any unauthorized reproduction. Kirk Fournier of Sutton Group Quantum Oakville in Oakville, Ont. has been named the top agent in Canada for 2020 by Rate-My-Agent.com.

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McKissock

JANUARY 31, 2021

By Brooke Tanner. Picture this. You are one week away from the closing table, and your first-time homebuyer’s lender calls with stressful and unfortunate news. The underwriting team has finished their final review and discovered that your buyer is no longer qualified to purchase the home. This can happen for several reasons. Maybe they do not have enough funds for the down payment.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 31, 2021

(TNS)—Last summer as my wife Jan and I were relaxing on the patio, a little breeze suddenly placed us under the spell of a smell, a most tantalizing fragrance. If you have ever heard that old phrase “does your nose know what my nose knows,” I can tell you her nose knows a lot more than most and she was ecstatic. This botanical treat was coming courtesy of three Vanilla Spice clethra I had planted.

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REM Online

JANUARY 31, 2021

The following content may have been republished here without the author's permission. The original post can be found at the following URL: Oakville Realtor Emmanuelle Meyer’s message of hope for those with mental health issues. Please visit REMonline.com for more content like this, and contact web@remonline.com to inform us of any unauthorized reproduction.

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Better Dwelling

JANUARY 31, 2021

Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Real Estate Prices Are High Because Canadians Want To Pay More, Says BMO Economist A Big Six bank believes they figured out why Canadian real estate prices are high – buyers want them to be. BMO’s latest analysis shows Canadian homeowners […]. The post This Week’s Top Stories: Bank Suggests Canadians Prefer To Pay More For Real Estate, and Condo Owners Pay Up To 87% More To Not Rent appeared first on Better D

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BubbleInfo

JANUARY 31, 2021

With no real surge in inventory (yet), we are entering the hyper-frenzy phase now. It’s an environment where most listing agents are ill-equipped to handle the pressure because they’ve never done this before. The only time we’ve been close to having insanity like this was at the bottom in 2009 when the bank-owned properties were […].

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Speaker: Sarah Santa Ana, Real Estate Coach, Move4Free Realty

Networking is one of the crucial elements in every real estate organization's success. Both agents and real estate companies need to maintain robust networking links. This is why social media is essential for any real estate professional! Social media enables you to stay in touch with your present clients, maintain connections with your past clients, and engage potential customers and investors.

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Brownstoner

JANUARY 31, 2021

The most popular listings on Brownstoner include a semi-detached in Marine Park, a co-op in Brooklyn Heights and brownstone in Bed Stuy. Park Slope and Bed Stuy are popular this week with other listings scattered from Marine Park to Brooklyn Heights and even into Putnam County. The least expensive is the… Read More > The post Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Co-op in Sunset Park, a Detail-Filled Limestone in Park Slope appeared first on Brownstoner.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 31, 2021

The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) recently reported that broker confidence rebounded in the last quarter of 2020, after three consecutive record lows, as the COVID-19 vaccine continues to roll out throughout the city and state. According to REBNY’s Q4 2020 Quarterly Real Estate Broker Confidence Index , the current real estate broker confidence index is 4.35 out of 10, a 41 percent increase since its lowest point on record in the previous quarter. .

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HomeLight

JANUARY 31, 2021

Scandanavian settlers built the first log homes during the 17th century , and today these homes dot the landscape from New England to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. But whether your log home has a lengthy history or was built relatively new, any log home won’t last long without meticulous TLC. “A common misconception of log homebuyers is that log homes are impervious to the elements and are built to last forever with little maintenance,” writes Wayne Bell , owner of Log Home Care in Springbor

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Real Trends

JANUARY 31, 2021

Video is an incredibly powerful medium and its value to the real estate industry is only increasing. By 2022, online videos will make up more than 82% of all consumer internet traffic — 15 times higher than it was in 2017, according to Cisco. That is because video is more engaging, more memorable, drives more traffic, and holds almost every other advantage over text.

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Speaker: Trey Willard, Realtor/Team Leader at Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

In order to create continued success in today’s real estate market, realtors need to utilize an arsenal of technology that will increase their efficiency and presence on social media. Using technology to manage your prospects and tap into their needs through websites, social media, and other channels is critical for real estate success in 2022 and beyond.

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American Lifestyle

JANUARY 31, 2021

The post Homemade Hanging House Planter appeared first on American Lifestyle Magazine.

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REM Online

JANUARY 31, 2021

The following content may have been republished here without the author's permission. The original post can be found at the following URL: Donna Bacher leads Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington for 2021. Please visit REMonline.com for more content like this, and contact web@remonline.com to inform us of any unauthorized reproduction. Donna Bacher, a broker with PureRealty, will lead the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington in 2021, which coincides with the association’s 100th anni

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RIS Media

JANUARY 31, 2021

Freddie Mac recently released its latest insights , showing U.S. population in the South and West grew seven times faster than in the Northeast and Midwest between 2017 and 2019. In the South, the population growth is mainly attributed to net migration, while in the West, natural increase (more births than deaths) is the main catalyst. Within the South, Texas, Florida and Georgia have witnessed the most increases in population.

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Waterfront Properties

JANUARY 31, 2021

La Goulue, located at 288 S County Rd, Palm Beach, which opened in October, is the sister restaurant of the New York City La Goulue eatery. Restaurateur Jean Denoyer points out that La Goulue is a restaurant of New York or Palm Beach, but from France. As one would expect, the service was flawless, from arrival at valet parking, to the beautiful open bar area and great selection of French wines right on through to dessert.

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BubbleInfo

JANUARY 31, 2021

All of downtown Carlsbad isn’t getting redeveloped at the same time – there are survivors, at least so far!

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Waterfront Properties

JANUARY 31, 2021

Farmer’s Table, located at 951 US Highway 1, North Palm Beach, nestled inside the clubhouse at The North Palm Beach Country Club, you will find Farmer’s Table is a dining experience like none other Farmer’s Table would like to serve as the community restaurant, with food that has been sourced cleanly and responsibly, so you know you are eating the best the planet has to offer.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

In the days of COVID-19 and the CARES Act, mortgage servicers are staying busy working with borrowers as they make decisions regarding the future of their homes. To help vulnerable homeowners, servicers need to be able to identify and understand potentially hidden portfolio risks so preventive action can be taken to avoid potential losses. They need to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and obtain required data for reporting in a timely manner.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 31, 2021

You dream of having a book display reminiscent of Hogwarts’ great library. But built-ins are a permanent, “no-take-backs,” addition to your home, and they don’t come cheap. On average it costs around $2,500 to have a carpenter put in a custom bookshelf, according to data from HomeAdvisor. For the ultimate dramatic effect, floor-to-ceiling shelves can be installed, but that’ll cost upward of $5,000 to $14,000 in total.

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Speaker: Mary Maloney, Founder & Team Leader at Hometown Realty

The sales cycle in real estate is frequently measured at 3+ months. During this time, real estate agents frequently lose contact with clients and miss out on opportunities because they fail to follow up and provide value to the client. Top real estate agents are distinguished from developing agents by their ability to convert organic connections into sales opportunities.

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