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House passes bill to modernize VA appraisals

Housing Wire

With the passage of HR 7735, known as the “Improving access to the VA home loan benefit Act of 2022,” the VA is now permitting desktop appraisals and in some circumstances, waiving appraisals altogether. House of Representatives this week passed a bill that streamlines the appraisal process for U.S.

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Better.com’s CEO apologizes, but the fallout continues

Housing Wire

In response to the PR nightmare, members of Better’s communications team, including head of public relations Tanya Hayre Gillogley, head of marketing Melanie Hahn, and vice president of communications Patrick Lenihan, all submitted resignations this week, according to a source familiar with the matter. In doing so, I embarrassed you.”.

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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

Student has 30 days to complete 40-hr course, access course Mon-Sun Exam Prep $199 National PSI & Pearson Vue Salesperson Refresher Course: Webinar. Features Commercial Lease Clauses of Tenant Concerns: Part III and other residential courses C Gold Package 12 Hrs: Includes 12 hrs of CE for MA commercial real estate.

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7 best real estate schools in North Carolina (NC) for 2024

Housing Wire

Prices Starting at Prelicensing $715 Exam Prep $79 Post-licensing CE $249 Prelicensing Pricing Career Accelerator Career Builder Career Essentials $1079 $795 $715 All Career Builder Features + NC Post-Licensing Package All Career Essentials Features + Business Building Courses Required 75-hr NC prelicensing coursework.

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Are these factors creating chaos in your mortgage lending ops?

Housing Wire

Few other industries must deal with the level of complexity of home finance. Originators will lose out to quicker competitors, especially in a purchase money market. In a highly competitive market, margins are the first to be sacrificed, making the problem even worse. Challenge 2: Shrinking margins.

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#284: The Psychology of Money, with Morgan Housel

Afford Anything

Do you wrestle with the idea of leaving your savings in an account earning next to nothing versus investing it in the stock market? Morgan Housel, author of The Psychology of Money , joins us to discuss why investing is not the study of finance, but the study of how people behave with money.

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CAIRN REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS EXPANDS LEADERSHIP TEAM

Realty Biz

Feltch will lead all aspects of finance, financial strategy, and accounting. The post CAIRN REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS EXPANDS LEADERSHIP TEAM appeared first on RealtyBizNews: Real Estate Marketing & Beyond. Before joining Cairn, Flohr was a General Manager at Berkadia Commercial Mortgage.

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