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The home inspection process: Should you skip it?

Housing Wire

People often confuse the home appraisal with the home inspection. Inspections, on the other hand, are designed to assess the condition of the home, and they’re 100% optional for the buyer. Are you considering skipping the home inspection? Were those recent renovations done up to local code? There could be safety hazards.

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What renovations should you make before selling your home?

Housing Wire

Making these four renovations can help you do it successfully. A lot of buyers are shopping virtually these days, so any renovations that can make your home look better in photos is a good thing. If you know there’s something broken or needs renovation, then get it fixed before putting your home on the market. The bottom line.

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What renovations will add value to my home?

Housing Wire

We all love the feeling of a refreshed, renovated home, and being able to enjoy it instills a sense of pride in its owner. That’s partly why people are spending significant time, energy and money on home renovation projects these days. Despite this, there are some renovations that are worth their price tags.

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Owning a condo in Florida is becoming less attractive: Redfin

Housing Wire

In May 2022, the Florida Legislature introduced a new condominium safety law, which mandates more rigorous inspections and stronger financial reserves for HOAs. Meanwhile, homeowners association (HOA) fees multiplied for many condo buildings in the aftermath of the 2021 Surfside condo collapse.

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Why you shouldn’t waive the home inspection

Realty Biz

need one or two things to be patched up, with 86% of all home inspections turning up some kind of problem, according to a study by the home improvement website Porch.com. Besides making a higher offer, some buyers are also waiving the home inspection to make their offer stand out. The vast majority of existing homes sold in the U.S.

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PunchList USA names chief product and data officer 

Housing Wire

PunchListUSA , a real estate technology platform digitizing home inspection data, has named Stefan Pampulov as its chief product and data officer. The firm is growing rapidly to offer instant repair estimates and scale through process automation.

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RenoFi targets homeowners who don’t qualify for HELOCs

Housing Wire

Renovation financing startup RenoFi now offers a fixed-rate home renovation loan, which allows homeowners to borrow as much as 90% of their home’s after-renovation value — a move to target homeowners who don’t qualify for a home equity line of credit (HELOCs).

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