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Real estate newsletters: The ultimate playbook (+ 49 topic ideas & subject lines)

Housing Wire

Evergreen topics might include: how to prepare to list your house, everything your client needs to know about VA loans; or which home improvements yield the best financial return in a home sale. How about that pest control service you used for your clients termite inspection? Is a new restaurant coming to town?

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Finding the Perfect Multifamily Property

AAOA

Be aware of the down payment requirements and interest rates of conventional, commercial, FHA and VA loans, as they may vary depending on the size of the property. Property inspection Hire a professional inspector to examine the building’s structural integrity, plumbing, electrical systems and the state of the individual units.

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Selling a House ‘As Is’ in South Carolina

HomeLight

A good time to complete the State of South Carolina Residential Property Condition Disclosure Statement is before listing your home or requesting an offer. Consider a pre-listing inspection A pre-listing home inspection is just like a regular home inspection, but the seller pays for it before putting the property on the market.

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21 Essential Tips for First-Time Homebuyers

Redfin

These require a higher credit score and must fall within conforming loan limits. FHA Loan: Designed for buyers with lower credit scores. down, but includes mortgage insurance for the life of the loan. VA Loan: Available to eligible veterans, active-duty service members, and family members. These require just 3.5%

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Selling a House ‘As Is’ in Hawaii

HomeLight

508D statute says, at 508D-4 and 508D-5 , that no one may sell residential real property without signing and dating a disclosure statement within the six months before or ten calendar days after accepting a prospective buyer’s real estate purchase offer. Hawaii Rev. I think that there are advantages to it.

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NRMLA, MBA provide comments on HECM application, origination documents

Housing Wire

HUD also seeks to transition away from the discontinued Fannie Mae Form 1009, the residential loan application for reverse mortgages, to Form 1003, the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA). Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans.

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Dave Liniger discusses AI and the evolution of the real estate industry

Housing Wire

If you look at the last 50 years of the real estate industry, the rules around residential transactions have become very complex. Fifty-five years ago, when I was first licensed, we had a one-page VA loan, a one-page FHA loan, and a one-page listing agreement and two pages for a buying agreement.