Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

” Zillow Offers customers can already use Zillow-affiliated mortgage, title and escrow services through Zillow Home Loans and Zillow Closing Services , the company said in a release. Zillow isn’t the only iBuyer reaching into the broker business.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. He will also inform the listing agent that he is a veteran himself and implores them to ask any questions or express concerns they have about VA loans.

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Real Trends

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This is paid at settlement and flows through the title agency or attorney closing the transaction. If the monthly HOA is $300, then maybe a $3,600 HOA credit from the seller would be better than a $5,000 price reduction; it would at least make your listing stand out in the MLS. Again, be sure to list this in the MLS comments.

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RIS Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Over the last several years, Zillow has been transitioning from a real estate search portal into a streamlined buying and selling entity that offers iBuying services through Zillow Offers , and mortgage, title and escrow services through Zillow Home Loans and Zillow Closing Services.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 31, 2021

You’re reading through a new MLS listing, and you believe you found your ideal home. For example, a homeowner and lender agree to sell a house for $200,000 even though there is a balance of $250,000 on the mortgage loan. Short sales can typically be found through the MLS database or your buyer’s agent.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 3, 2023

Since you won’t be able to access MLS data without a real estate license, you’ll need to look at major home search sites to collect your data. Listing on the multiple listing service (MLS) will get your property more visibility. In Colorado, real estate transactions are closed by both title companies and attorneys.

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Purchase and sale agreement Inspection MLS Inspection contingency 95

HomeLight

APRIL 28, 2023

Since you won’t be able to access MLS data without a real estate license, you’ll need to look at major home search sites to collect your data. Listing on the multiple listing service (MLS) will get your property more visibility. However some of these costs — such as title fees and escrow fees — can be negotiated in many instances.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 28, 2022

Appraisers analyze comps in the area and consult the Multiple Listing Services ( MLS ) as part of their calculations to determine a home’s value, usually for the purpose of mortgage approval. Lenders use valuations as a basis for home loan terms. The MLS is the most common source of comps. How do I find real estate comps?

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HomeLight

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The days a home is on market, also called time on the market, means the length of time between the day the home is listed on the local multiple listing services (MLS) and the day the seller accepts an offer and it goes under contract. Clear title contingency (note: all home sales depend on this contingency). Appraisal contingency.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 10, 2023

It’s expected that this form be delivered “as soon as practicable, before transfer of title.”. Since you won’t be able to directly access MLS data without a real estate license, you’ll need to look at major home search sites to collect your data. Listing on the multiple listing service (MLS) will get your property more visibility.

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Realty Biz

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Lenders don’t want to loan more money than the property is worth since this will leave them in a losing position if the home goes into foreclosure. Even if the buyer has pre-approval for a mortgage, things can still go wrong when they apply for the loan. Appraisal Contingency. These appraisal tips will help.

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HomeLight

MARCH 31, 2022

Since you won’t be able to access MLS data without a real estate license, you’ll need to look at major home search sites to collect your data. Listing on the multiple listing service (MLS) will get your property more visibility. Conduct your own comps analysis. Compare your home’s features against the nearby comps you collected.

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 12, 2021

Today, traditional investing involves finding available properties on the internet-based MLS (multiple listing system). It also requires qualifying for a bank loan based on passing a set of rigid qualification standards. It means proving you are pre-qualified for a loan before you know what house you might buy.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 30, 2021

An experienced agent can help you by conducting specific MLS searches , consulting their real estate network, and through general knowledge of market and area trends. If you’re renting to own so you’ll have better loan terms when you buy in a few years, start working on your credit in preparation. “It Mortgage loan: check.

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Easy Agent Pro

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Provide urgency by reminding them that their homes are far more attractive now, in summer, than fall so their photos will stand out in the MLS, should they decide to sell in the fall real estate market. You and I both know that title companies and lenders’ offices become ghost towns the closer we get to the holiday.

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HomeLight

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

These costs may include mortgage payoff, title fees, prorated property taxes, real estate transfer taxes, loan reconveyance and reconveyance recording fees, real estate attorney fees, and real estate agent’s commission as well as buyer concessions and additional fees. Loan Payoff Fee. Non-negotiable. Deed Preparation.

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Real Trends

MAY 26, 2023

You should also build relationships with other industry pros — such as bankers, mortgage brokers, property inspectors, contractors, insurance agents, title companies, and real estate attorneys — who can help get your deals to the closing table and give you referrals.

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The Close

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

They only had to finance a small part of the home loan (less than $100,000) after they offered to pay 80% of the list price in cash. That may sound like a lot to add, but when your buyers roll it into their mortgage, it should not change their monthly payment so much that it prevents them from qualifying for their loan.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Fast facts about selling a house ‘as is’ in Arizona Median sales price in Arizona $430,990 Average days on market (DOM) for Arizona 56 Disclosures Arizona law requires sellers to disclose material facts about the property through the Residential Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement (SPDS) MLS has a field to mark a listing “as is”?

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HomeLight

MARCH 31, 2022

Since you won’t be able to access MLS data without a real estate license, you’ll need to look at major home search sites to collect your data. Listing on the multiple listing service (MLS) will get your property more visibility. Real estate transactions in Arizona are typically closed by escrow agents and title companies.

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Purchase and sale agreement Inspection MLS Inspection contingency 86

Real Trends

MARCH 3, 2022

These fields might include: offer date/time, acceptance date/time, sales price, contingencies/dates (inspection, appraisal, due diligence, title, closing), post-occupancy dates/terms, etc. No one should find out that their offer wasn’t accepted by seeing the status update to pending on the MLS. So not cool.

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HomeLight

MARCH 23, 2021

For the sellers, they help decide the list pricing, get the listing on the MLS database, and market the house to potential buyers. Agents who hold this trademarked title must abide by the organization’s Code of Ethics , first adopted in 1913. Where things may get confusing is with the different types of agents.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 3, 2022

NAR reports that 5% of recent contracts were terminated , with the most common reasons being appraisal issues (13%), home inspection issues (9%), financing issues (8%), titling or deed issues (4%), or contract contingencies (3%). But steps like the inspection, appraisal, and loan processing will inevitably add time to closing.

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The Close

AUGUST 18, 2020

If both parties are prepared, it is possible to complete the inspection, title insurance, hazard insurance, and homeowner’s association (HOA) investigations all within the first seven days of the contract. You can also get the title policy started by contacting the title company and ordering an Owners and Encumbrances report (O&E).

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HomeLight

JULY 6, 2023

That’s why it’s important for your real estate agent to keep your property’s status up to date, both in the multiple listing service (MLS) that agents cooperatively use, as well as in online marketplaces, which pull data from the MLS. What other MLS statuses do agents use? I can do that from my phone.”

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In other locations, the sale may be referred to as being contingent in the multiple listing service (MLS). If the lender won’t fund the loan, the sale falls through. Home sales do fall apart for numerous reasons from title issues, to undiscovered easements , to a buyer running into financial problems.

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HomeLight

MAY 10, 2022

The company provides additional services and considers itself a title, lender, and home renovations company. Other revenue comes from mortgage, title, Walk Score data, advertising, and other ancillary services. Zillow transitioned from using direct MLS feeds to IDX in 2021. What is Zillow? Mobile apps.

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Brokerage Agents Pre-approval Sales 93

HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

If the former homeowner defaulted on an FHA loan, the home may become inventory for various HUD programs, including the Good Neighbor Next Door program. If your offer is accepted, you start the process of inspections, title checks, and negotiations while securing a mortgage loan and signing the papers when it’s all said and done.

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Banks Inspection contingency Inspection FHA loan 76

Point2Homes

JUNE 23, 2021

Before a property becomes an REO, it goes through several stages: Payment default: the owner of the property fails to make a payment on their mortgage loan. You will still need to check MLS listings, research the local market, consider your financing options, obtain an appraisal and inspection, make an offer , negotiate and close the deal.

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Pre-approval Banks Title search Inspection 71

HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

If the bid does not reach the minimum amount, they don’t get the house, and the title still belongs to the lender, which will most likely then list it as an REO property. We also have a spreadsheet that does some assumptions, like a 30-year fixed loan and 5% [interest].” You will find minimum bids at both in-person and online auctions.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 16, 2021

Your agent can search the multiple listing service ( MLS ) for available short sales, and certainly you can do your own research online or by driving around neighborhoods of interest. Order an inspection and title review. The same goes for a title review. Once you’ve found a home of interest, it’s time to schedule a tour.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

First, a quick primer: A Realtor® is not exactly the same thing as a real estate agent, though there is a lot of overlap between those two job titles. Other duties include: Searching the MLS. No commission : Sellers do the work, and the agent only lists the property on the MLS. Real estate agent vs. Realtor®. Showing you homes.

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Purchase and sale agreement Agents Closing MLS 101

HomeLight

JULY 30, 2021

In many cases, the wholesaler doesn’t actually purchase or take the title of the home. Since property investors aim to profit from your home, you can expect an unsolicited offer that’s lower than if you were to place your home on the open market or your local MLS. Escrow time: Cash buyers can close in a matter of days.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The mortgage lending industry exists to make home loans, not to repossess them. The next major change in the default landscape is the way those who hold the loans, the lenders, are reacting to default. Understandably, foreclosure has never been a popular topic. Nor should it be. It’s the antithesis of the American Dream.

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The Residential Specialist

JUNE 23, 2020

“For example, if we have a price reduction, there’s a price reduction checklist that reminds us of everything we have to do, from alerting people who have seen the property to changing brochures and updating the MLS.”. This string of events is notoriously laborious,” Linsell explains.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Bright MLS. Caliber Home Loans. These Tech Trendsetters are setting the bar when it comes to tech innovation, as their accomplishments are paving the future of the mortgage space. See below for the full list of HousingWire’s 2021 Tech Trendsetters, and click through for the profiles of each honoree. Company Name. Abe Kuruvilla.

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