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

Housing Wire

Save time with pre-written newsletters from Market Leader Don’t have time to write three or more newsletters every month? Check out some fantastic pre-built designs on sites like Canva or Etsy. They come with pre-filled content that you can customize to make your own. Need some great ideas?

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How the Fed’s rate hike will affect the housing market

Housing Wire

Consequently (it) will shrink the buyer pool,” Yun said, adding: “Sales could fall even further with some inventory sitting on the market for more than a month like in the pre-pandemic days.”. After revisiting one of his client’s pre-approvals from last year, he had to call to scale down the $300,000 mortgage to about $260,000. “It’s

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Mortgage rates might soar even higher

Housing Wire

Marty Green, principal with mortgage law firm Polunsky Beitel Green , described increasing affordability pressures in the housing market as “throwing cold water on what was a frenzied residential real estate market.”. research and consulting at TransUnion. About 9.1% of total mortgage applications were for ARMs for the week ending Sep.

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How to Become a Real Estate Agent in Illinois (IL) in 5 Steps

Housing Wire

How getting a real estate license in Illinois is different from other states While most states call the professional who represents a buyer or a seller of commercial or residential real estate a “real estate agent,” Illinois calls this individual a “real estate broker.” Here are some of the IDFPR-approved, prelicensing course formats: Online.

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Mortgage approvals hit two-year high in pre-Budget rush

Estate Agent Today

Mortgage approvals hit a two-year high in the build-up to the Autumn Budget in October while residential property sales also rose.

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The 5 best real estate schools in Washington, D.C. for 2025

Housing Wire

The Basics ($319): 60-hour pre-license course and three study guides Exam Preparation ($419): The basic package plus the CompuCram exam prep package. 60-hour prelicensing course is offered in multiple learning formats, concentrating on state-approved content with progress tracking and practice tests. The Washington, D.C.

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 MAXEX seeks to capitalize on expanding non-QM market

Housing Wire

Facilitating forward-trading agreements, which allow platform users to sell loan pools at a future date with pre-negotiated terms and pricing.’. Enabling bulk trading, which allows platform users to sell closed loan pools to one or more buyers in a single transaction.

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