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Xactus targets lenders through active listing data

Housing Wire

Xactus Wednesday announced its new active listing scan program, which will scan residential addresses for changes in listing status and the average number of days on market for a neighborhood. Verification solutions provider Xactus wants to court more lenders through its active listing data in a tight housing market.

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How to Find Short Sale Homes: A Guide for Buyers

HomeLight

Short sales can provide an excellent opportunity for potential homebuyers to score a good deal. If you’re in the market to buy a short sale home, you’ll need to prepare for a lengthy closing process and steel yourself to jump through some hoops not generally associated with traditional sales. What is a short sale?

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6 Simple Graphs Proving This Is Nothing Like Last Time

Keeping Current Matters

Last March, many involved in the residential housing industry feared the market would be crushed under the pressure of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Home sales and prices were both up substantially over the year before. Instead, real estate had one of its best years ever. This is nothing like the last time. Bottom Line.

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Advice on Short-Sale Transactions

The Residential Specialist

Experts who worked through The Great Recession of 2008 share how to handle tricky short-sale transactions. With its perfect storm of record-low property values and record-high unemployment, The Great Recession of 2008 triggered a rash of residential short sales. Deal breakers for agents.

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Through the eyes of the single-family rental lobby

Housing Wire

The National Rental Home Council data raises questions about why corporate single-family home ownership is a focus for some real estate agents , and, well, journalists in diagnosing the housing market’s ills. Certainly, the great financial crisis accelerated the growth and development of the single-family home industry.

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How to Make Money as a Real Estate Agent: 9 Strategies to Earn More

The Close

We have some tried-and-true ways to make more money as a real estate agent so you can build a thriving business no matter what. Ideally, form a team that includes a real estate agent, an attorney, a contractor, and a banker. 3 Types of Real Estate Investing Every Agent Needs to Know. Get Guaranteed Quality Leads.

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Price Reduction in Real Estate: A 5-step Guide for Agents

The Close

When it’s time for a price reduction, real estate agents must conduct market research and rely on the data. In contrast, a definite pro is that by making a price reduction, real estate agents will start to see increased activity on their listing and hopefully get it under contract quickly. Pricing real estate is an art and science.

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