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Reshaping appraisals: Jaro’s high-tech solutions innovate the appraisal process in an evolving real estate market

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Jaro’s products are designed to offer new and improved solutions to help lenders tackle modern-day appraisals with pinpoint accuracy designed to eliminate bias and urban pricing discrepancies as homebuyers migrate between the suburbs and major cities. Jaro stands tall as the only end-to-end appraisal platform on the market.

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MBA to HUD: Publish notices about challenges with real estate inspection protocols

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which urges the department to avoid reprimanding mortgage servicers for compliance lapses with the new National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) system until it is “fully accessible and usable to each participant.”

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The home inspection process: Should you skip it?

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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? The post The home inspection process: Should you skip it?

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What is a real estate broker vs. an agent? We explain the key differences

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That can include being a housing market expert and advising clients on the best times to list or buy a home; having referrals handy for inspections, repairs, staging and photography; understanding the mortgage origination process; and more. The industry acronyms alone look like alphabet soup. Let’s dive in!

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

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Its up to us as agents to stay engaged and stay in contact with our clients. Building on existing relationships is the quickest and easiest way to keep your pipeline filled with active buyers and sellers, so you dont have to worry about dry spells. Lets dive in! Summary What is a real estate newsletter? Why send a regular real estate newsletter?

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Hailstorms are the new hurricanes when it comes to insurance

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The easy solution, Dugan-Knight says, is to invest in roofs designed for hail resiliency another added cost onto high premiums. The easy solution, Dugan-Knight says, is to invest in roofs designed for hail resiliency another added cost onto high premiums. That’s more than every U.S. trillion, Schneyer said.

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With homegenius Real Estate’s solutions, lenders can help homeowners explore their home equity options

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The technology is designed to analyze images as well as predict objects of value and room conditions within a house. The AAR consists of an onsite property inspection completed by a local and licensed real estate agent or broker. geniusprice is one of only five AVMs approved for Fitch-Rating RMBS transactions.

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