Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2021

And a recent Redfin study confirmed that it’s the only sure-fire way to win that dream house in a market this crazy. That’s likely because those strategies are so common in a competitive market. The result: a bottleneck with scores of would-be buyers in a low-inventory market. You won’t win the bidding war.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

“And it was a solid cash offer, no contingency and was going to close within a week. It is extremely competitive,” DeRoussel said of the Cincinnati housing market. “We Altos considers anything above a 30 to be a seller’s market. Cincinnati is a very predictable market since it has a lot of families,” DeRoussel said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. Kansas City, Missouri. One kid will give their parent’s car.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

While home prices have started to inch down, more inventory is needed for a balanced housing market, the Federal Reserve Beige Book said. Housing markets continued to weaken, with sales and construction declining across [all 12 Federal Reserve] districts,” according to the Federal Reserve Beige Book released on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) is a detailed report that helps real estate agents evaluate and determine the market value of a property. A CMA report includes information on similar, comparable properties in the area, including recent sales, active listings and current market trends.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

According to local real estate agents, the region’s housing market seems to have read the same memo, as June did not bring the same market boost as many have grown accustomed to. So, this year, April and May were a little slower, so it felt like we were getting back to a normal market. as of June 21, 2024. as of June 21, 2024.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Curbio , a provider of pre-sale home improvement services that requires payment at closing, will provide its “Build Your Own Estimate” mobile app to NAR members, which offers free repair estimates for home inspections upon the upload of a PDF document. markets, according to the page.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Much of this work was conducted on large national listing portals, but I also utilized Altos Research market reports to track home-price and inventory trends in my search area of southern New Hampshire. Angela is the 11th-ranked agent in the state by sales volume, closing 38 sides and $29.82

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Regulators are paying close attention to valuations for many valid reasons. As part of our overall mission to digitize the housing continuum, ICE is marrying technological innovation with our vast data assets to bring transparency and accuracy to a complex, often confusing market.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

eMerge, a company that offers alternative valuation solutions, including broker price opinions (BPOs), will allow Accurate Group to increase its broker network and leverage property inspection technology, the company said. Also, its total value of transactions closed and recorded since 2010 is over $436 billion.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends and data across the country. I absolutely love the Columbia Basin and the reason is that we are a unique market. “I I absolutely love the Columbia Basin and the reason is that we are a unique market. A score of 30 denotes a balanced market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The Federal Reserve ’s interest rate cut on Wednesday, which was larger than some people expected, couldn’t have come at a better time for the housing market. New-home sales — while making up a considerably smaller share of the housing market — rose sharply in July. After a modest monthly uptick in July, existing-home sales fell 2.5%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2022

Borrowers have lots of options and high expectations for service in today’s market — leveraging these new options is one way for lenders to set themselves apart. Tasks like scheduling, property inspection and driving comps adds a great deal of time to the process. HW: How can appraisal modernization enhance the valuation process?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

residential real estate market based on gross written premiums. These additional markets take us closer to our goal of providing nationwide coverage with the Doma Intelligence platform,” Max Simkoff, CEO of Doma said in a statement. This brings the platform’s coverage to approximately 83% of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A home inspection hasn’t yielded any problems, so nothing is standing in the way of closing, right? The appraiser inspects the property An appraiser visits the property and conducts a visual inspection of the home’s condition. At this point, an estimated market value is generated. Not necessarily.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

Are you closing as quickly as you’d like? The title and settlement processes should never hold you back from meeting your home equity application-to-close goals. Their title and closing products should help you simplify your processes and reduce your application-to-close time frames. A steadfast commitment to security.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Veev , a promising modular homebuilding company that’s raised $600 million, could close after a plan for a capital raise failed, according to reporting out of Israel. Veev’s business model is innovative: it provides pre-inspected, fully cladded walls directly to homebuilders , ready for installation.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

These include refreshed guidance on applications and disclosures, HECM eligibility, property acceptability and underwriting, closing requirements, and program details for HECM for Purchase (H4P) and reverse mortgage applicability to condominiums.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

My attention to detail with inspections, paperwork and closings are essential when it comes to helping clients buy and sell their homes,” Hu said in a statement. “I . “As a Bay Area resident for the past ten years and with a background in property management, I understand the neighborhood and property values of the area.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2021

A concession is when the seller agrees to pay part of a buyer’s closing costs. A seller concession could include putting money towards the inspection costs, appraisal fees, taxes or another expense. Sellers also have to pay closing costs. This is usually done in an effort to convince the buyer to take the deal. Bottom Line.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

However, an off-market transaction between family members requires careful planning and transparent communication to avoid misunderstandings and ensure a seamless process. Selling your home to a family member is called a controlled transaction, while selling your home on the open market is referred to as an arm’s length transaction.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Starting February 1, UWM’s one-time close construction loans will be available on eligible 15- and 30-year fixed conventional loans and 7- and 10-year adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), the firm said Wednesday. This type of loan only has one set of closing costs to pay, reducing the borrower’s overall fees.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

The right mortgage services provider is essential to helping wholesale lenders and their brokers thrive in this constantly evolving market. ServiceLink, which is backed by Fidelity National Financial, meets the unique needs of wholesale lenders by providing title insurance, appraisals, flood certificates and closing services.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2024

Now, people make mistakes, sometimes things happen, but you are looking for them to be as close to flawless in their delivery and execution of what they do as possible. The owner of the company said to me, “Well, you know, Debbie, when it comes time to do the termite inspection, you get in the way. I do the inspection.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

While Northwest Ohio ’s housing market has remained fairly strong in recent months, local real estate agents say things become a bit more complicated when you segment the market by price point. The Toledo metro area has a 90-day average Altos Research Market Action Index score that has hovered between 50 and 54 since early March.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Residential real estate marketplace Sundae has announced it closed $36 million in Series B funding on Tuesday, led by QED Investors and with additional participation from Founders Fund , Susa Ventures , Navitas Capital , Prudence Holdings and General Global Capital. million in Series A funding this June.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2021

Porch, led by CEO Matt Ehrlichman, acquired home insurance company Homeowners of America , mover marketing and data firm V12 , home inspection company Palm-Tech and roofing contractor software company iRoofing. Trading halted on Thursday and closed at a 5% gain to $15.93. Presented by: Black Knight.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

Led by venture capitalist firm Signal Fire as well as existing seed investors Y Combinator and DN Capital , Accept.inc said it plans to use the funding to scale its platform, double its team size and enter new markets. If the all-cash offer wins, the home is purchased from the seller and reserved until the loan is ready to close.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In 2020 and 2021, for example, some markets saw appraisals take as long as three to six weeks. Now that the market is less frenzied, turn times are improving. We are effectively increasing the supply of people who can go and facilitate inspections in the industry,” Zitin said. But what if we want to close even faster?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

Property data collection consists of a complete interior and exterior inspection of the subject property. Freddie Mac announced automated collateral evaluation (ACE) as a new solution and Fannie Mae followed not long after with the introduction of Property Inspection Waivers (later renamed Value Acceptance). Customer experience.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2024

Steinway, who closed more than $1.5 Steinway also expects NAF’s “expansive” product mix, such as NAF Cash , will help him achieve more production volume in a highly competitive market. Chicago, I think, is suffering more than most markets in the United States.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

Luke Tomaszewski, an appraiser doing home inspections in the aftermath of the housing bust, was traveling as much as an hour across Chicago just to snap exterior photos of bank-owned properties. At $50 to $100 per inspection, according to ProxyPics, it’s certainly less expensive than sending an appraiser. Something has to give.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

million in cash and $10 million of Porch’s common stock at closing, according to a press release. In 2021, Floify’s software, which streamlines the loan origination process by allowing document sharing, and communication between LOs and real estate agents, has helped over 77,000 mortgage applications close each month, according to Porch.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Real estate professionals in Santa Monica attribute the increased share of first-time buyers to having fewer move-up buyers in the market. The influx of first-time buyers in the Santa Monica housing market has resulted in frequent bidding wars on lower price point properties. So what was already a tight market is now even tighter.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Today, borrowers expect to close fast. A small issue within the title process can have an impact on the length of the closing process, impacting mortgage lenders and borrowers. The tools enabling work-from-home and remote closings were not only readily available, but efficient and accessible.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Since launching in 2015, Xome has become a one-stop-shop for the entire real estate experience connecting every major touchpoint in the transaction process, from finding a home to closing the loan. As low mortgage rates continue to fuel the housing market, lenders are reporting record-breaking purchase and refinance volumes.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Lenders who are modernizing across the entire scope of the origination journey — digitizing processes from application and title through close and post-close — are building unprecedented momentum for their businesses. Closing – Automation speeds the generation of closing documents and reduces errors in post-close review.

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