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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

Housing Wire

Let’s face it: joint ventures (JVs) and affiliated business arrangements (ABAs) are all the rage in the residential real estate space right now. So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? And why not? Not to mince words: title is hard.

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Competition for mortgage underwriters has never been fiercer

Housing Wire

We’ve grown in excess of 100 employees already in two-and-a-half quarters, that’s underwriters,” said John Levonick, CEO of Charlotte-based Canopy , a third-party due-diligence (TPR) firm that started doing business in the second quarter of 2021. And there’s just no way for due-diligence to really compete with that.”.

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Clear Capital extends its partnership with Cherre

Housing Wire

Single-family rental (SFR) investors also rely on AVMs to assess asset portfolios, guide leasing and sale decisions, and ensure thorough due diligence. “We ClearAVM can predict values for nearly every residential property in the U.S.

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Goldman Sachs plants its flag in the jumbo-loan gold rush

Housing Wire

Goldman Sachs’ string of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) offerings this year were dominated by a dozen prime jumbo-loan deals backed by loan pools valued at $7.7 The [private-label] market started coming back this year [after dropping off in 2020 due to the pandemic], and deals started getting done,” Franco said. “The

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The current REO market requires an expansion of services for business growth

Housing Wire

TF: VRM Mortgage Services (VRM) is an experienced residential and commercial real estate solutions provider, transcending conventional boundaries to deliver a spectrum of services beyond REO. HW: How is VRM Mortgage Services growing and changing to meet the current needs of REO asset stakeholders?

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Crisis management in real estate: 8 tips for handling difficult situations

Housing Wire

Consider the residential client disappointed at the lack of inventory , or the commercial investor with many vacancies in a once-thriving property. Do your homework While some urgent situations are beyond your control (see: global pandemic), others can be largely pre-empted with due diligence.

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Do the Due: A Complete Due Diligence Guide and Checklist for Homebuyers

HomeLight

As a buyer, that means you have to do your due diligence from both a practical and contractual perspective. What does due diligence mean in residential real estate? That’s why we’ve put together this guide to due diligence for a homebuyer. Free Homebuying Due Diligence Checklist.