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Revnest, a Marketplace for Vacation Rental Properties, Goes Live
Revnest offers its free listing service for sellers and agents. Continue Reading Revnest, a Marketplace for Vacation Rental Properties, Goes Live
CrossCountry Mortgage Now Offering Spanish-Language Loan Application
“Our support for the Hispanic community extends well past translated materials,” says Eric Wilson, chief marketing officer. Continue Reading CrossCountry Mortgage Now Offering Spanish-Language Loan Application
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House Bill introduced in Texas Aims to Reduce Wait Times for Development Permits
A bill introduced in the Texas House aims to cut down on development permitting backlogs across the state by offering alternatives if local authorities don’t make a decision on them within a specific time frame. House Bill 14 would require regulatory...
Realtor Organization Provides Background Searches as Member Benefit
The San Antonio Board of Realtors (SABOR) has signed a contract with Forewarn to make its background search services available to the 13,000+ members they serve throughout San Antonio and the surrounding area. The organization says the move will promote proactive real...
International Real Estate Expo to be held in Mumbai in April: Foreign investment opportunities for Indian HNIs
Source: Financial Express --- High net worth (HNI) and wealthy individuals who intend to invest in international real estate and premium luxury properties will get an opportunity to explore investment options soon. The fourteenth edition of International Real Estate...
Opinion: The path to modernizing the appraisal process
Source: Housing Wire --- Through all the transformative and disruptive changes that have occurred over the past two years, there is one common thread that has emerged. Regardless of the size or complexity of a system or process, it is time to look at whether the...
Even in tech hub Shenzhen, China’s property market succumbs to chills
Source: Reuters --- Life used to be good for Jerry Tang, who left his rural hometown in 2014 to become a real estate agent in Shenzhen - China's tech megacity and one of the world's hottest property markets. Just a few years ago Tang could make up to 50,000 yuan...
This leader shares his roadmap to a $1 billion real estate business
Source: Inman --- When Brett Jennings, founder of Real Estate Experts in San Jose, set the goal of reaching $1B in annual sales volume, he didn’t think he’d actually hit it. But he had to list something as a 10-year “big, hairy, audacious goal” for a business planning...
Summit County’s luxury real estate market remains strong headed into 2022
Source: Summit Daily --- Why so many people are interested in purchasing a second home in Summit County isn’t a mystery. The area boasts plenty of recreational opportunities year-round, the scenery is impeccable and it’s the first big stop along Interstate 70 that...
The 5 most common reasons why your home loan won’t be approved, and how to avoid them
Source: Finger Lakes 1 --- Navigating a home loan application can often be a long and complicated process. Often after the hours of stress and effort you’ve spent, you can still be rejected. A survey conducted by Digital Finance Analytics found that approximately 40%...
Creating team cohesion after lockdown
Source: Mortgage Professional Magazine --- When it came to the pandemic, brokers had challenges left, right and centre. Not only did lenders change their credit policies and their interest rates over and over again, but borrowers came to the fore with a whole set of...
HOW DOES THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY REVOLUTIONIZE ITS PROPERTY LISTING AND SALES WITH QR CODE TECHNOLOGY?
Source: Maryland Reporter --- As real estate is one of the most challenging industries that many agents and agencies conquer, sticking to the traditional means of selling a house may not be enough to close a deal to their next property owner. Since the subsequent...
Understanding Reverse Mortgages
Source: Physician's Weekly --- Many physician homeowners have been roped into watching a commercial for a company selling reverse mortgages, usually presented by a stalwart actor that we like and trust. Whether a reverse mortgage is right for you or not, it’s a good...
Czech central bank gets tougher in mortgage lending rules amid property boom
Source: Housing Wire --- The Czech National Bank will reintroduce limits on mortgage lending using new legislative powers and also raise the countercyclical capital buffer (CCB) rate for banks to counter relaxed conditions amid a property price boom. The central bank...
4 Trends That Could Upend The U.S. Housing Market
Source: Seeking Alpha --- In the previous blog, we shared that the COVID-driven homebuying surge has waned. Could things get worse? Let's take a look. Fewer customers for single family homes Contrary to popular belief, the COVID lockdowns had a negative impact on...













