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Notarize Launches Proof as Digital Identity Verification Brand
Proof is being launched to extend Notarize’s services beyond notarization. Continue Reading Notarize Launches Proof as Digital Identity Verification Brand
Exceleras Debuts ALEX Platform for REO-Focused Real Estate Agents
CEO Tom Simon said subscribers “will soon have the power to manage their entire portfolio, from listings, offers, and BPOs, as well as tasks related to their properties.” Continue Reading Exceleras Debuts ALEX Platform for REO-Focused Real Estate Agents
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HOW TO GROW YOUR REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE IN 4 EASY STEPS
Source: RisMedia --- If it’s true that we’re only as strong as our weakest link, then having a superior team isn’t just helpful—it’s essential. And that’s especially true in today’s competitive real estate landscape, where recruiting reliable, motivated agents is...
Behind the Housing Numbers: Mortgage Rates Are What Count
Source: Barron's --- The normally-busy spring home buying season is in its early days—but what lies in the coming months will look much different than last spring. A raft of recent housing data gives investors clues on what could happen next, but the number to watch...
Analog strategies to improve productivity and performance
Source: Inman --- For many agents specializing in luxury homes, apps and tools are essential for streamlining workflows and ensuring high-quality client services. But it’s important for real estate professionals not to let them drain their time and attention. “It...
Current mortgage rates for Oct. 19, 2021: Rates cool off
Source: CNET --- Today a number of important mortgage rates declined. Let's see how that could affect your home loan payments. A few closely followed mortgage rates fell today. Average 15-year fixed mortgage rates climbed, while average 30-year fixed mortgage rates...
5 Properties that Prove Fractional Ownership Is Real Estate’s Hidden Gem
Source: Architectural Digest --- Fractional ownership—also referred to as joining a private residence club—is one of the most misunderstood and unknown sectors of the real estate market, according to Steve Dering, the founder of Elite Alliance, a company that consults...
What happened when the SBA ran out of small-business real estate loan money
Source: North Bay Business Journal --- For the first time in its history, the U.S. Small Business Administration ran out of money to lend for real estate and equipment acquisitions. The funds in the 504 program were exhausted as of Sept. 7 for the 2020–2021 fiscal...
Mortgage rates top 3% again — and this time they’re not likely to go back down
Source: Yahoo Finance --- Mortgage rates, which recently dipped below 3% again — delighting home shoppers and homeowners looking to save on a refinance — have surged back above that line, according to a long-running and closely followed survey. The increase is...
HOW TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL AND BUSINESS GOALS AT REAL ESTATE EVENTS
Source: Ris Media --- It’s time to redefine how you network. For some, networking can be just another business buzzword or conjure up thoughts of routine corporate events. However, in 2021, it can help you achieve your business goals, while fulfilling personal ones as...
Real Estate Q & A
Source: The Daily Sentinel --- We recently turned down an offer on our home that was contingent on the buyers selling their current home. They asked us to take our home off the market for two months while we waited for their home to sell. They already had their home...
Jim Valentine: Real Estate’s confused sea
Source: Nevada Appeal --- Real estate markets are very much like an ocean in that they are comprised of an infinite amount of variables creating many different “moods.” We’ve had a very strong “current” real estate market most of this year. That situation is easily...
Real Estate Listing In Allegheny County Goes Viral For Spooky Pictures
Source: CBS --- If you are in the market for a new house, a home in Coraopolis is no trick and all treat. On the outside, the home looks like any other. But it is what’s inside that is truly spooky. Pictures show someone dressed as Ghostface from “Scream” casually...
This Is the Average Mortgage Borrowers Are Taking Out. Can You Afford It?
Source: The Fool --- Home prices are on the rise. And now, so are mortgage balances. Anyone who's been following the residential real estate market knows that home values keep climbing as limited inventory and low mortgage ratescontinue to drive buyer demand up. In...
Survey suggests real-estate feeding frenzy was not as wild as suggested
Source: Inside Nova --- Was the late-2020-into-early-2021 real-estate market really as hot-hot-hot (and chaotic) as anecdotal evidence suggests? A new analysis says maybe not. Although it also suggests the process was more challenging for first-time buyers. The...
