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CrossCountry Mortgage Creates New SVP Position Focused on Affordable Homeownership
Separately, CCM’s promoted Glen Lemeshev to chief revenue officer. Continue Reading CrossCountry Mortgage Creates New SVP Position Focused on Affordable Homeownership
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Is TikTok the Right Platform for Real Estate Sales?
It doesn’t help that nearly all of the media coverage of TikTok-based real estate professionals highlights extraordinary success stories. Continue Reading A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Is TikTok the Right Platform for Real Estate Sales?
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This Is How Much House Dave Ramsey Says You Can Afford to Buy
Source: Nasdaq --- When you're buying a house, you need to set a realistic budget. But it can sometimes be hard to figure out how to do that. While it may be tempting to allow the bank to just look at your finances and tell you how large your mortgage loan can be,...
Nearly 9 in 10 first-time sellers think they could have gotten a higher price by making different choices
An overwhelming share of Americans who sold a home for the first time in the past two years wish they had done something differently (84%). A new Zillow® survey conducted online by The Harris Poll finds that even in a sellers' market, many recent first-time sellers...
Opteon Announces Expanded Consumer Appraisal Offerings
Opteon, an international provider of valuation, advisory, and property services, has announced the expansion of its direct-to-consumer business model. This expansion will provide homeowners and buyers, as well as real estate, legal, and tax professionals, with the...
Arizona luxury real estate: Check out Scottsdale’s sun-soaked, desert-set mansions
Source: Fox Business --- Phoenix, Arizona is one of the United States’ fastest-growing cities for its fair weather, incredible scenery and state-of-the-art golfing but the Valley of the Sun’s luxury real estatemarket might be the biggest seller. FOX Business’ "Mansion...
What is mortgage prequalification, and is it mandatory?
Source: Business Insider --- Do you think you'll be ready to buy a home soon? Then you may want to apply for mortgage prequalification with a lender. The process is quick and free, and you can usually apply online. What is mortgage prequalification? Mortgage...
Seven Ways To Build Wealth And Gain Security Through Homeownership
Source: Forbes --- Should I purchase a home or sign another lease? Is now the right time to buy, or should I wait until next year? What would be the advantages of buying my next home? These are some of the feelings many of us experience and the questions clients often...
Small: What’s driving demand for real estate around the country?
Source: Aspen Daily News --- When cities and states across the country began implementing stay-at-home orders and other pandemic measures, many housing market analysts initially predicted a drastic downturn. Initially, the housing market saw a marked decline, as...
Rating Agencies Should Rate Foreclosure Timelines
Source: Forbes --- When Wall Street turns real estate mortgages into commercial mortgage-backed securities, those securities must first be given a rating. To do that, rating agencies scrutinize an exhaustive list of data points for each loan included in the...
Why lenders should build a referral-based business
Source: Housing Wire --- HousingWire recently spoke with John G. Stevens, President at SRE.com, about the challenges mortgage loan officers and brokers face as the market continues to shift toward purchase money business and how human-assisted eCommerce can help them...
Career Coach: real estate photography
Source: Journal --- Live or die by the photo Great photographs are more important than ever for hooking up with online house-hunters. Unless you’re listing million-dollar homes or you (or your broker) have a big budget for marketing, chances are you’re the...
When it comes to cutting carbon emissions, the real estate industry is running out of time
Source: CNN --- Extreme weather events — including heat waves, droughts and floods — have unfolded all over the world this summer. The grave impact of climate change is upon us and will continue to have a profound impact on human life. But there are still largely...
Future 15: tune in to modernize and future-proof your real estate business
Source:inman --- Coming soon: Knock CEO Sean Black will host Future 15, an exciting new series that will welcome real estate’s big thinkers to talk about trends, tech, and innovation across the industry. We sat down with Sean to learn more about it. Tell us about the...
Generation Start-up: This PropTech company is simplifying real estate buying
Source: The National News --- When Hatim Khan worked as a finance director with a brand franchise operator in Kuwait, he realised the investment potential of Dubai real estate because of the UAE’s tax-free income, strong currency, growing economy and prospects of...
