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The Power of Resilience in Real Estate: Building Success One Day at a Time
Publisher John G. Stevens offers his insight on building a stronger future in a real estate career. Continue Reading The Power of Resilience in Real Estate: Building Success One Day at a Time
CoStar Group Acquires Visual Lease Software Platform
The financial aspects of the acquisition were not made public. Continue Reading CoStar Group Acquires Visual Lease Software Platform
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Outages Disrupt Service on Facebook and Instagram
The cause of the disruptions has not been identified Continue Reading Outages Disrupt Service on Facebook and Instagram
New Home Star Releases AI Platform for Real Estate Sales Training
CEO David Rice called his offering “the most comprehensive library of sales training tools and resources anywhere online.” Continue Reading New Home Star Releases AI Platform for Real Estate Sales Training
PropStream in New Pact with San Francisco Realtors’ MLS
SFAR represents over 4,500 realtors in San Francisco. Continue Reading PropStream in New Pact with San Francisco Realtors’ MLS
Modernize in Moderation: Sellers of Old U.K. Homes Should ‘Make History Come Alive’ to Lure Buyers
Source: Mansion Global --- The U.K. is full of charming old homes. From Georgian to Tudor to Jacobean and medieval, there are homes on the market today that have been standing for 1,000 years. Loaded with history, they have character in spades and offer features and...
The 10 Best Real Estate Markets for First-Time Homebuyers in 2023
Source: Realtor.com --- The housing market has been brutal for first-time homebuyers. And now, just as prices are finally beginning to slacken and the bidding wars are dying down, higher mortgage interest rates have turned the prospect of homeownership into a...
Rocket Mortgage Introduces Purchase Plus, a Special purpose credit program that offers up to $7,500 in lender credits for first-time buyers in underserved communities
Special purpose credit program offers up to $7,500 in lender credits for first-time buyers in underserved communities to eliminate a significant hurdle to homeownership “Homeownership has a significant impact on strong communities and the creation of generational...
South Africa’s Flow gets funding to automate social media advertising for real estate agencies
Source: Tech Crunch --- The process used by millions of agents and thousands of property portals globally to reach buyers and sellers on digital channels is highly fragmented. And it’s evident that proptech, unlike other industries, has lagged in utilizing social...
What Do Agents Need To Have This Year
Debbie Bloyd is a contributing author to Weekly Real Estate News and can be contacted at 469-768-0337 or [email protected] What do agents need to have this year? A great mortgage lender that they can call or one that can sit in the open houses with them on...
Loan Level Price Adjustments (LLPAs) Explained
Loan Level Price Adjustments (LLPAs) are additional fees implemented by the Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA) on certain types of mortgage loans. These fees are designed to account for the increased risk associated with certain loan characteristics, such...
Real estate gurus: It may be time to buy a home—now
Source: Yahoo! News --- The housing market is cooling as consumers grow weary of higher mortgage rates. In December, the number of newly-listed homes sold had fallen about 37% from a year ago, according to Redfin data. What are real estate professionals seeing on the...
Real Estate Experts Share ROI Trends Of Wellness Design Home Features
Source: Forbes --- Public awareness of the links between our homes and our health was growing before the pandemic, but it has exploded in the months and years since then. What will the many built-in wellness design improvements we’ve added in recent years do to...
What is mortgage insurance?
Source: Insurance Business Mag --- Lenders typically require home buyers to provide a down payment equivalent to 20% of the property’s purchase price to qualify for a loan. This amount, however, which can easily hit upwards to the tens to the hundreds of thousands of...
3 Must Ask Questions When Interviewing a Real Estate Agent
Source: The Katy News --- When it comes to the real estate business, buying and selling homes is a big financial engagement for a lot of people. This is especially true in current times as the market is extremely competitive. This in itself is a really big matter....
