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ATTOM Debuts Building Footprint Data Feature
The real estate data provider ATTOM has added a Building Footprint feature to its Table of Data Elements. Continue Reading ATTOM Debuts Building Footprint Data Feature
Tech Trends: A Quartet of New Offerings
Four new digital offerings designed to help real estate professional improve their operations are in the spotlight in this edition of Tech Trends. Continue Reading Tech Trends: A Quartet of New Offerings
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Austin in Property Assessment Pilot Program with AI Platform
Archistar’s technology uses AI intelligence to assess planning rules and restrictions on land plots. Continue Reading Austin in Property Assessment Pilot Program with AI Platform
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
Will 2023 Be a Good Year to Refinance a Mortgage?
Source: The Ascent --- When mortgage rates dropped to record lows in 2020, homeowners across the country rushed to refinance their loans. And many were able to reap a lot of savings in the process. But refinance volume has slowed down significantly this year, and for...
The 9 US cities where buyers have the best shot at scoring a home because home prices have dropped the most since the spring
Source: Insider --- Throughout much of the pandemic, rock-bottom mortgage rates, as well government aid meant to stimulate the US economy, spurred on an unprecedented home-buying bonanza. Enticed by the desire for larger living spaces and the ability live virtually...
Regular homebuyers in Las Vegas and Phoenix stand a chance now that investors are fleeing pandemic boomtowns
Source: Insider --- Investors are retreating from pandemic boomtowns like Phoenix, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada as home prices continue to fall in those markets, according to a new analysis from real estate brokerage Redfin. Overall, investors purchased $42.4 billion...
ECHO offers lease incentives to real estate agents for placing homeless tenants
Source: Austin Monitor --- Real estate agents in Austin have an incentive to find market-rate homes for those experiencing homelessness, and help one of the city’s main homeless services nonprofits lower the number of people facing housing instability. Austin’s Ending...
The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Remote Work on U.S. Housing Markets
Source: Economic Innovations Group --- The rapid growth of remote work has ushered in a variety of economic changes, with notable impacts on the housing market. An emerging literature suggests remote work has shifted both where people live and how much housing they...
When real estate agents fire clients
Source: The Real Deal --- Breaking up is hard to do. But even the most tolerant real estate agents reach their limits and have to bid farewell to a client from time to time, as three brokers shared in interviews with The Wall Street Journal. Compass agent Cindy...
How Real Estate Agents Are Using QR Code Technology To Simplify The Home-Buying Experience
Source: Forbes --- The popularity of QR codes have seen many ups and downs over the course of its almost 30-year existence, but with the need for contact-less menus and transactions during the pandemic, barcode technology is coming back in a big way. From...
Reverse mortgages explained
Source: Observer Reporter --- Q. With reference to a recent column in which the reader said she had lost her home to a reverse mortgage, there are two primary ways this can happen, and I want to explain how to avoid this so that it never happens to any other reader....
mortgages Zero-down loans for homebuyers preparing to go expansion route
Source: Insurance News Net --- Nearly a year into a special lending program aimed at underserved homebuyers, the initiative is soon to expand from a few banks to mainstream, nonbanking lenders. Could these good intentions be the beginning of our next lending debacle?”...
Thinking of Buying a Home? Here’s Why You Should Offer Less Than Asking
Source: The Ascent --- 2022 has been a bad year to be an aspiring homeowner (and until fairly recently, it was a pretty good year to be a home seller). And it's not clear whether it will get easier in 2023, either. That said, the housing market tide may be starting to...
