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MRI Software Acquires Insurent, a Guarantor Insurance Services Provider
The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Continue Reading MRI Software Acquires Insurent, a Guarantor Insurance Services Provider
Deal Announced to Sell REcolorado MLS to Private Equity-Backed LLC
The Denver Metro Association of Realtors (DMAR) and the South Metro Denver Realtor Association (SMDRA) have signed a letter of intent to sell REcolorado, their multiple listing service (MLS), to a newly formed limited liability company (LLC) backed by a private equity...
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Getting Homeowners to List and Sell
Here is how to entice home sellers back into the market. By Dan Mugge Thirty-seven percent of existing homeowners say they want to move but are staying in their current home because of the risks and hassles that come with buying and selling simultaneously. Real...
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
ATLANTA REAL ESTATE: THE HOTTEST MARKET IN THE COUNTRY
Source: Realty Biz News --- Atlanta, Georgia - a major metropolitan center in the center of the action - is one of the shining jewels of not just the Peach State but the entirety of the southeastern US. Thoroughly modern and exhibiting tons of growth in both its...
YOUNGER AMERICANS ARE BEING PUSHED OUT OF THE U.S. HOUSING MARKET
Source: Black Enterprise --- According to a national profile of homebuyers and sellers by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), American homebuyers are Whiter, older and wealthier. The New York Times reports the NAR added first-time homebuyers account for the...
Marry the House, Date the Mortgage Rate – Does It Work?
Source: Yahoo! --- The average U.S. rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage reached a 20-year high of 7.08% in the final week of October, more than doubling from a year earlier, according to Freddie Mac (FMCC). Homebuyers aren’t happy. On a $350,000 home loan, a mortgage...
Generational Warfare in the Housing Market
Source: Banker & Tradesman --- A recent report from the National Association of Realtors crystalizes the generational and class warfare suburbanites have perpetrated on the rest of this nation. The share of first-time buyers, NAR wrote, has reached its lowest...
The Real Estate Markets Seeing The Biggest Downturns In Home Prices And Property Values
Source: Yahoo! --- The only bad thing about the best parties is that no matter how good they were, the good times can’t go on forever. Investing is always cyclical and even investments like real estate which have performed over time will have bad cycles. It certainly...
Must-know real estate trends driving the market in 2023
Source: Real Trends --- The Emerging Trends in Real Estate report, produced by PWC and The Urban Land Institute (ULI), has been the dominant voice in reporting the future of the industry for more than 40 years. Given the market upheavals in the years since the...
Mortgages Are The Biggest Ripoff On Earth
Source: Surviving Tomorrow --- I got my first and hopefully last bank mortgage when I was nineteen years old. Despite not having a full-time job, me and a teenage buddy pre-qualified to borrow up to $250,000. We bought a fourplex, renovated it, and flipped it for a...
The Reason Home Prices Are Finally Dropping
Source: Slate --- This article is from Full Stack Economics, a newsletter about the economy, technology, and public policy. In March 2021, a woman in the D.C. area put her house on the market and got 88 bids—including 76 all-cash offers and 15 from people who hadn’t...
Here’s Where the World’s Largest Commercial Real Estate Owner Sees Promise
Source: CoStar --- Kathleen McCarthy took to the stage at the opening of the Urban Land Institute's annual fall meeting Tuesday to outline her property preferences as co-head of Blackstone Real Estate. But she spent a portion of her talk focusing on an issue more...
How to Convert a House to a Vacation Rental
Source: U.S. News --- Vacation rentals have surged in popularity in recent years. In fact, 2021 was the best year in Airbnb’s history. Bookings were up almost 50% compared with 2019, and new hosts alone earned nearly $2 billion across the past year. If you’re a...
