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Tech Trends: How Zillow is Using Artificial Intelligence
An overview of how Zillow is utilizing artificial intelligence. Continue Reading Tech Trends: How Zillow is Using Artificial Intelligence
Tech Trends: Happenings Within the Real Estate Tech Sector
A round-up of developments involving companies in the real estate technology sector. Continue Reading Tech Trends: Happenings Within the Real Estate Tech Sector
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titleLOOK Expands Title Report Reviews to Mortgage Banking Sector
The Bangor, Maine-based titleLOOK by Mainspring Services announced that it is now offering its automated title review to lenders, government-sponsored enterprises and other organizations in the mortgage banking sector. titleLOOK was launched in 2021 and was initially...
Tech Trends: How One Tech Company Succeeded in This Market
Cecilian Partners raised $11 million in its first institutional equity round led by Resolve Growth Partners. Continue Reading Tech Trends: How One Tech Company Succeeded in This Market
Smarty Debuts U.S. Property Data Product
Key features include over 150 structural data attributes and more than 130 current and historical financial data attributes. Continue Reading Smarty Debuts U.S. Property Data Product
The global real estate investment market now sits at $11.4 trillion — and should reach $30.6 trillion by 2031. Here’s how to grab a slice of the action
Source: Yahoo Finance --- If you’re passionate about investing in real estate, you may be considering buying an apartment building. While it’s a lot of work to manage a multifamily property, an apartment building can have the potential to deliver a great return on...
States that take out the most home loans
Source: WACO Tribune-Herald --- Existing home sales reached the highest level in 15 years in 2021, according to the National Association of Realtors. It was largely driven by record-low mortgage rates and the need for more ex-urban space after coronavirus pandemic...
Sell Your Home or Rent It Out? The Best Advice in Current Housing Market
Source: Newsweek --- There are many reasons why you might be looking to sell your home—upgrading from your first property, moving across the country, or simply starting afresh. However, with mortgage rates rising across the U.S., pricing many first-time buyers out of...
Housing market becomes more balanced as falling home sales lead to higher inventory
Source: Seeking Alpha --- The U.S. housing market is "making steady progress toward balance," said Re/Max President and CEO Nick Bailey, as September's slump in home sales led to a rebound in inventory. With soaring mortgage rates and the median sales price of $400K...
Skyrocketing inflation is raising mortgages, putting first homes out of reach
Source: The Hill --- A new report showing inflation rising again in September is just the latest bad news for new homebuyers, who are increasingly seeing the cost of a first home pushed out of their reach. The latest news puts lenders, already on edge amid a grim...
How the rise of sustainability and ‘naturehood’ impacts real estate
Source: AZ Big Media--- In today’s luxury real estate market, the industry is embracing sustainability, welcomed by designers, architects, landscapers and homebuyers alike. In luxury homes, one’s best self is captured and exemplified. The new core ideas of luxury real...
Dave Ramsey Warns of a Dangerous ‘Plot Twist’ You Could Face With Rent-to-Own Homes. Here’s What It Is
Source: The Motley Fool --- Rent-to-own is one approach to buying a home, but it's not a conventional approach. Basically, if you opt for a rent-to-own arrangement, you enter into an agreement with a property owner that enables you to purchase the property you are...
7 tips for answering real estate questions in today’s market
Source: Real Trends --- The state of our current housing market is creating the need for sometimes challenging real estate questions between Realtors and clients. Twenty-five to 75% of all agents are new to the business and have never experienced a change in the...
I Sold My Forever Home. Here’s Why
Source: The Motley Fool --- When my husband and I got married, we decided we wanted to wait to purchase a property until we found our forever home. We found getting a mortgage to be a big pain and moving to be an even bigger hassle, so we didn't want to go through the...
Wraparound Mortgage: What Is It And How It Works
Source: Forbes --- If you’re having trouble qualifying for a traditional mortgage, there may be another financing option available. A wraparound mortgage is a form of seller financing that’s designed to benefit both parties in the purchase. Buyers may have a better...












