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Rockwell Institute Debuts Audio Course Options
The new immersive course features are available to all students of the self-paced pre-licensing online curriculum. Continue Reading Rockwell Institute Debuts Audio Course Options
Kaydoh in Partnership with Kaplan Real Estate School
“We are committed to providing our students with the best possible education and training,” said Toby Schifsky, vice president at Kaplan. Continue Reading Kaydoh in Partnership with Kaplan Real Estate School
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Feds Seek Input on Updating AVM Quality Control Standards
“The proposed standards are designed to ensure a high level of confidence in the estimates produced by AVMs,” said the agencies. Continue Reading Feds Seek Input on Updating AVM Quality Control Standards
Real Estate ESG Platform Measurabl Closes $93 Million Series D Funding
“The antidote to greenwashing is objective measurement and transparency,” says Matt Ellis, Measurabl co-founder and CEO. “ Continue Reading Real Estate ESG Platform Measurabl Closes $93 Million Series D Funding
Closinglock Debuts ID Verification Solution for Real Estate and Title Agencies
Closinglock CEO and Co-founder Andy White called the offering “a game-changer for the real estate industry.” Continue Reading Closinglock Debuts ID Verification Solution for Real Estate and Title Agencies
Make an offer — something real estate agents haven’t said in a long time
Source: WTop News--- For the first time in nearly 18 months, the average home sold for less than list price in August, according to a market analysis by real estate company Redfin. Not a lot less, and not enough to raise a red flag for the “sell side” of the housing...
Liz Weston: Should you tap your home equity as real estate values rise?
Source: Oregon Live --- Soaring real estate values mean many homeowners are awash in equity — the difference between what they owe and what their homes are worth. The average-priced home is up 42% since the start of the pandemic, and the average homeowner with a...
Current Refinance Rates: September 6, 2022—Current Refinance Rates Inch Down
Source: Forbes --- The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance decreased today. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage refinance is 6.04%, according to Bankrate.com, while the average rate on a 15-year mortgage refinance is 5.22%. On a 20-year mortgage refinance, the...
Everything to know about reverse mortgages
Source: CBS News --- If you're struggling with the rising costs of inflation, tapping your home equity may provide some relief. With products like cash-out refinances, home equity loans or HELOCs, you can turn that equity into cash and use it for any purpose — whether...
We Need To Talk About Hedging
Source: Real Estate Capital Europe --- Calls from concerned real estate clients have been coming into the London office of risk management firm Chatham Financial with increasing regularity in recent weeks as borrowing rates in the industry have steadily increased. ...
Navigating new-home construction sales
Source: Chicago Agent Magazine --- The relationship between homebuilders and real estate brokers is constantly changing and getting cozier in today’s market. Brokers in the business of representing those buying and selling residential real estate will often tell you...
REAL ESTATE PAGE: How to budget realistically for home repairs
Source: CDA Press --- If you're a homeowner and haven't faced a big repair bill yet, just wait. Even in the best-maintained homes, stuff will wear out or break. Budgeting for these inevitable bills isn't always easy. One commonly cited rule of thumb — to save 1% to 4%...
Here are 5 signs that the right real estate agent is selling your home
Source: Oregon Live --- Selling a home can feel like taking one of your most personal possessions and largest assets, and tossing it into the air, hoping the right buyer catches it. Nothing, it seems, is as emotional, financially important and puzzling as putting a...
Want to Back Out of a Home Purchase? Here’s What You Need to Know
Source: Motley Fool --- At one point, the housing market was so hot and buyers were so desperate to purchase homes that they were willing to go to different extremes to get an offer accepted. Those included making offers without actually seeing homes in person and...
Map: How fast sellers are slashing home prices in America’s 97 biggest housing markets
Source: Fortune --- The Pandemic Housing Boom saw U.S. home prices spike an unprecedented 43% in just over two years. But that’s over now: Spiked mortgage rates have pushed the U.S. housing market into a sharp slowdown that could threaten some of those gains. Some...
