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CRMLS Now Offering CubiCasa’s Floor Plan Product
CRMLS users will receive special access to free floor plans, discounts on add-on features, and access to a network of real estate photographers. Continue Reading CRMLS Now Offering CubiCasa’s Floor Plan Product
CondoTek and MGIC Unveil Condo Compliance Solution
The MGIC Compliance validation is delivered at no additional cost to CondoTek’s CPW. Continue Reading CondoTek and MGIC Unveil Condo Compliance Solution
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Cost Of Living Comparison Calculator
Source: Bankrate --- The cost of living is the total amount of money required to live in a certain area and cover your basic necessities. Expenses typically factored into cost of living calculations include housing, food and taxes. It may also include such expenses...
HOW QUATTRO DEVELOPMENT GREW TO BECOME A TRUSTED REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER
Source: Realty Biz News --- Entrepreneurship isn’t without its challenges. As Quattro Development co-founders Rob Walters and Mike Liyeos discovered firsthand, creating your own business is anything but easy. The duo founded the build-to-suit real estate development...
Getting a mortgage while on maternity leave
Source: Bankrate --- For many families, buying a home and having a baby are two big dreams on life’s to-do list. But what if you want to realize those dreams simultaneously? If you’re pregnant or a new mom trying to qualify for a mortgage, there’s a chance going on...
Should you stay or should you go?
Source: Daily Mail --- The US housing market appears to be finally cooling off after seeing its least affordable days since the '80s. The number of homes being built and sold is declining, more and more buyers are backing out of deals, and some parts of the country...
Homeownership May Seem Out of Reach for Generation Z. How You Can Prepare Now
Source: Time --- Houses are expensive — and Generation Z will soon discover homebuying is not what it used to be. Those born between 1997 and 2012 are dubbed Generation Z or “Zoomers”– and 86% of them want to buy a home with 45% wanting to do it in the next five...
Evaluating Real Estate Investments – Equity Multiple vs. Internal Rate of Return
Source: JD Supra --- Each music note has two attributes – pitch and duration. Pitch and duration are independent of each other. Pitch is indicated by the vertical position of the note on the stave, the key signature, and “accidentals” placed next to the note. Duration...
Housing Market: Should You Buy a Fixer-Upper or a Turnkey Home?
Source: Yahoo Finance --- The current housing market means you’ll likely pay top dollar for a home that’s considered turnkey — immediately ready for you to move in. Plus, the competition is steep. Perhaps those two reasons are why 52% of American homebuyers are...
London’s luxury housing recovery set to stall for another year
Source: The Business Times --- LONDON’S long-promised luxury housing market rebound is stuck in wait-and-see mode. Real estate broker Savills slashed its 2022 forecast for price increases to 4 per cent from 8 per cent, revising a prediction it made as recently as...
Current Mortgage Interest Rates: August 4, 2022—Mortgage Rates Trend Higher
Source: Forbes --- Today, the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 5.54%, according to Bankrate.com, while the average rate on a 15-year mortgage is 4.80%. On a 30-year jumbo mortgage, the average rate is 5.54%, and the average rate on a 5/1 ARM is 4.16%.
Omaha commercial real estate summit to address changing industry
Source: Omaha Daily Herald --- The commercial real estate world is changing by the day with rising interest rates, supply chain delays and re-envisioning the modern office space. Professionals in the industry will gather for the annual Commercial Real Estate Summit...
The rise of high-tech real estate investing platforms and their effect on housing affordability
Source: Geek Wire --- Real estate tech startups are making it easier for people to invest and manage property. But critics argue that these software companies and their business models are gobbling up the limited amount of available housing in the process, driving up...
Mapped: The Salary You Need to Buy a Home in 50 U.S. Cities
Source: Visual Capitalist --- This is the Salary You Need to Buy a Home in 50 U.S. Cities Depending on where you live, owning a home may seem like a far off dream or it could be fairly realistic. In New York City, for example, a person needs to be making at least six...
Retirement-Aged Homeowners Least Likely to Utilize Equity
Source: The M Report --- Hispanic homeownership in the U.S. climbed significantly in 2020 – there are now 8.8 million Hispanic homeowners in the country, according to a report released this week by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. That’s...
