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Rocket Homes App Now Available on Apple CarPlay
Rocket noted that more than 98% of cars in the U.S. support CarPlay. Continue Reading Rocket Homes App Now Available on Apple CarPlay
Redfin Launches AI-Powered Tool to Redesign Listing Photos
The new feature is available for all active Redfin listings and eligible sold Redfin listings in the U.S. on Redfin.com and iPhone. Continue Reading Redfin Launches AI-Powered Tool to Redesign Listing Photos
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Real Estate Agents Partner with Nestfully on New Consumer Portal
Nestfully, a new industry initiative built for consumers and powered by brokers and MLSs, has reached the initial launch stage and is now available to millions of consumers in nine of the most populated states in the U.S. "Giving consumers unbiased, ad-free...
Real estate agents and insiders expose the secret tactics used to lure buyers and sellers
Source: ABC News --- If you are fortunate enough to try to enter Australia's property market, you have come across its gatekeepers – real estate agents. You may have suspected price guides were being lowballed, been promised the world by an agent, or felt like you...
Gen Z Homebuyers Prefer Smart Homes over Large Homes
Many U.S. homebuyers and sellers are rethinking their approach to achieving their real estate goals, according to a study commissioned by RE/MAX. 2022 saw a notable increase in mortgage rates compared to historic lows in 2020-21 and with many economic factors to watch...
Dual Agency Is Illegal In Some States: Explained
Source: Quicken Loans --- You want your real estate agent representing your best interests, fighting to get the lowest sales price if you are buying a home or the highest if you are selling one. But what if you’re selling your home and your real estate agent is also...
The Best Tips for Finding the Perfect Real Estate Agent in This Wild Market
Source: Kitchn --- Have you considered buying a house lately? If you have, then you’re probably intimately aware of how wild the housing market is right now. Mortgage rates are rising, home inventory is low, competition is cutthroat and intense, and prices are all...
Real Estate Firm Ogden CAP Renews 42K-SF Midtown Offices
Source: Commercial Observer --- The real estate arm of the Milstein family, Ogden CAP Properties, will stick with its 42,000-square-foot offices at 545 Madison Avenue, Commercial Observer has learned. Ogden inked a three-year deal for the third through sixth floors of...
Developments in Employee Screening for Real Estate Industry
Source: National Law Review --- The real estate industry, and the people employed in it, build and maintain communities driving domestic growth. Naturally, employers in the real estate world want to know their employees are reliable and trustworthy. Therefore,...
Should You Get An MBA In Real Estate? Here’s What To Know Before You Enroll
Source: Forbes --- Earning a master of business administration (MBA) in real estate prepares you for career opportunities in the real estate industry. This degree equips learners with foundational knowledge and fundamental leadership, which are necessary business...
Opinion: Changing real estate compensation harms fair housing
Source: Housing Wire --- Critics argue that prospective homebuyers should pay real estate agents directly out of pocket — as opposed to the more common practice of the listing broker paying the buyer broker’s compensation. What those critics fail to account for are...
Can you refinance a seller-financed mortgage?
Source: The Mortgage Reports --- Some home buyers get their mortgage loans from the home’s seller — not from a mortgage lender. This kind of financing, known as “owner financing” or “seller financing,” can help buyers who don’t meet standard mortgage guidelines at the...
As Mortgage Rates Stay Up, Lenders and Brokers Need to Get ‘Creative’
Source: Market Scale --- Freddie Mac’s weekly averages since July 14 have been volatile, with spikes and dips in 30-year fixed, 15-year fixed and 15-year adjustable mortgage rates. But even with some short term relief after August 4’s numbers brought rates below 5%...
Thinking of Buying? These Cities Are Among the Fastest-Cooling Housing Markets in the Country
Source: The Motley Fool --- As potential home buyers think twice about whether now is the right time to buy, sellers in some areas are dropping their prices. The red-hot housing market ushered in by the pandemic is now cooling. And according to Redfin, the areas of...
A lighthouse, a log cabin, and a schoolhouse: These quirky home listings cost less than the average home in the U.S.
Source: Fortune --- While the housing market is contracting and mortgage rates are jumping, the average home in the U.S. still cost over $440,000 in the second quarter of 2022, according to the St. Louis Fed. That’s not cheap—and homes that have their own unique look...
