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Opinion: Investors play key role in providing affordable housing options

Housing Wire

Selling a home typically involves nearly 10% in transaction fees between real estate agents , title companies, inspections, and other expenses. RentCafe reported the average size of an apartment in the United States in 2018 to be 941 square feet. A study from Freddie Mac reported that, as of 2018, 51% of homes in the U.S.

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Porch.com makes Nasdaq debut, eyes acquisitions

Housing Wire

Porch, a home services marketplace with partners in insurance, utilities, home inspection and moving, plans to use the cash to pursue acquisitions to seize the opportunity in real estate. Porch lost over $103 million in 2019 and $50 million in 2018. They’ll also focus on the home insurance industry.

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Market Correction or Seller Panic?

Appraisal Buzz

Naturally, this has forced buyers to seek lower price points or has completely eliminated them from the market. This is a trend that leads me – and many others – to believe that we are quickly transitioning into a renter economy – much like the United Kingdom where their homeowner has fallen from 71% in 2003 to 63% in 2018. [2]

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Appraisal Inspection Vs. Home Inspection: Your Role as an Appraiser

McKissock

Appraisers often balk at assignments that require a more detailed inspection of the subject property (e.g., ” Do you believe you are acting as a home inspector when you complete a property inspection as part of an FHA assignment? Appraisers perform similar inspections, to one degree or another, in most appraisal assignments.

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Navigating capacity concerns amidst record-high volumes

Housing Wire

On the road to evolving into a comprehensive real estate services and technology company with the ability to manage the entire mortgage lifecycle, Xome was named a HousingWire Tech100 winner in both 2018 and 2020. In these situations, Inspex can be paired with an appraiser-completed exterior inspection.

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

Housing Wire

Year Founded Description 98 OptiFunder 4,767% 2018 Finance company helping independent mortgage lenders choose among funding options and streamline the process. 497 BOSSCAT 1,175% 2018 Digitizing home inspection data to create instant repair estimates for homeowners and real estate professionals. 4,105 FirstCloseFirstclose.

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

There are still plenty of buyers interested in this area. In fact, we had (number) offers, which means there are still ready, willing, and qualified buyers eager to make an offer! Buyer’s agents who can find their clients a home that’s not even on the market are instant heroes. Are you considering selling your property?