Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 22, 2025

While builders response has kept multifamily rent growth steady for several months and stubbornly high mortgage rates are limiting buyer demand and home value increases, detached single-family home rentals are still rising at an accelerating rate. Instead, in an effort to attract tenants, property managers are increasingly using concessions.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2021

Roofstock , a proptech startup aimed at making it easier to purchase an income-producing property, announced Wednesday its acquisition of Great Jones , a property management platform that Roofstock intends to utilize for its “end-to-end single-family rental platform.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

” Waltz aims to support international buyers with a “comprehensive” solution that covers the compliance, legal, banking and regulatory processes to close the purchase process within 30 days. Investors can partner with a real estate agent , mortgage broker or turnkey provider to locate a property of their choice.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

we’re helping potential buyers make more informed decisions, while empowering agents and sellers to market their properties more effectively, and supporting a modern valuation process for both appraisers and lenders,” said Jeff Allen, president of CubiCasa. How smart home technology can benefit renters and property managers.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2024

In the newest episode of the RealTrending podcast , host Tracey Velt chats with Ryan Michaelis, chief growth strategist at Worth Clark Realty , about business growth through recruitment, flat-fee models for agents and the effects of the National Association of Realtors ’ (NAR) settlement on buyers and sellers across the industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The new partnership will let real estate agents share immersive listings with potential clients on both platforms, boosting visibility and simplifying the home search process for buyers. Consumers shopping on Realtor.com can use Zillow’s 3D home tours and immersive listing media to select homes with more speed and accuracy.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

According to property management software site Yardi , the majority of renters will remain locked in leases that were signed before rent prices started to soften. As home and financing prices were too high for prospective buyers, many turned to single-family rentals instead, buoying demand.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

The suit takes aim at the National Association of Realtor’s Participation Rule which requires listing brokers to make a blanket offer of compensation to the buyer’s broker in order to list a property on a NAR affiliated MLS. As with all of the other commission lawsuits, Tuccori’s suit is seeking class action status.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Hopeful their initial offer might be accepted or that they might beat out other potential buyers. There’s no uniform method of determining if a property management firm represents an HOA and, if so, which firm. There’s no easy-to-access resource advising how to communicate with every HOA or property management firm.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Rather than a multi-year average of EBITDA or Gross Margin as the basis for the value of a brokerage firm (or their related counterparts in mortgage, title, escrow, and property management), valuations now are based Trailing Twelve Months (TTM or LTM) results.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2021

Prices are lower on condos than on single-family properties, meaning you’ll need less saved up — not to mention less income — to make a purchase work. Since most condo exteriors are maintained by the property manager, this means a lot fewer maintenance and repair costs than you’d have on a traditional home.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With the scrutiny of The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and multiple lawsuits concerning how buyers’ brokers get paid, many brokers say it feels like an all-out war on the real estate industry. billion in commissions they paid to buyers’ agents in the past eight years.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

Last year, rents in some markets fell and property managers were offering rent and other concessions to attract renters.” Additionally, Sturtevant noted that while demand for single-family homes is strong, higher mortgage rates and record-high home prices are preventing some buyers from entering the market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

Leaning too heavily on credit scores actually biases lenders against a large swath of potential homebuyers , including foreign buyers, younger buyers, and buyers from families with low financial literacy, who often lack robust U.S. credit histories.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

There’s no uniform method of determining if a property management firm represents an HOA and, if so, which firm. There’s no easy-to-access resource advising how to communicate with every HOA or property management firm. Of course, HOAs and property managers are busy and have other priorities as well.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

and the rising price of rental properties, it made sense for incoming and current residents to buy. The city’s housing dynamics point to strong buyer demand, which fueled a 16.8% While about 50% of the metro area’s buyers are local, an additional 17% of buyers come from other Texas cities, like Dallas and Houston.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 23, 2024

Zillow, along with Thumbtack, a listing service that helps people find qualified professionals to complete home maintenance and improvement projects, has released a list of projects flippers and homeowners alike can complete to garner more attention from prospective buyers. Outdoor TV installations are up 12.7%

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2022

Not everyone can afford to invest in rental property in the area they live in. Whether cash buyers outbid you or you can’t get financing to cover the high costs, it puts a damper on your goal to add real estate investments to your portfolio. If you invest outside your state, you may want to hire a property manager.

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GoForrmz

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As we approach 2025, realtors, property managers, and other real property professionals must stay ahead of the curve by adopting innovative tech solutions to keep up with their competition and the demands of an advancing market. For landlords, IoT can simplify tenant experiences, allowing for remote access or utility management.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

Labor costs for property management have increased nearly 50% in some markets, and security needs and costs have risen, too. At many affordable housing properties, expenses exceed revenues and owners are now forced to feed budgets to cover costs. Rising operating costs add to the pressure. Insurance premiums are up 27.7%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Identifying an HOA and corresponding property management company then locating and properly processing HOA-related documentation such as bylaws, document fees and the like has long been a primarily manual task for title agents.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2024

Plus, as a result of the current lawsuits, starting in August, real estate databases won’t be including offers of compensation for agents representing the buyer in a transaction. This includes understanding rental market trends, legal requirements, and best practices for property management.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2024

We’re a proptech company, so it’s not only Realtors who are able to use the platform, it’s adjacent businesses like mortgage brokers and property management companies. First of all, we’ll have to help buyer agents to present their value better.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Contrary to their portrayal as indiscriminate buyers of properties far and wide, providers of single-family rental homes are working diligently to respond to the demand for quality, affordably priced rental housing in safe, well-located neighborhoods. to 67.6%; Nashville from 71.1% to 75.2%; and Phoenix from 62.7%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

During periods of high inflation and volatility, HEI vehicles provide exposure to residential real estate values without occupancy and rent payment risks, or the cost of property management and direct ownership. Investors have taken notice, and trust in HEIs is growing.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Here are some of the benefits of using LinkedIn for real estate agents: Target specific people that align with your desired real estate audience Build your brand and online presence to showcase your expertise Network with other agents and real estate professionals like lenders, attorneys, property managers, etc.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Multifamily renting An Uber-like experience to match today’s 30 million renters with property managers, Domino would provide tenants with a personalized readiness rating. The renter is presented with results they are prequalified for that fit their criteria and the app connects them with landlords/property managers.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2021

Homes in hot markets are receiving all cash offers the first day they hit the market, with iBuyers and SFR investors expanding both their footprint and the types of properties they are targeting. To date, many institutional buyers have relied on in-person visits to determine property condition.

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GoForrmz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

For example, a property manager can send a pre-populated lease agreement to a tenant to fill out and complete. Once the tenant has completed their portion of the lease, it can be automatically transferred back to the property manager to review and approve.

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Empire Appraisal Group

OCTOBER 24, 2024

YinYang, E+, Getty Images Source: [link] By Melissa Dittmann Tracey There’s disagreement about whether the sports craze is a benefit for home sales, with some saying the noise hurts property values. CHICAGO – Pickleball appears to be setting off a love-hate relationship in real estate. Pickleball players will be attracted to the home.”

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 3, 2024

There are many of these investors out there who have low leverage, cash-flowing properties with low interest rate debt locked in place. Many of them are buyers, but they are underwriting deals based on the new interest rate and pricing reality in the market. Well-located assets will typically always have buyers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Through the partnership, Redfin gains a slew of listings by paying property management companies, eliminating Redfins need to show unpaid listings. But he still does not believe that withholding listings is good for home buyers or sellers.

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GoForrmz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

For example, real estate processes require various forms to be filled out and signed by purchasers, buyers, and lenders. Signature fields can be made Required upon completion, ensuring all forms are properly filled out prior to submission. Bonus: GoFormz digital forms are fully functional offline.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

In fact, Carlton suggests that many of these large SFR platforms now prefer to operate in the BTR space rather than purchase homes on the open market, where they compete with consumer buyers. It’s just easier for them to forecast and manage those properties. “So,

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GoForrmz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

For example, if your PropTech company had a listing up on their website, the property manager can attach a Public Form to the listing, allowing anyone outside of the GoFormz platform to fill out this form.

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The Robert Weiler Company

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Having a keen sense of these factors off the bat helps property or land buyers determine the predicted economic atmosphere within the coming years. For first time buyers, hiring a property manager is recommended. It takes work in the beginning to find the right person to manage your commercial investment property.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 8, 2025

And has quickly became a key figure, known for her expertise with buyers, sellers, and investors. Growing up in Shrewsbury and residing in Worcester with her husband and son for the past 20 years, she is able to assist her buyers and sellers in Worcester County with complete confidence.

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