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Renting vs. Buying: Single-Family Homes Offer Tenants More Options 

Appraisal Buzz

This kind of commitment ultimately affects the improvements that tenants want since, in the event that they decide against buying a property, they might want to improve their existing living areas. The post Renting vs. Buying: Single-Family Homes Offer Tenants More Options first appeared on The MortgagePoint.

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HUD Streamlines Affordable Housing Regulations

Appraisal Buzz

For more than 30 years, HOME has provided funding to build new homes, assist home buyers, and provide rental assistance. These new rules build on HUDs commitment to reducing the red tape and making programs easier to use, said the Honorable Adrianne Todman, HUD Agency Head. million homes have been completed through HOME funding.

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A new source of affordable housing inventory: Private seller auctions

Housing Wire

Sims was able to sell the properties quickly thanks to the deep and wide pool of buyers using Auction.com, with its more than 7.4 Like Richards, most Auction.com buyers are local community developers who have a deep knowledge of the markets and submarkets where they are buying. million registered users.

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Solving the Affordable Housing Crisis

Appraisal Buzz

It was a prime investment – cash flowing and competitively priced due to it being a buyer’s market. New owners used their cost savings to renovate and undercut our rent rates. For a while, we were the crown jewel of the submarket which gave us a competitive advantage when leasing. But the tide turned quickly.

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Need to sell your house fast? Here are 7 great options

Housing Wire

Today, homes are selling faster than usual because of the shortage of inventory and high buyer demand. If your house is priced too high, it will turn buyers off, but if it’s too low, people may wonder what’s wrong with it. You don’t sell your home to the wholesaler; the contract gets transferred to a buyer the wholesaler finds for you.

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The share of owner-occupants buying foreclosures has doubled — here’s why

Housing Wire

The share of distressed property auction buyers who say they are owner-occupants nearly doubled over the last year, boosted by a game-changing government policy that took effect last August. That was nearly double the 8% of buyers who described themselves as owner-occupants in a February 2022 Auction.com buyer survey.

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

I can also provide expert advice about renovations and the potential return on investment — where to get the biggest bang for your buck — or simply answer any questions you have about the market. There are still plenty of buyers interested in this area. Please think of me as your go-to resource for all things real estate.