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Regions Bank places $1B bet on home renovation market

Housing Wire

Regions Bank is looking to make a big dent in the home improvement lending space , striking a deal to acquire EnerBank USA for $960 million in cash. billion as of March 31, 2021 and is one of America’s largest specialized home improvement lenders. billion in home improvement projects.

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Top 5 home improvement projects real estate agents should recommend to sellers

Housing Wire

Being able to provide data-driven home improvement recommendations can help agents build credibility with potential clients, sell homes faster and for more money, and ultimately win more listings. When making pre-listing repairs or renovations, different projects can result in vastly different returns.

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Finance of America now offers renovation loans

Housing Wire

announced today the launch of Finance of America Home Improvement , a new business division offering non-mortgage financing options, including renovation loans. Per a study from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, renovation financing is expected to increase 3.3% in 2021 to $433 billion.

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Experts offer tips for aging in place and compare costs to assisted living: CNBC

Housing Wire

“People might say, ‘I want to age in place as the default plan, because that’s what I’m already doing,’” Carol Chiang, CEO of personalized aging-in-place consulting company Evolving Homes , told the outlet. There are three general client types Chiang’s company serves, she explained.

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Driving Growth: Leveraging Home Equity to Expand Loan Officer Opportunities

Appraisal Buzz

This is a good option for customers wanting to consolidate high-interest debt or finance home improvements. But LOs should ensure that they educate their customers on potential downsides too: obviously, it entails taking on a greater debt load and putting their home up as collateral, which may not be the best choice for all customers.

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Sold.com partners with Revive to offer renovation services

Inman

The new partnership will allow Sold.com partner agents to refer their clients more easily to Revive's renovation network.

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Finance of America to acquire Parkside’s wholesale biz

Housing Wire

The acquisition of Parkside’s wholesale business comes roughly one month after Finance of America’s acquisition of Renovate America’s Benji business , an expansion into the home improvement lending space. The firm said Tuesday it expects to make additional acquisitions in the future.

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