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Longbridge lowers minimum home value for Platinum products

Housing Wire

Reverse mortgage lender and servicer Longbridge Financial , which offers both Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) loans as well as proprietary reverse mortgage products, announced that it has lowered the minimum home value for its fixed-rate proprietary products.

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Reshaping appraisals: Jaro’s high-tech solutions innovate the appraisal process in an evolving real estate market

Housing Wire

Now, suburban dwellers who migrated from urban areas to suburban areas are returning to cities, driving home values up in those areas. Jaro has a feature for everything, including order management, reporting and analytics help, client communications, panel management, payroll, and more.

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DataDigest: Yes, buyer agents steer clients, new study claims

Housing Wire

” Unnamed agent in recorded call with REX Not showing clients properties because they have below-market commission rates is an example of “steering,” a practice that is often alleged about buyer agents and just as often denied by broker firms and associations. So I’m not going to show properties that do that.”

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Education and problem solving are keys to reverse for purchase business, agents say

Housing Wire

When an opportunity presents itself, she offers these clients educational materials from Mangus. It’s just been a very good tool for my business as far as being able to sell more homes, Di Pasquale said. And I have clients that are even happier than they would have been had they not been aware of this particular loan program.

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Remodeling industry could benefit from focus on aging in place

Housing Wire

home remodeling industry report that while market conditions are stalling larger-scale remodeling projects, consumers seeking remodeling work are focused on efforts that could serve to increase home values and to future-proof homes for later life and aging in place. Members of the U.S.

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Taking the Pulse of Mortgage Servicing: Industry Leaders on What’s Ahead

Appraisal Buzz

Risk Mitigation Strategies Diversifying our client base and loan portfolio helps mitigate risk in the face of economic fluctuations. Maintaining a strong focus on customer service and borrower support helps build trust and loyalty, ensuring long-term stability for LoanCare and our clients. Next year] will be no different for us.

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West Coast MLSs form partnership to share listings data

Housing Wire

Clients expect their real estate professional to work for them wherever they are buying a home, in their local community or a different state, and we know migration among our states continues to increase, MetroList president and CEO Dave Howe said in a statement. The partnership was prompted by migration data from the U.S.