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How do you put a price on the wildfire damage in LA?

Housing Wire

Should a large number of additional structures be burned in the coming days, it may become the worst wildfire in modern California history based on the number of structures burned and economic loss. This is already one of the worst wildfires in California history, Jonathan Porter, AccuWeathers chief meteorologist, said in a statement.

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New construction vs. resale homes: How agents can guide buyers in today’s market

Housing Wire

This may translate to a less-developed community with longer commutes and fewer amenities and social services in place. New construction pros and cons Buyers drawn to modern living may find the benefits of new construction appealing, though they should be prepared for some drawbacks.

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Opinion: Proptech’s big miss

Housing Wire

As a marketer by profession, I tend to put these companies into categories to create a narrative and to develop brand specificity. There are hundreds of companies that help with various parts of the transaction and process “supply chain,” from search and valuation to closing, from appraisal to title, from targeting to closing.

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Cost Approach in Fifteen Minutes or Less

Appraisal Buzz

As a real estate developer, prior to entering the field, I always costed out my projects for profitability. I use several easy-to-follow steps in my 10-15 minute cost approach development task and are detailed below in the five Cost Approach steps to follow. Using this method well reconciles my development and appraisal side.

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loanDepot CIO on the evolution of build versus buy over 14 years

Housing Wire

You’ve got to be very rigorous about how you handle that debt and how you handle ongoing modernization of the platforms that your business depends on. On efficiency, let me start within the technology organization, because software development takes a lot of effort. A good example of that for us is the LOS.

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Opinion: What the ICE-Black Knight merger means

Housing Wire

Many industries began to deploy electronic supply chains in the 1980’s. Technology hasn’t been the barrier since 1998 when Equifax, and later other firms, developed systems to secure complex, multi-party transactions over the Internet. Consumers, communities and taxpayers are major beneficiaries.

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Affordable housing inventory is limited due to foreclosure prevention efforts

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) , that 200,000 represented close to 20% of all single-family homes supplied to the market in 2019. More Affordable than New Homes Not surprisingly, housing supplied by new homebuilders is higher priced than housing supplied by distressed property renovators.

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