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How 2020 exposed a greater need for collaboration between real estate agents and LOs

Housing Wire

Technology has given consumers the power of choice and expedited the entire real estate purchasing process. The past year has exposed a need for richer collaboration tools and better data that bring consumers, agents and loan officers together in one system to minimize work and increase transparency for everyone involved.

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Here’s how wholesale lenders and brokers are navigating near-8% mortgage rates

Housing Wire

Mortgage lenders are betting on down-payment assistance programs, buy-down options and renovation products to provide brokers opportunities to win in a market with mortgage rates nearing 8%, a lack of inventory and high home prices. “Brokers need now to control things they can control, like their costs, and give the consumer options.”

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30 real estate social media post ideas (+ popular agents to follow)

Housing Wire

And with millennials emerging as the largest generation of homebuyers in today’s market, comprising 28% of all homebuyers, real estate agents need to master social media or they might miss out. Sixty percent of agents surveyed believe that social media provides higher quality leads than the MLS.

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An inside look at local housing markets across the country

Housing Wire

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. I had one home recently that needed major cosmetic renovations and it ended up get-ting multiple offers, so it is still super competitive here,” she said. Annapolis, Maryland.

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How top LOs plan to beat the odds in 2023

Housing Wire

Whether it be through social media, connecting with real estate agents or going back to old-fashioned ways of knocking on people’s doors, they’ll have to focus on the purchase market going into the new year. Instead, they’ll be seeking to renovate their homes.”. Mortgage products expected to get love .

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Must-Have Information Required for a Successful Appraisal

Birmingham Appraisal

Real estate agents and loan officers play an important role in ensuring appraisers have the necessary data to deliver reliable valuations. I had the opportunity to discuss some common questions people have about the appraisal process with Massachusetts real estate agent Kevin Vitali.

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The Housing Market Has Become Like the Pymatuning Spillway

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

So many visitors have stopped by over the years, that they renovated the area to make it more visitor friendly, with better parking and a nicer observation area. Yesterday, the lender sent me some sales that the loan office obtained from the builder, that were supposed to support a higher opinion of value. It is free to visit.