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Revolutionized financing: How Zillow empowers home shoppers with innovative tools

Housing Wire

Prospective homeowners enter the housing market with two questions: Where do I begin? Potential homeowners should be able to handle this confusion in a world where technology and digital tools rule customer service. These tools exemplify the platform’s unwavering commitment to helping homebuyers achieve ownership.

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HousingWire unveils powerful new tools to help subscribers stay ahead in a fast-changing market

Housing Wire

The updates include a customizable Housing Market Data tool that gives users the power to customize charts and data on the HousingWire site and a gifting tool that allows subscribers to share news and articles with people in their network without a HousingWire subscription.

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Predictive analytics for real estate: Best tools + guide

Housing Wire

Predictive analytics in real estate combines the use of historical data and algorithms to anticipate future market trends and identify potential sellers sometimes even buyers, too. Well review the best predictive analytics software that will give you a competitive edge in any market. There are also marketing add-ons available.

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

Housing Wire

As mortgage rates fluctuate based on decreasing housing inventory volume, the appraisal market is more volatile than ever in key areas such as urban and rural communities states like California and Texas. Jaro stands tall as the only end-to-end appraisal platform on the market. This trend had a profound impact on the housing market.

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TransUnion, Truework add mortgages to income verification tool

Housing Wire

With mortgage originations expected to rise this year, lenders more than ever will need efficient tools and resources for streamlined income and employment verification, Satyan Merchant, mortgage business leader at TransUnion, said in a statement. The mortgage addition follows similar integrations for rental screening and auto lending.

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The intensifying rental market: Why agents must be prepared

Housing Wire

rental market has become more competitive than ever, driven by a combination of rising demand, limited availability due to a lack of new rental housing supply, and regional economic pressures. A market under pressure: rising rents nationwide Rental prices across the U.S. Los Angeles: A case study in market strain On the other U.S.

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More Renters Fearing Scams in Tight Housing Market

Appraisal Buzz

As the housing market grows more competitive, rental scams are adding financial and emotional strain to renters nationwide. Common tactics include promoting desirable locations (57%), below-market prices (55%), and immediate availability (52%). According to Rentlys Rental Scams and Fraud Report , 93% of U.S.