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Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman: ‘We do tech so you can do real estate’

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Wacksman: That’s the Zillow app for a buyer and a seller. What does the buyer or seller want? This complex project management of a bunch of parties all need to come together to enable that one-stop shop. One has to keep up with where the buyer and seller is going. Technology pushes the consumer forward.

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Fannie Mae clarifies ARM interest rate, ups cash-out refi term on manufactured homes

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Note that lenders are still required to confirm the condo project is not ineligible in Condo Project Manager (CPM),” it explained. “This new dataset will replace our proprietary data standard on April 1, 2024.

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Bridging the gaps in the home buying process

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Agents who have chosen to step into this role focus on five critical areas: culture, project management, communications, technology, and education. To step up to the role of project manager, a title agent should embrace, connect with, and appreciate the role each provider plays and how it fits into the whole scheme of the transaction.

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Opinion: Automate title status check info with AI

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Title agents dread being blamed by everyone from the buyer to the seller, from the real estate agent to the lender, for that delay that falls between the signing of a sales agreement and the signing of the closing documents. It’s traceable to overuse and misuse of phones and email as project management queues and order-entry portals.

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5 tips to upgrade your real estate networking game

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” can open avenues to potential buyers, sellers, or even partnerships. For a more detailed approach, personal contact relationship management (CRM) tools provide extensive tracking capabilities, including interaction logs and reminders, to keep your network actively engaged.

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Opinion: More can be done to shorten the average time to close

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Those realities don’t even contemplate the numerous headaches and delays that come with identifying and dealing with multiple HOAs or the project management skills required to coordinate the Realtor, buyer, and seller when an otherwise on-track closing is suddenly and indefinitely delayed by the realization that there is an HOA and that it’s not necessarily (..)

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The best free real estate CRMs for 2024 (+4 low-cost alternatives)

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Why we picked it Bitrix24 stands out as a one-stop CRM solution offering a wide range of functionalities from lead management to client service. It caters to businesses seeking complete control over their sales processes, providing tools for seamless lead generation, omni-channel marketing, project management and client communication.