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Real Estate Apps: What’s Trending Out There?
Plenty of tech innovators are coming up with interesting options to support home buyers, agents, and window shoppers. Many have multiple useful features, and some are pretty fun concepts, too. Here are some of the standouts. Note: We’re not advertising here or getting paid by anyone connected to the app world. This overview is simply…
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Home Flipping Goes Virtual
There’s an App for That Responsible home flippers do things right. Today, they’re assisted by technology. Some investors rely on internet connections and real estate apps the whole way through. In recent times, doing business at a distance has generally proven as effective as working on-site, and the home flipping arena is just one of…
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Blockchain in Payments and Real Estate Transactions: Notable News
In recent real estate industry news, Rick Caruso committed to cryptocurrency. Caruso is the owner of the Rosewood Miramar Beach in Montecito, California. Cryptocurrency is now accepted at Caruso’s shops, where customers may earn bitcoin to spend at the resort — or to pay rent at the company’s luxury apartments. Yes, bitcoin will be the…
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Buying or Selling Your Home in 2021? Here Are Eight Great Real Estate Apps
Today, more than half of all home buyers begin their search online. And no wonder. Real estate apps combine the ease of surfing the web with the mobility of a smartphone. Millions of properties are listed in dozens of apps. With so many options, where do you start? Here, we highlight eight good ones to…
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Mortgage Approvals: The New Landscape for Post-Pandemic Home Buyers
It’s now obvious: the mortgage lending industry is forever changed. Here’s what happened — and what’s likely to come next. The Year of Minimum-Risk Lending Back in April 2020, we noted that mortgage lenders were getting tougher on loan applicants. Perversely, the borrowers who stood to benefit most from the low interest rates that led…
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Healthy, Wealthy and Wise: Age at Home, Your Way
To age in place is an increasing popular goal. Homeowners across the country are renovating their homes to enhance accessibility and lengthen their independent, productive lives. Of course, there’s a lot more to their goal-setting than preparing to install ramps and handles. Owners are putting sound financial planning into the mix. In this article, we…
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Pulling It Off: How to Sell Your Current Home While Buying the Next One
Thinking about buying a new home? What are the best options for selling one home while buying the next one? Here, we present several methods and strategic tips. One of these strategies, or a blend of them, could be the perfect plan for you.
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Is the Recovery Real? Real Estate in the Summer of Covid-19
In early March, the pandemic placed U.S. real estate transactions on hold. A few weeks later, Realtor.com created its weekly Housing Recovery Index, to track changes since Covid-19 gained a foothold. The name of the index itself suggests confidence in the market’s rebound. According to the recovery index, home sales took a turn upward in May. Traditionally,…