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Few things can catch someone’s attention when they enter a home as well as lighting. Proper lighting can set the mood and feel for the space. Bright, well-lit spaces feel different compared to dimly lit ones. Areas with lots of natural light will also have a different touch when compared to spaces with little natural…
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As a REALTOR®, guiding buyer and seller clients takes more than just being an expert in the usual machinations of a residential real estate transaction. You’ve got to be an expert in things, legal and otherwise, that first-time homebuyers would never think of, but could easily put an end to what seemed like a sure…
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A big news story recently was the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, which happened after the bank’s announcement it would have to sell part of its bond holdings at a major loss, subsequently causing a run on the bank. The tech-focused lender was taken over by federal regulators, and we’ve been following the fallout ever…
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Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. The Federal Reserve recently announced that it would raise interest rates by a quarter percent, pushing the federal funds rate between 4.75% and 5%. This is the ninth consecutive increase from the Fed since starting…
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Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of NAR, has announced the early acceptance of two companies as part of the 2023 REACH U.S. programs. REACH is a scale-up program that helps propel technology companies throughout the real estate, finance, banking, home services and insurance industries. The chosen companies are: Real Grader measures, manages and…
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NextHome has announced it is teaming up with Realtor.com to showcase the platform’s discoverability, reach, and connection-building solutions to more than 5,500 NextHome agents in 610 offices across 48 states. The new relationship was announced at NextHome’s annual conference in Houston where NextHome’s Chief Executive Officer James Dwiggins was joined by members of the Realtor.com…
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Digital marketing technology firm Evocalize has announced a partnership with Side, a platform designed to help agents grow their business independently. Together, Evocalize and Side will use lead-generation programs to improve the way agents use local digital marketing on platforms such as Google, Facebook, and Instagram. The partnership allows Side to offer its network a…
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With a focus on the yet-unknown effects stemming from the sudden collapse of two large, regional banks, experts are saying the path forward for multi-family and commercial real estate remains just as uncertain as residential, if not more. At a National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Forecast Summit on March 22, Dr. Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief…
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Fathom Holdings, which includes Fathom Realty, the tech-focused, full-service brokerage under its corporate umbrella, reported solid year-over-year financial results for 2022, even with the fourth quarter delivering negative numbers. In a March 22 earnings call, the company announced 25% annual revenue growth along with 14% transaction growth and 28% agent growth. Total revenue in 2022…
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New home sales continued to increase in February, but significantly less than January’s rate due to higher mortgage rates, home prices and construction costs. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported that newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau demonstrated that sales of newly…
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