4 out of 5 RE investors and developers plan to boost their tech budget over the next three years because major complicated decisions increasingly require new tech.
If a seller’s home has solar panels, they should research how those panels could impact their transaction before going under contract.
Forged deeds, driver’s licenses, titles, etc., continue to grow as real estate-theft scams, in part because the tactic often works and, when it does, nets a criminal hundreds or thousands of dollars in fake real estate sales. They even have a name now: Title Pirates.
While the Fed held interest rates steady at its meeting on Wed., the inflation fight continues. Consumers keep spending, the primary driver of higher prices.
In a nutshell: Unless a contract states that a copy of an escrow deposit must be sent to the seller, a buyer or their agent has no legal obligation to do so.
It isn’t always a simple answer. A contract may offer advice, but buyers can sue for “specific performance.” And it’s not just the house – agents representing the buyer and/or seller may also deserve compensation.
A proposed rule would allow fair-housing testers to have prior convictions – a way to determine if a landlord illegally turns away renters based on criminal history.
The Federal Reserve didn’t change interest rates on Wed. because existing tight “financial and credit conditions … are likely to weigh on economic activity.”
Samsung’s tech home organizer controls everything from a single app – a big draw for buyers who want a home that’s already set up for future technology upgrades.
While owners don’t want to give up 3%-ish mortgage rates, a survey found that’s a secondary concern to low inventory challenges making it harder to find a place to go.
