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Cash offer startup Ribbon launches appraisal protection service

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The company will now cover the difference for under-appraised homes purchased through its RibbonCash Offers service in all five of its markets. Continue reading →

Zestimates can’t keep up with wild housing market, agents say

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Four agents from around the country talk about the widening gap between Zestimates and MLS home value data as inventory shortages push prices to new highs. Continue reading →

Inman Handbook on comps in these chaotic times

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Agents’ expertise has long relied on studying and understanding sales patterns in their markets. But with little inventory and soaring prices, patterns are hard to find. Continue reading →

How to protect your buyers from appraisal catastrophes

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With multiple offers being the order of the day, buyers are overbidding to outgun their competitors. What happens if an appraisal comes back low? Here are a few important steps to take before writing an over-ask offer. Continue reading →

Pulse: What’s your biggest challenge with financing? Readers sound off

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What’s your biggest challenge with financing? From inventory shortages to lackadaisical buyers to lender confusion, here are the biggest issues readers are seeing. Continue reading →

HouseCanary flies away with $65M in latest Series C funding round

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The valuation startup plans to use the money to beef up its team and build out more technology. Continue reading →

Fix that outlet! How to manage client expectations during the appraisal process

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The home appraisal process can be a tripwire during the sales process because it involves judgments about a family’s home, the center of their emotional lives, whether they realize it or not. Here’s how to help your clients — and yourself — during thos… Continue reading →

Grow up! 20 unprofessional agent behaviors that need to stop

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We all have days that make us want to drive into the country and shriek for as long as we feel like it in the privacy of our own cars. What makes it worse is when it’s other agents causing the frustration. Continue reading →

Don’t lose your mind! 10 tips for staying sane through challenging transactions

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We’ve all dealt with impossible client expectations and demands. Here’s how to stay level-headed through contentious transactions. Continue reading →

Cut the crap: NAR lawsuit is good for consumers

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Regardless of the outcome of the mega lawsuit, the sunshine from this legal assault will force the industry to clean up its act. Savvy and progressive industry leaders are using this moment to break from the past and lift the veil of secrecy for consum… Continue reading →