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How are your clients funding their purchases? Pulse

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This week, we’re wondering: How are your clients funding their purchases, especially in the face of higher home prices and interest rates? Continue reading →

Pulse: Readers share a time when financing derailed a deal

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Last week, we asked you share the financing roadblocks that have threatened your deals in the past. From a client failing to disclose a marriage to a lender ghosting everyone a week before closing, here are a few deal-breakers that came between your bu… Continue reading →

6 tips you should share with clients before they refinance

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The lending industry is up to its calculators in mortgage refinances right now. Here are six tips for real estate agents to share with their clients. Continue reading →

5 pandemic mortgage strategies for the self-employed 

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Self-employment has advantages, notably the home office deduction and eliminating commute time. Getting a mortgage, however, is not one of them. Here are a few tips that address the newly stiffened requirements for approval. Continue reading →

Pulse: Tell us about a time when financing derailed a deal

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Everyone makes mistakes — including homebuyers on the cusp of closing on their dream home. This week, tell us about the common financing mishaps that can really jeopardize a deal. How can agents help prevent them? 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: The biggest mortgage challenges clients are facing today

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This week, our readers share some of the biggest financing challenges clients are facing in today’s market. From saving for a down payment to competing with cash offers, here’s what prospective buyers are struggling with most. Continue reading →

Inman Handbook on Homeward

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Homeward provides the buying power of a cash purchase to noncash homebuyers, allowing for more competitive offers and a better chance at winning in a multiple-offer situation. Continue reading →

How new trends in automation are streamlining title transactions

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Just like the rest of real estate, the title industry is embracing technology and its many benefits. When partnering with a title company, be sure to understand how it deploys technology in its systems — and how that tech can be used to help create the… Continue reading →

Pulse: What are the biggest mortgage challenges your clients face?

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This week, we want to ask our readers about the common obstacles — complications, misunderstandings and mistakes — that clients often face as they navigate the mortgage process? How did you help overcome them? Continue reading →