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SVN | SFRhub Marketplace Announces Strategic Platform Expansion with New Client Support Tools for SFR/BFR Rental Home Investment

SVN | SFRhub Marketplace (previously SVN | SFRhub Advisors), the premier nationwide platform for investors seeking to buy, sell, finance, insure and manage single-family residential (SFR) and Build-for-Rent (BFR) rental investment portfolios, has strategically expanded its technology platform in response to surging industry growth and heightened client demands. Under the same ownership and SVN | SFRhub brand, the company has broadened its platform’s scope to encompass its extensive network of

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SAN ANTONIO MAKES DEBUT ON “TOP 10 U.S. REAL ESTATE MARKETS TO WATCH LIST”

Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers Release 2024 “Emerging Trends in Real Estate” Report; San Antonio Ranks No. 8 in Top Markets to Watch The Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) recently released its “Emerging Trends in Real Estate” report for 2024, and San Antonio has made its first-time appearance on the Top 10 list for U.S. real estate markets to watch — ranking No. 8 out of 80 cities on the

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MCS CONTINUES EXPANSION OF SELF-PERFORMING SERVICES IN KEY U.S. MARKETS

MCS self-performing network expands to 25 markets with more expected; Network includes regional Service Centers and dedicated MCS Project Managers   MCS, the national property services company founded in 1986, has continued the national expansion of its self-performing network, designed to support all facets of the company’s commercial, residential, default mortgage and property preservation business lines. Since first announcing plans a year ago to expand its self-performing capabilities nationwide, MCS

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U.S. Asking Rents Remained Sluggish in October Amid Rising Vacancy Rate

Asking rents were little changed from a year earlier for the seventh-straight month as an increase in new units hitting the market drove up vacancies, making it harder for landlords to raise prices. The median U.S. asking rent in October was $1,978, little changed (-0.3%) from a year earlier, but down 3.7% from the $2,054 record high set in August 2022. That’s according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered

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SingleSource Announces SingleVue™ to Support Fannie Mae’s Value Acceptance + Property Data Initiative

SingleSource’s appraisal modernization and data collection solutions help lenders reduce cycle times and increase efficiency. SingleSource Property Solutions, a leading provider of property services supporting the U.S. housing industry, announced it now offers data collection suites and a proprietary mobile app, SingleVue™ for the Fannie Mae Value Acceptance + Property Data Initiative. By utilizing SingleSource’s data collection solutions as part of the GSE’s appraisal waiver initiative, lenders can achieve shorter loan cycle times, lower

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Consumers Increasingly Sour on Economy, Blame Inflation

Housing Market Frustrations Continue, Too, with Survey-Record 85% of Consumers Saying It’s a ‘Bad Time’ to Buy a Home The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) remained largely flat in October, as consumer frustration toward housing unaffordability and an economy battling inflation continue to depress overall sentiment. Despite improvement in the share of consumers expressing greater job security and improved household income, 78% of respondents believe the economy is on the “wrong

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