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Walker & Dunlop Expands Affordable Housing Platform with Addition of New Investment Sales Team

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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced that it is expanding the capabilities of its affordable housing platform with the creation of a dedicated affordable investment sales team. The eleven-member team, led by Managing Directors Aaron Hargrove and Eric Taylor, formerly of Greystone Real Estate Advisors, brings invaluable experience and relationships in the affordable housing space and will play a strategic role in helping Walker & Dunlop further its mission of empowering clients to create, preserve

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WORD OF THE DAY: Quisquous

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[KWIS-kwəs] Part of speech: Adjective Origin: Unknown, 17th century Definition: Difficult to deal with or settle; perplexing; (of a person) of dubious character. Examples of Quisquous in a sentence “I wanted to trust him, but also knew that he had a quisquous reputation.” “She tried to be patient but knew that her friend was quisquous.” About Quisquous While we know that quisquous is a Scottish word that first came into use around the 17th century,

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Redfin Reports More Sellers Retreat Amid Falling Prices, Volatile Mortgage Rates

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The average sale-to-list ratio fell below 100% for the first time since March 2021 and the share of homes with a price drop came down from its record high. The average home sold for less than its list price for the first time in over 17 months during the four-week period ending August 28, as the housing market cooldown continued. That’s according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real

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WORD OF THE DAY: Phlegmatic

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[fleg-MAD-ik] Part of speech: Adjective Origin: Greek, 14th century Definition: Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition. Examples of Phlegmatic in a sentence “Patrick’s phlegmatic temperament means he doesn’t anger easily.” “Some people mask their emotions with a phlegmatic exterior.” About Phlegmatic This word originates from the Old French “fleumatique,” which derives from the Greek “phlegmatikos,” meaning “inflammation.” Did you Know? The phrase “stiff upper lip” is British, but the phlegmatic philosophy is actually rooted

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SES Risk Solutions and Latchel Partner to Curb Rising Property Insurance Costs for SFR Property Managers and Landlords

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New program leverages innovative technology, underwriting expertise, and buying power to deliver an exclusive property insurance solution As the SFR industry continues to grapple with rising costs and compressed margins, SES Risk Solutions and Latchel have partnered to create a unique program offering designed to curb the cost of property insurance for investors and property managers. The partnership leverages Latchel’s innovative emergency maintenance technology, the buying power of a property manager’s portfolio, and SES’s

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‘Shrinkflation’ hits $1 million homes, down 397 square feet since 2020

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Market share of $1 million-plus homes more than doubled during the pandemic More than twice as many $1 million-plus homes were sold this spring than in the spring of 2019, with Portland, Austin and Riverside seeing the biggest jumps. The size of $1 million homes shrank the most in Phoenix and Nashville since 2019, but they expanded in St. Louis and Minneapolis. Hartford, Connecticut, is where $1 million goes the furthest, buying 4,873 square feet.  Sales of homes costing $1 million more than doubled over the past three years, but

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