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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices | October 28, 2022

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, a global residential real estate brokerage franchise network is pleased to announce its further expansion in the state of California, with the addition of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Lifestyle Properties. Located in Orange County California, the office is owned and operated by Adrian Hernandez. Hernandez has been in the real estate arena servicing clients nationwide and has reached over $200 million in sales volume. With a dynamic team of 15 ag...

Real Estate Advice

Redfin | June 27, 2022

Demand for vacation homes has fallen below the pre-pandemic baseline for the first time in two years, with mortgage-rate locks for second homes down 4% from before the pandemic in May, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s down from a revised rate of 3% above pre-pandemic levels a month earlier, and 70% above pre-pandemic levels a year earlier. Demand for second homes is declining due to high home prices, mortgage rates t...

Real Estate Technology, Mortgage and Lending

Businesswire | May 11, 2023

Coviance (formerly LenderClose), a fintech company automating the process of home equity lending for over 400 credit unions and community banks, announced a deeper partnership today with MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), a leading provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies. Coviance expands its integration with MeridianLink®, offering its technology to MeridianLink® Mortgage users in addition to the current integration already in...

Pensions & Investments | March 17, 2020

Industrial properties have been a top-performing real estate sector but, though still early, COVID-19 could cut into returns, according to a recent presentation to CalSTRS officials. Warehouses in the U.S. earned 13.4% in 2019, the only sector to produce double-digit returns in the NCREIF Property index, according to data from the NCREIF data. The second highest-performing sector of NCREIF Property index was office with 6.6%. While hotels have been the hard hit by the coronavirus, the industry r...