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Buyside Announces 2nd National Home Valuation Week

May 7, 2021 (Global News Distribution) -

After a highly successful 2020, Buyside, the industry’s leading provider of homebuyer insights, is announcing its 2ndl National Home Valuation Week. The event will take place from May 10th-14th, 2021.

After a highly successful 2020, Buyside, the industry’s leading provider of homebuyer insights, is announcing its 2ndl National Home Valuation Week. The event will take place from May 10th-14th, 2021. The 1st National Home Valuation Week generated 6,510 unique homeowners checking the value of their home, equaling $2.9B in sales volume. By the close of Q1 2021, 257 of those homeowners listed & sold their homes, generating $90.9M in sales for participating Buyside brokerages and as of now Buyside has seen over $1 trillion in home valuations!

With more promotion time & more broker participation, Buyside is poised to generate higher returns in the 2nd edition. “Buyside’s National Home Valuation Week helped our firm move the adoption needle on leads using Buyside. Some of our agents really leveraged it to attract listing appointments, with several listings coming from those important activities,” notes Emmanuel Fonte, Vice President of Ultimate Client Relationship® & Digital Strategies at John L. Scott.

Tom Shivley is the Director of Training and Engagement at Buyside. After leading the first event, he confirms his level of anticipation for success. “We were able to exceed expectations in year one, now we’re looking to grow the event tenfold to better serve our partners and give them the competitive edge when winning more listings. It’s an exciting time.”

Furthermore, Buyside’s team will be working diligently to roll out services leading up to and during the week of including webinars, competitions, social media content, email content, and other training materials.

Ashley Terrell, Buyside’s Chief Revenue Officer states, “Our team here at Buyside and our customers crushed this campaign- previous numbers prove it. The ideas, the marketing, the ROI is more than we could have ever imagined when we initially launched this idea in 2020. Our Account Management and Engagement teams stepped up, even more, this year, as have the brokerages. We’re looking forward to the results.”

About Buyside
Buyside is a data analytics and marketing company whose mission is to help real estate brokers and lenders profit from their largest untapped asset—data. Buyside collects behavior signals from homebuyers and homeowners, using it to power actionable insights and intelligent marketing tools that help brokers capture seller leads, win more listings, and close more transactions.

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Ashley Terrell
Buyside
Brentwood, TN
United States
Voice: (855) 928-9743
E-Mail: sales@getbuyside.com
Website: getbuyside.com

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NY Real Estate Experts Zoom in on Brooklyn

March 16, 2021 (Global News Distribution) -

Top Brooklyn real estate producers weighed in on the borough’s residential market, noting record-high sales and what’s driving the surge at a virtual panel March 11 hosted by the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Inc. (HGAR) and OneKey™ MLS.

Hundreds of industry professionals tuned in for “Getting the Deal Done: The New Brooklyn – Inner Intel on NYC’s Booming Borough,” which featured Christine Blackburn, licensed associate real estate broker, Barak/Blackburn Team, Compass; Itzy Garay, licensed associate real estate broker, Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Sales/Brooklyn, Brown Harris Stevens; and Ravi Kantha, Partner and Director of Brooklyn Sales, Lesser Kantha Team, Leslie J. Garfield & Co.

“Brooklyn is definitely a market to watch,” said Richard Haggerty, CEO of HGAR and President and Chief Strategic Growth Officer of OneKey™ MLS, the regional multiple listing service for New York. “We’re so pleased to have such a knowledgeable panel here to share strategies for how Realtors can leverage the current dynamics and stay on top of their game.”

The discussion was moderated by Brian D. Tormey, NTP, president of TitleVest, a leading New York City-based provider of title insurance and related real estate services. The hour-long session focused on how Brooklyn is well-positioned to meet a growing demand for larger spaces, outdoor access and proximity to quality dining and entertainment.

“Brooklyn has really established itself as a destination of choice,” said Garay. “People no longer view Brooklyn as an alternative to Manhattan; they are choosing to put down roots here because of the incredible housing stock, sense of community, distinctive neighborhoods and unique energy.”

The panel cited Brooklyn’s abundance of townhouses and brownstones, venues such as BAM and Barclays, alternative types of transportation and neighborhood developments at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Domino Park and Brooklyn Navy Yard.

“The momentum in Brooklyn keeps building up,” said Blackburn. “We’re seeing more businesses here, a lot of technology companies, particularly in Northern Brooklyn, fashion entrepreneurs. And in the Navy Yard, there’s a lot of new and innovative businesses and their employees want to be close by, owning something where they can walk to work.”

Kantha pointed to the increased level of interest in high-end properties, in excess of $10 million. “Some of these buyers I would never have expected to see in Brooklyn- buyers from Manhattan, who could really buy anywhere. Some is due to Covid, some from the gradual ascension of pricing. But it’s the psychological factor, that feeling you get when you step into a neighborhood here – relaxing, quiet, beautiful, clean – that quality of life makes an impact.”

“Getting the Deal Done” is part of the “Be Your Best” webinar series created by HGAR and OneKey™ MLS, to help Realtors and agents navigate the changing landscape amid the pandemic. The event was sponsored by TitleVest.

About OneKey™ MLS

OneKey™ MLS has 44,000-plus subscribers and serves Manhattan, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Orange, Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. It was formed in 2018 by the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors® and the Long Island Board of Realtors®.

About Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors®

The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors® (www.hgar.com) is a not-for-profit trade association representing more than 13,000 real estate professionals in Manhattan, the Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange counties. It is the second-largest Realtor association in New York, and one of the largest in the U.S.

Top row (L-R): Itzy Garay, licensed associate real estate broker, Senior Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Sales/Brooklyn, Brown Harris Stevens; Brian D. Tormey, NTP, President, TitleVest; Christine Blackburn, licensed associate real estate broker, Barak/Blackburn Team, Compass; Bottom row (L-R): Richard Haggerty, CEO, HGAR and President and Chief Strategic Growth Officer, OneKey™ MLS; Ravi Kantha, Partner and Director of Brooklyn Sales, Lesser Kantha Team, Leslie J. Garfield & Co. (Credit: John Vecchiolla Photography)

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SOURCE: Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors

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Unique Program Lets Homeowners Renovate without Paying Upfront When Selling a House

March 14, 2021 (Global News Distribution) -

The Property Concierge Program is a Homeowner’s Selling Secret Weapon to Sell for More Money

A new kind of real estate company allows homeowners to perform renovations that dramatically increase their sale price when selling a house without having to pay for those upgrades until after they sell.

The Property Concierge Program from The Griffin Group was designed as a homeowner’s secret weapon when selling a house. Through it, the company performs targeted renovations that will add the most value to a house or condominium when selling. The best part is that homeowners don’t pay for the renovations until after the sale, allowing them to get maximum profit without being out of pocket.

“We’re on a mission to help homeowners to get the most profit possible from the sale of their house or condo,” said Caroline Griffin, co-founder of the Griffin Group. “We’ve seen too many people miss out on the profit they could get from selling their house because they didn’t want to or weren’t able to pay for some targeted renovations.”

Here’s how the program works when selling a house:

The Property Concierge 4-Step Process

1.     The Griffin Group Team identifies the renovations that will add the most resale value

2.     Provide a before and after estimate of your home’s value

3.     Perform quality home renovations fast

4.     Sell your home for more than you imagined

Husband and wife team Mark and Caroline Griffin have nearly 30 years of residential construction and real estate experience they bring together as The Griffin Group.

“It dawned on us one day, that my experience as a contractor and Caroline’s experience as a realtor could be combined to help people get what they deserve when selling a house,” said Mark Griffin, co-founder. “That’s why we created the Property Concierge program.”

About the Griffin Group

The Griffin Group was founded by husband-and-wife team Mark and Caroline Griffin with the goal of helping homeowners to get more profit from the sale of their house or condo. Through their unique Property Concierge Program, they carry the cost of targeted renovations that increase a home’s sale price and the owner does not pay for those renovations until after the sale, at which time both the renovation costs and the traditional real estate listing fee is taken from the proceeds of the sale. Visit us at https://www.thegriffingroup.ca/

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KingsGate Luxury Homes, a ThreeBestRated award-winning home builder, states the pros & cons of custom-built homes

February 20, 2021 (Global News Distribution) -

Are you someone who is planning to build a home of your choice? It is easily one of the most important decisions we make in our life. And there’s a lot that goes into building your dream home. The idea of having a custom-built home sounds exciting. However, it could be a tiring process. So, make sure you are aware of the pros and cons of building a custom-built home.

We sat with Kingsgate Luxury Homes, a 2021 ThreeBestRated® award-winning home builder in Toronto, Ontario, to know about what goes into constructing a custom-built home.

“Setting up a home can be a very thrilling and beautiful experience. However, we can also not deny the fact of how very tiresome a process it is as well. That is where our services and expertise come in handy. The services offered by KingsGate Luxury homes make this process a lot easier and less exhausting for you by offering everything under one roof.”, says Afshin Shirdarreh, the president of Kingsgate Luxury Homes.

While talking about the significant advantage of a custom built-home, Afshin says, “Creating your own custom-built home has lots of advantages which are why we have seen a sharp upturn in such demands in recent years. The most important of them is that you are in control of all the elements of the build so you can create your dream house.”

When it comes to the disadvantages, custom-built homes could be expensive, and the time taken to complete the project would be longer.

About Kingsgate Luxury Homes – Toronto

Kingsgate Luxury Home is a luxury custom home builder in Toronto. They have been designing and building luxurious custom homes in Toronto and GTA since 2001. They specialize in a wide array of construction practices and provide superior service at affordable prices. Afshin Shirdarreh, the president of the company, has been a respected name among the GTA home builders since 2001. Afshin and his team have a reputation for their design, craftsmanship, service, and reliability.

Kingsgate Luxury Home services everything from project management, floor plans to interior designing. They aim to create beautiful living spaces that meet the client’s aesthetic, functional, and economic goals while respecting the environment. Afshin says, “We treat each project individually. We prefer quality over quantity, and that is why we only take a few projects over the years so we can ensure that our builds get all the time and attention to detail they deserve.”

Afshin says, “People are the heart of our business, and everything is focused on doing the best for them. Our quality, flexibility, and reliability over the last several years are why clients trust us and come back to us time after time.” He also says, “It is the attention to detail and dedication to our customers that sets us apart from other companies.” Among several recognitions they have earned for their service, Afshin feels honoured and proud to receive the 2021 ThreeBestRated® home builders award. KingsGate Luxury Homes undertakes projects in GTA. Visit their website to get in touch with them.

About ThreeBestRated

Three Best Rated® was created in 2014 with the simple goal of finding the top 3 local businesses, professionals, restaurants, health care providers, and everything in-between, in any city. Every business is meticulously handpicked by our employees. We check business’s reputation, history, complaints, ratings, proximity, satisfaction, trust, cost, general excellence, reviews, and more, using our 50-Point Inspection. We only display businesses that are verified by our employees. Other places will call this “hard work” and “unnecessary”. We call it “due diligence” and “the right thing to do”. Our website is updated on a regular basis for quality and the latest business information.

Three Best Rated has the honor of helping 4 million customers every month find the best businesses in any city – without any effort!

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SimpleNexus accelerates momentum in 2020 with one of eight U.S. mortgage loans passing through its homeownership platform

February 4, 2021 (Global News Distribution) -

(https://simplenexus.com/), developer of the leading homeownership platform for loan officers (LOs), borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, today announced accelerated momentum in 2020 marked by expansive market growth and product innovation.

“The reason SimpleNexus continues to sweep the mortgage space is that it is the single-most complete homeownership journey platform for homebuyers and a relentlessly efficient lender tool,” said Founder and CEO of SimpleNexus Matt Hansen. “From home search to application and from eClosing to securing homeowners insurance, SimpleNexus is truly a one-stop homeownership hub.”

“The reason SimpleNexus continues to sweep the mortgage space is that it is the single-most complete homeownership journey platform for homebuyers and a relentlessly efficient lender tool,” said Founder and CEO of SimpleNexus Matt Hansen. “From home search to application and from eClosing to securing homeowners insurance, SimpleNexus is truly a one-stop homeownership hub.”

SimpleNexus has become one of the nation’s fastest-growing firms, having ranked on the Inc. 5000 for three consecutive years and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for two consecutive years. The firm’s 2020 growth was capped by a $108 million Series B funding round led by Insight Partners and supported by TVC Capital.

“SimpleNexus has established itself as a fast-paced innovator in the digital mortgage space,” said TVC Capital Co-Founder and Managing Partner Jeb Spencer. “First it set the gold-standard for on-the-go usability and now it’s defining what a seamless homeownership platform should be. We are excited to support the company as it blazes the trail to creating a harmonious homeownership journey.”

SimpleNexus grew staff by 63% over the last 12 months as it worked to enhance its platform with dozens of new features designed to facilitate a more streamlined, “from anywhere” lending experience for all stakeholders in the mortgage lending process. For instance, last February saw the addition of Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA)support and in-app review of Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter® (DU®) findings. July marked the release of SimpleNexus ConnectUs Chat, a messaging feature that supports real-time loan file collaboration between LOs, borrowers and real estate agents. In August, SimpleNexus debuted SimpleNexus eClosing, which enables hybrid and RON closings for purchase and refinance loans.

Also in 2020, an independent, third-party analysis conducted by MarketWise Advisors showed that lenders using SimpleNexus consistently produce more loans and spend less on per-loan operational expenses, receiving nine-times ROI from their spending on the platform. SimpleNexus maintains 98% customer retention, a rare feat in the SaaS world.

To date, SimpleNexus empowers 300 mortgage lenders to “do more,” by connecting its 32,000 active LO users with more than 3 million borrowers and 141,000 real estate partners to produce 13 million mortgages totaling more than $3 trillion in volume.

About SimpleNexus, LLC:

SimpleNexus is a homeownership platform transforming the mortgage experience and connecting borrowers, loan officers, real estate agents and settlement service providers throughout the homebuying process. The platforms’ native mobile toolset enables lenders to originate, process and close home loans from anywhere with increased efficiency and convenience. Loan officers can manage their loan pipelines, order credit, run pricing, send pre-approvals, sign disclosures and execute eClosings – all on the go. SimpleNexus provides borrowers with a single sign-on experience from home search to the application, document upload, eClose and beyond for a more streamlined homeownership journey.

Learn more at: https://www.simplenexus.com/

Twitter: @SimpleNexus #digitalmortgage #mortgageindustry #mortgagelending

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Steven Kemler Promotes “Two Screens For Teachers” Program For Low-Income Schools

February 3, 2021 (Global News Distribution) -

With a donation of 200 monitors to low-income school districts, Steve Kemler, Managing Director of the Stone Arch Group, joined the growing ranks of supporters of school technology initiative Two Screens For Teachers (TSFT). With the COVID-19 crisis accelerating throughout the fall and winter, vast numbers of students and teachers in the United States have been forced into an online learning model like never before. According to TSFT, “a second screen let’s teachers see and interact with their students on one screen, while conducting lesson plans on the other.”

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“Teachers are being challenged to continue to deliver a high quality of learning under extreme circumstances,” said Kemler.  “The technology gap is especially significant in lower income school districts, and Two Screens For Teachers is helping to close that gap. Children’s education has been a focus of the Stone Arch Group, and we encourage others to join in and help.”

Two Screens for Teachers is an independent, fiscally sponsored project of DonorsChoose, a 501©(3) taxexempt organization. Their goal is to distribute 250,000 monitors by February 2021, and they have already helped over 22,000 teachers and over 500,000 students. But there are 180,871 teachers on their waiting list and more aid is needed. Principal Stowell of Greenwood Elementary in Seattle, Washington added, “Second monitors are lifesavers. Imagine teaching 24 students and juggling lesson plans on a 13 inch laptop screen.”

Become a donor today and help America’s teachers in our low income districts to better serve their students. Donate now at https://www.TwoScreensForTeachers.org/donate.

Steven Kemler LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven–kemler–b5619b/

Steve Kemler Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveKemler

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About Stone Arch Group

Stone Arch Group is a family office backed private investment firm that funds single and multi-family real estate opportunities & growth-stage companies and, along with its founder, supports non-profits in climate-change mitigation, rainforest preservation, education, children’s health, as well as projects in the arts.

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Fairway America, LLC selects Pereview as its new asset management platform

January 27, 2021 (Global News Distribution) -

Commercial real estate and private equity investment firm Fairway America (fairwayamerica.com) has chosen Pereview Software (pereviewsoftware.com) to support its growing portfolio.

Fairway America is full-service private equity and advisory firm specializing in commercial real estate asset-based investments across the United States middle-market headquartered in Portland, Ore.

“We have always been very good at tracking our data and producing quality reports for our investors, but, with our growth it has simply become a time-consuming chore. Pereview will allow us to automate our asset reporting as well as now perform deeper analytics across our fund and asset level data, giving us greater insights as we continue to outperform our competitors,” said John Wilson, CFO at Fairway America.

Wilson said Pereview’s data validations will allow their users to now directly access trustworthy data, all in one place, creating efficiencies not previously achievable at Fairway America. “It gives us a centralized repository of all of our clean data with no more silos enabling us to confidently make data-driven decisions to drive value for 100% of investors,” he said.

Pereview is the only all-in-one asset management platform that manages all of a client’s data across the entire asset lifecycle from acquisition to disposition. By aggregating, integrating, and interpreting internal and external disparate data into a single source of truth, Pereview provides actionable insights while delivering unparalleled reporting and analytics capabilities.

Daryl Pitts, SVP of global sales for Pereview, said they will aggregate all of Fairway America’s Operating Partner native property level data into the Pereview platform while also connecting to Fairway America’s commercial, multifamily and self-storage valuation, underwriting, budget and waterfall Excel models to fully capture all historical and projected data in their ecosystem.

“We are very excited to expand the rapidly growing Pereview customer base into the Northwest and are honored to be partnering with such an experienced team of real estate visionaries that know the power of data and how they can continue growing their portfolio with it,” he said. “Having all of their data in one place will allow the Fairway America transactions, asset management, fund/portfolio, IR, Marketing, and senior leadership teams to do more with their data across the Life of the Asset.”

Learn more at: https://pereviewsoftware.com/

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High Return Real Estate Rolls Out Program to Help Property Investors Leverage Stimulus Bills

January 17, 2021 (Global News Distribution) -

While the political situation has frozen many investors, a turnkey real estate investment firm has debuted an educational program to help clients maximize opportunities created by the pandemic.

According to High Return Real Estate, investors don’t need to be immobilized by the political climate. As the only direct real estate investment company to pair their services with an investment education program, they are helping clients take advantage of opportunities from entrenched tax laws as well as stimulus bills driven by the pandemic.

High Return Real Estate connects clients with high-yield rental property investments while shouldering the pains and hassles of acquisition and management so that investors can enjoy powerful streams of hassle-free income. But with the realization that many of their investors were leaving too much money on the table, High Return became the only firm in the direct real estate investment space to offer a comprehensive educational initiative to help clients leverage lazy assets and borrowing power.

The result is that while much of the investment world is waiting until the political situation evens out, High Return clients are confidently tapping into investment opportunities that are shielded from political ups and downs. They are also harnessing lesser-known opportunities created by the pandemic.

“We have new laws that were created due to COVID-19 as well as stimulus bills. There’s a lot of profit potential, but many investors don’t know how to get in on it,” said Jeff Schechter, Founder and CEO of High Return Real Estate.

Through High Return’s CashFlow+ program, investors interface one-on-one with tax strategists, cash flow experts and debt specialists to learn about missed income opportunities and develop long-term strategies for creating systematic wealth. Clients can access the $3,000 program for free (subsidized by a credit on their next High Return purchase).

“The program is working extraordinarily well for our clients,” said Schechter. “They are coming out with a roadmap to set them up for a comfortable retirement, and they are maximizing investment opportunities that they never even considered before.”

Schechter and High Return Real Estate Co-Founder, Jack Gibson, show by example how to invest in real estate, having acquired over 100 properties that are producing some of the most impressive returns in rental investing. They have developed foolproof systems that address every pain point of property investment. These systems handle acquisition, rehab and property management so that investors can enjoy a windfall of income without headaches or hassles.

High Return Real Estate has been featured in Forbes and on NBC News for their innovative strategies. To learn more about their investment opportunities or their CashFlow+ education program for maximizing investment potential, call (317) 588-2929 or visit www.highreturnrealestate.com.

About High Return Real Estate

High Return Real Estate provides a straightforward way to accelerate real wealth with real property. Known for their strategic turnkey real estate investing, the company aims to produce some of the highest returns in the real estate investing arena.

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