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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP and Personal Inspection, GSE Appraisal Modernization, Transaction costs and values including real estate commissions, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = Is the GSE’s “Appraisal Modernization” Really Just Mass Appraisal? By Dallas T.

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What is Your Appraiser Level? Why Does It Make a Difference?

Appraisal Today

“The real estate appraisers of old used to network more, market their services, and sell themselves more than today’s modern appraiser,” remarks Mark Skapinetz, an independent real estate appraiser in Georgia who operates a 100 percent non-lender appraisal firm. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to 5.66

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

You would be hard-pressed to find economists proclaiming that today’s housing environment in the PNW is nearing anything close to the 2008-type bust. the highest percentage since Q3 of 2008. with annual property taxes at, gulp! , $233,383! with annual property taxes at, gulp! , $233,383!

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Will Springer Realtor

They have also been spending oodles of money to shape their residences to meet new living needs – modern and spacious, when possible – as households live in their homes for longer. month backlogs of contract work, as of Q4 (latest data available), which is down from the peak of 4.8 Property taxes are steep at $60K a year.

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FINDING THE KEY TO UNLOCK ‘STUCK’ HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE

Will Springer Realtor

The rate today is the same as in the late 1960s, except during the housing bubble of 2008-2010 when ownership rose – and we know how that ended up! >> Seattle homeowners pay a median $4580 in property taxes, based on data collected by LendingTree.com. New York City is No. 1 ($8602), followed by San Jose, Calif.

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