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Like it or not, desktop appraisals are here to stay

Housing Wire

Loans for second homes, investment properties, cash-out refinances, construction loans, multi-unit properties, renovation loans, condos, co-ops or manufactured homes are not eligible. There’s still some battle scars from 2006 to 2009 where appraisers were made to be the scapegoats,” Pyle said.

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Michigan Travel Destinations – Mackinac Island

Berkshire Hathaway

Based on a former trading post, Fort Mackinac was constructed on the island by the British during the American Revolutionary War. After 38 years of operating the Chuckwagon, Jessie sold it to Sharon Reurink in 2009, and Sharon changed the name back to The Chuckwagon. It was a strategic center of the fur trade around the Great Lakes.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

Census data suggest that more than 2M additional homes will reach their “prime remodel” years through 2027 – a time when homes tend to undergo their first major kitchen and bath renovations. such renovations to these homes (between 20 and 39 years old), with about 200,000 of those projects running north of $25K each.

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FHA: Cosmetic vs. MPR Repairs

Appraisal Today

A three-year renovation, ending in 2009, converted the upper floors into the 7,000-square-foot penthouse. The housing market received positive data on new residential construction – which is seen as a key solution to the lack of housing inventory.” . == Glorious Gilded Age Mansion for $29.9M

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Rapid Growth Makes Miami The Magic City

Patch of Land

They are aggressive in pursuing good locations and opportunities to renovate prominent waterfront sites, such as the former Miami Herald headquarters.”. Miami always has a strong new construction environment and resale market. last year and a peak of 70% in 2009, according to the Miami edition of the World Property Journal.