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8 Common Violations Made by Appraisers

McKissock

Failure to disclose significant real property appraisal assistance is another common violation. Believe it or not, sometimes trainees/applicants will send in the appraisal reports, and the trainee is not mentioned in the reports as having providing significant real property appraisal assistance. Written by Dan Bradley.

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Navigating the Appraisal Process – What You Need to Know

Simonson Real Estate

An appraisal is an objective, impartial, and unbiased opinion about the value of real property prepared by a State Licensed or Certified professional appraiser. When a property has longer-term leases in place, even at market rates and terms, the interest appraised is typically leased fee. Defining the Appraisal Scope of Work.

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Everything You Need to Know About the Texas Seller’s Disclosure

Hood Homes Blog

Updated 9/23/2019; Originally published 4/9/2018. The Seller’s Disclosure is required by law, but ultimately not very useful Do your own due diligence on a property, including a third party inspection ! SELLER’S DISCLOSURE OF PROPERTY CONDITION. (a) In the Contract. Texas Seller’s Disclosure Law.

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Appraisals and Water Frontage

Appraisal Today

With many water fronting properties, the topics of “riparian and/or littoral rights” (and the “prior appropriation doctrine” in the western states) come into play, along with several other issues. Those topics are fodder for other lengthy blog posts all by themselves. Click here for more info! When mortgage rates last soared this much.

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Appraising Unusual Properties

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on MLS hacked, Wells Fargo discrimination, unusual homes, mortgage origination = $274K Bedford, Pennsylvania Mansion Comes With Its Own Jail Excerpts: 5 bedroom, 1.5+ The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages remained unchanged at 6.72