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What Do Appraisers Look For in a Sales Contract?

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What Do Appraisers Look For in a Sales Contract? Why must an appraiser be given a copy of the sales contract? Secondly, the appraiser is likely familiar with the local real estate contract forms, customary terms, and conditions of real estate transactions in the area, and might be able to identify irregularities and comment on them.

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NAR Appraiser Survey July, 2023

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The architectural design avoids lines and straight angles to establish the idea of continuous fluidity. This typically happens when an appraiser turns in an appraisal with an appraised value opinion lower than the sale contract price. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 6.72

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Desktop Appraisals: Who, When, and Why

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Retrospective appraisals, drive-by (exterior inspection) appraisals, and valuations from plans and specifications, are all valuation assignments where an appraiser develops an appraisal opinion without personally inspecting the property. Why Doesn’t Anyone Want Tulsa’s Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Home? Excerpts: 5 bedrooms, 4.5

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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

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For too long, appraisers have faced sweeping claims that their valuations are biased against certain groups, despite appraisers’ ethical standards, rigorous training, and lack of financial stake in transactions. Even the two-car garage is an architectural marvel, with its tentlike roof that appears to float above a glass-curtain wall box.

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

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Although architectural styles used to signify something of their region—think Craftsman homes in the Northwest, Colonial in the Northeast, or the sprawling California ranch house—today’s architectural styles are less locationally driven and more about the individual lifestyles being framed within them. Or hit the reply button.

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Fannie Files Complaint Against Appraiser

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Acre lot Situated in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, Mountain House stands as a testament to an architectural brilliance and a profound connection with nature. The architects, celebrated for their intelligent and compact designs created a livable work of art as their first and only home built in the United States.

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Appraising Historical Homes

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Historical Properties and Their Unique Appraisal Approaches Excerpts: Appraising historical properties involves a complex interplay of factors, making it a specialized field within real estate valuation. She designed more than 700 buildings in California during a long and prolific career. No effect on value. I was surprised.