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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? That’s the real reason why—because USPAP says so. Goofy Buildings: Revisiting the Heyday of California’s ‘Crazy’ Novelty Architecture – Giant hats, portly pigs, and drive-thru donuts. Just For Fun!!

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Strange Properties Appraisers Have Seen

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This satisfies the affordable housing element,” Al Salguero, real property division manager at the Orange County Assessor’s Office, told the publication. The town of The Sea Ranch is the product of architectural pioneers who erected timber-frame, modern structures designed to honor the beauty and serenity of their surroundings.

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NAR: Appraisal License Equivalency Credit for RE Agents?

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In a July 9, 2015, Concept Paper – Alternate Track to the Experience Requirements in the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria, the AQB asked: “Are there practical alternatives for some (or all) of the appraisal experience requirements to include non-appraisal experience?”. The USDA share of total applications decreased to 0.5

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Appraising Unusual Properties

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It’s just gorgeous architecture, with the turrets and seven fireplaces—one in every bedroom and in the living room and dining room,” he says. “It As a side note, after much ado — the real property Standard 1 has only one word change in five years.) The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.48

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Appraisals and Water Frontage

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Among the rights that come with real property ownership is the right to exclude others. When oceans, lakes, bayous, estuaries, rivers, streams, and ponds are involved, this right is a large part of what property purchasers are paying for. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.05