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Is Now the Right Time to Sell Your Home in Texas? An In-Depth Analysis

Listing Spark

Recent shifts have left many homeowners wondering if now is the opportune time to sell their homes. While market dynamics have indeed changed, key indicators suggest that it’s still an excellent time to sell. Yet, Austin remains a seller’s market, as pointed out by Jistel: “I can tell you 3.2

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What the Slow Increase In Home Prices Means for Buyers and Sellers

McKissock

Right now, with the rate of increased prices finally slowing but still steadily rising, buyers and sellers may find themselves both getting what they want for the first time in nearly two years since the pandemic began. What This Means for Sellers. What This Means for Homebuyers.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

I am working on an article on Hybrid Appraisals for the November issue of Appraisal Today. Before Covid, I talked with various AMC upper-level managers who were testing it. On a more positive side, I have done thousands of drive by appraisals since 1986. A buyer gets a seller’s disclosure statement for that information.

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Appraiser Has Very Big Problems With Borrower

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, and types of bias, Scams on black homes, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. After a major interior makeover, the architecturally significant home is in Houston‘s upscale Piney Point Village neighborhood.

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Why Appraisal Workfiles Are Important

Appraisal Today

MLS aggregators have software glitches. To read more, Click Here My comments: The article also discusses bias. My office and home garage are filled up with paper files! I have PDF copies of all the appraisals I have done as a fee appraiser on my main computer, except those done before PDFs were available.

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Mortgage Pre-Approval: What Is It? Why Do I Need It?

PennyMac

Shopping for a new home can be an incredibly exciting experience. You will have many questions: Where should you buy? And most importantly — does your home wish list fit your budget? And most importantly — does your home wish list fit your budget? How many bedrooms do you need? Pre-Approval vs. Pre-Qualification.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. COVID-19 and subsequent government actions have dumped gasoline on wealth inequality in ways that we don’t fully understand yet. The data below covers the “average Houston home.” Do You Want To Buy A Home Now?