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How real estate professionals can help first responders buy a home

Housing Wire

Listen to all of these really great mortgage programs (most agents and buyers don’t know about these!) Send it to your database, post it on your social media and submit a press release to your local media sources. Submit an article to your online and offline news publications about these available programs.

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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, forms to reports modernization, AMCs, earthquake risk, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == == Rare Coastal Contemporary Manchester, MA, for $9M Excerpts: 5 bedroom, 4.5 Note: it can be “dense” with very long paragraphs.

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Gaining a Competitive Edge Buying a Home

Eppraisal

According to a homebuyinginstitute.com article, in February of 2021, there were fewer home for sale than in February 2020. With so few homes available and so many people looking, this is why it's extremely important to be prepared in advance. A mortgage company will not lend more money than the house appraises for.

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Appraisals – Check the Water Source!

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on real estate market, USPAP and contracts, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. It looks like the change is starting because of increasing mortgage interest rates. I have included some of the articles below. My Comments on Market Changes.

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CubiCasa – Home Measurement From Inside A House

Appraisal Today

Some appraisers are submitting reports where they have the listing agent hand-draw the interior walls on copies of the county auditor’s sketch outline. I tested it and spoke with knowledgeable people. I called the chief appraiser of the bank that ordered the appraisal. He said the whole thing is a mess. This is also a no-no.