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MARCH 15, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP and Personal Inspection, GSE Appraisal Modernization, Transaction costs and values including real estate commissions, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = 4 ways to get only the FREE email newsletters and NOT the ad-only emails. By Dallas T.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2023

Mortgage rates were near 7% last week but purchase applications were still able to pull out an 8% week-to-week gain. Purchase apps were coming off a four-week losing streak and even though those were mild week-to-week declines, it was still four weeks of weakness. Active housing inventory grew while new listing data fell.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

To watch the video, click here = SPECIAL REPORT – Rapattoni MLS outage Appraisal Buzz 8-16-23 6 minute video Excerpts: Consider how this will impact your work as an appraiser. Review USPAP Standards rule 1-4, which requires us to gather, verify and analyze ALL information necessary to produce credible assignment results.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Non-lender appraisals, dealing with lender hassles, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = $36M Beachfront Beauty on Maui Hawaii Excerpts: What exactly makes this oceanside manse on Maui so desirable? Investor purchases of U.S.

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JULY 1, 2022

Excerpts: Appraisers, this article was prompted by my ‘coming in contact with several appraisal reports where different regional appraisers report the physical location of the subject property “in” a particular City associated with the postal ZIP Code for that City. Excerpts: Built in 2009, the home is has 8 bedrooms, 6.5

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

At that time, no sales experience was required for a broker’s license, only a 4-year degree. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on George Harrison passed, Appraisal business, marketingunusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Sold 4/1/2013 for $998,000. It should go both ways.

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APRIL 7, 2023

Very good tips in the article. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on ROVs, non-lender appraisals, appraisal business, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Amazing Guitar-Shaped House in Georgia Currently off market. Was listed for $748,000 in 8/22. Built in 1960.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

I wrote about the VA in my July 8 email newsletter. My comments : The big push to cut down on appraisal turn times because of the appraisal shortage is Very Old News since mortgage volume has plummeted. Excerpts from Zillow listing: 9 bedrooms, 8 baths, 5,000 sq ft, 6.69 To read it, click here. House with trees growing inside!

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JUNE 9, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on adapting to changes in appraisal, appraisal volume, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Contemporary Home in the Hamptons (NY) for $27.5M Our local Senior Center set up 4 pickleball courts on an old tennis court with big cracks in the asphalt.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Investigation of desktop appraisals, economic analysis, Bias, hybrid appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Mediterranean Villa in Lafayette CA $5,888,888 4 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, and the flexibility to use an office as a 5th bedroom.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Very similar to the old mortgage broker days. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on estate/trust appraisals and Fannie changesunusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = If this article helped you get one estate appraisal, it is worth the subscription price!

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JUNE 10, 2022

Practices: Current practice is still embedded in the concepts of 8 ½ X 14 paper forms, spreadsheets, or narrative explanation of the opinion of the person (appraiser, evaluator) or automation programmer. Loan applications are way down, the lowest in 22 years. The Inevitable Cyclicality of Mortgage Lending. This is the past.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

However, this time around, the Federal Reserve rate hike cycle is over, and we don’t need to worry about Fed presidents going on CNBC in 2024 crying about 6% mortgage rates making their lives difficult. Then sales stopped declining around 4 million — a critical level I have talked about for years. million in November.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Your answer: much more than 4! NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Graphs and Trendlines, Market Value definition, appraisal forms, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Not much of it seems applicable to the realities of at least the last decade nor the rest of this decade.

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JUNE 17, 2022

I worked for 4 years in rural areas. 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. 8-minute podcast. No one did.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

4) prioritize communication. Keep them up to date in every step of the report so that they can keep the Lender (and the Buyer/Seller/Realtor/Closing Attorneys when applicable) all in the loop on the progress of the report. Here are a few of the differences discussed in the article: Lender Non-lender.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2022

Unfortunately, that didn’t happen and recent data shows that we are at fresh new all-time lows in housing inventory, with mortgage rates and the unemployment rate both under 4% currently. Mortgage demand needs to slow down. Inventory always falls in the fall and winter, but I hoped it wouldn’t be a repeat of 2020.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2023

The 2022 housing market was savagely unhealthy , with all-time lows in inventory leading to massive bidding wars and price spikes until the Fed put a screeching halt to all of it with rate hikes that resulted in the most significant one-year spike in mortgage rate history. national home price decline. Mortgage rates.

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MAY 19, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on hybrid appraisals, business tips, UAD info from Freddie, Fannie modernization, non-lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = If you started appraising before AMCs took over, such as mortgage brokers, you had to do some marketing.

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APRIL 14, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on liability, appraisal errors, non-lender appraisals, Fannie non-appraisal options, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Lots of good, practical ideas for you in this article in the monthly newsletter! Cancel at any time for any reason!

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JANUARY 20, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on AMC fees, Real estate forecast, Google Business Profile, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Direct lender (and mortgage broker) fees had slight declines and increases, whatever happened to the number of originations. =

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Today, we saw existing home sales slip a bit month to month, which isn’t surprising to me as purchase application data started its positive run in November. I always stress this because of my core belief that it’s rare in America to have existing home sales trend below 4 million after 1996. From NAR : Existing-home sales waned 1.0%

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on barndominiums, liability, declining prices, non-lender marketing, Freddie bad appraisal practices, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. 4 ways to get only the FREE email newsletters. Powerball Jackpot. Getting too many ad-only emails?

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JANUARY 26, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on forecasts for mortgage rates, a look back at the 80s a very similar mortgage market, appraising in a changing market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == A Redesigned $48.5M Worried we did not have enough money for mortgage payments.

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Patch of Land

AUGUST 31, 2018

The following article was originally featured in the monthly magazine for Originate Report. When mortgage professionals gather for an industry conference it’s usually not long before someone jokes (or moans) about how slow the industry moves when it comes to adopting new technology. Written by Patch's CMO, Robert Greenberg.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 22, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on answering your phone, appraiser censorship, bias, how to do graphs, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. minute video Note on video: opens in youtube.com Here are two of the days: 8 mega mansions, 5 REOs Many thanks to Gary F. Hopefully better.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Check out the list of areas in the article to see if any are close to you. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on residential fee appraiser testifies at bias hearing, boom and bust markets, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = The median home price in the Bay Area is around $1,300,000.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In other words, USPAP doesn’t prohibit a mortgage broker from calling and asking you to develop an appraisal based on a predetermined value, but USPAP does prohibit you from accepting that assignment. For 8 more reasons , click here. 4 Million Triangle House in Tarzana. My comments: Appraiser Pressure – What To Do?

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

May a representative of the lender provide an appraisal management company a list or a panel of appraisers to use for loans involving a specified mortgage broker, real estate agent, or loan officer? From Dave Towne: Over the years, many appraisers have reported being blacklisted by real estate agents and even mortgage brokers.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

To read more, click here My comments: Read this article! NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on effect of low rates on existing home loans, Liability, Bias, FHA manufactured home changes, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Not just a list of words and phrases. He knows what you want.

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on mortgage rate forecast, Humor, adjustments, George Dell, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Very funny!!

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JANUARY 4, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP and non-traditional appraisals, Non-lender appraisals, reos, tear downs, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Even his 4-county VA appraisals dropped to just a few. My sister had Stage 4 Breast Cancer and survived but had to quit working.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Fannie December newsletter, estate appraisals real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. I f this article helped you understand Estate/Trust appraisals, it is worth the subscription price! December 8, 2022.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

I am writing two long articles for the November issue about Hybrid Desktops and Property Data Collectors. Fortunately, in California, we are on a 4-year CE renewal cycle, so there is a longer period before deciding. Every year you wait, you get 8% more. Appraisals are ordered after the loan application.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

unusual homes, mortgage origination FNMA Continued Effort to Get Rid of Appraisers By Jonathan Miller, Sept. Next month’s newsletter will have a lengthy article on the issues of the property inspector. Single-family home sales declined to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.60 Each AMC sees it differently.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on forecasts for economic factors, SFR zoning and more apartments, appraising and rhetoric, opinion, or anecdotal theories, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Million Excerpts: 4 Bedrooms, 4 ½ Baths, 6,195 sq.ft., State reviewers licensed?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, VA, flood and fires no insurance, retirement, few lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination $22M Modern Mansion on 130 Acres in Napa Has Its Own Cabernet Vineyard Excerpts: 6 bedrooms, 6.5+ The GSEs started keeping track in 71.

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