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Understanding Zillow’s Square Footage is Important!

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

So, first of all, thank you for being here to read articles from my blog! I know most of my readers are interested in appraisal and real estate-related topics. FINISHED SQUARE FOOTAGE On more than one occasion some who have read my appraisal reports felt that my opinion of value was too high. I miss writing and I miss you!

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Zillow Zinged

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

One big one is their Zestimate’s inaccuracy at predicting market value, and more specifically, they were relying on their own Zestimates to make important decisions like buying & selling homes. However, I believe that they’ve put too much value in their “values” Valuation is not their expertise.

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Surprising Things That Can Decrease Property Value

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

The value of your home will drop if you use the garage for anything other than parking automobiles. That’s because most buyers need somewhere to store their vehicles and gardening tools. You wouldn’t think it, but there’s a certain level of clutter that might lower the value of your home. 8 Too much clutter.

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Creativity, AI Help Boost Fraud Risk in Real Estate

Will Springer Realtor

The illustration of a sinister-looking man, above, was produced by generative AI only seconds after I shared an overview of this blog post. The title pirate scam starts with an email or text message from the so-called property owner seeking to sell a piece of vacant land or possibly an empty home.

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How should appraisers approach short-term rentals?

DataMaster

Note: This blog post about short-term rentals was originally posted on Class Valuation’s site on May 11, 2022. However, the GSEs did not make a parallel change to the property qualification side of the lending decision. The purchase of real property for the purpose of investment is not new.

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How should appraisers approach short-term rentals?

DataMaster

Note: This blog post about short-term rentals was originally posted on Class Valuation’s site on May 11, 2022. However, the GSEs did not make a parallel change to the property qualification side of the lending decision. The purchase of real property for the purpose of investment is not new.

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How to Choose a Real Estate Appraiser

McCarthy Appraisal Blog

You may need the services of a licensed appraiser if you are selling your home yourself or if you want to know the value of your home for refinancing purposes. Prepare a short list of appraisers using the search tools at the Appraisal Institute, the American Society of Appraisers and the Appraisal Subcommittee.