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Financial planner: Reverse mortgages can help retirees with high property taxes

Housing Wire

A retired public school teacher living in the Pacific Northwest told MarketWatch that he is feeling stressed by high property taxes on a fixed income and asks if he would be a good candidate for a financial adviser. for 49 years, and my property taxes rise quickly. I am a 76-year-old widower who is [a] retired school teacher.

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What Are Property Lines and How to Find Them

Mashvisor

property lines that define the space of your property, are among the most crucial things any future homeowner should know. Table of Contents What Are Property Lines… The boundaries, a.k.a

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Fannie Mae ‘Census Block Grid’ Adjustment Raises Redlining Concerns

Appraiserblogs

“FNMA’s collateral underwriter tool has a line item adjustment it makes on every comparable called Census Block Grid.” The underwriter revealed that the tool uses a ‘Census Block Grid’ adjustment (CBG) to evaluate comparable property values. Related Posts: The One-Mile Rule: Prudent Policy or Modern Day Redlining?

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Was This Home Overimproved or Underimproved?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Have you heard of a property being overimproved, or super adequate? Unless you’re in the property valuation profession, you may not have. ” Conversely, an underimproved property might be lacking in amenities that most buyers expect to see. How about underimproved? What do these things indicate?

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Creating the Perfect Home Office in a Small Living Space

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

As you might imagine, increases in home prices mean increases in property assessed values. I am grateful to have guest bloggers provide you with some great content until I can get myself back to blogging, which will be soon! Here are a few from the Cleveland Appraisal Blog. – The Folson Group Blog.

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14 indispensable AI tools for real estate agents

Housing Wire

You’ve probably already used some AI tools for marketing without knowing it, if you’ve virtually staged your listing photos or used writing tools like Grammarly or ChatGPT to write blogs, emails or online ads. Here are some of our favorite AI tools for real estate property valuation and market analysis: 11.

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AVMs… The Not So Accurate Magic Bullet

Appraiserblogs

That article mentioned three on-line services which claim to provide accurate property values. Some of the diatribers apparently think that using an AVM will magically produce an accurate property valuation, while eliminating bias, and appraisers. That article mentioned three on-line services which claim.

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