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11 real estate events & conferences to help you thrive in 2024

Housing Wire

While your online presence is crucial to your success, each real estate event or conference on our list can help you stay current with the latest market, tech and industry trends, build your skills and expertise, and expand your referral network. Here’s a look at 11 real estate conferences and events that should be on your radar this year.

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Lenders Not Using AMCs for Appraisals

Appraisal Today

Their volume went up and down with mortgage rates, but they always had some appraisals to fee out. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on new online Fannie forms, highest and best use, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. More Crazy Appraiser Stories! It’ll change.“It

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

In this guide, we’ll explore what defines a rural property, the challenges appraisers face, reasons for conducting rural appraisals, strategies for finding comparables, and tips for writing a compliant appraisal report. Kiedrowski The most recent statistics show Value Acceptance accounts for up to 40% of all mortgage approvals.

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AMC Alleged Violations of Appraiser Independence Requirements

Appraisal Today

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. = House on the beach in Manhattan Beach CA Made of Glass $7.5M Visit Selling Guide B4-1.4-01, Designed in 1996.

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Fannie Mae: No Appraisals Required? 3-10-23

Appraisal Today

Fannie Mae: Appraisals are no longer the default option: Value Acceptance replaces Appraisal Waiver Fannie Mae updated its Selling Guide on March 1 to include more options for property valuations, saying that they are “moving away from implying that an appraisal is a default requirement.” First, “third party” inspections.

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OK to average adjusted comps on appraisals?

Appraisal Today

Fannie Mae is referenced as the source of this prohibition, although no such prohibition explicitly exists according to Fannie Mae’s Selling Guide. Real Estate Appraisal has changed, yet we, as an industry, generally resist those changes. ”… Question 2: does the lending industry owe the appraiser a living?

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Value of a Pool for Homes?

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on changing real estate market, interest rate forecasts, non lender appraisals, foreclosures way down from 2008, Freddie and ANSI, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Varies widely around the country. == Mortgage applications increased 1.1