Appraisal Today

APRIL 21, 2023

Despite the fresh coat of paint and a small but modernized kitchen and bath, the home retains many of its original features, including the loft bedroom, where the school’s headmistress once slept. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) increased to 6.43

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Appraisal Today

MAY 26, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on appraisal “modernization”, bias hearing, bad appraiser, USPAP, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Appraiser pleads guilty in $1.3B Some appraisers feel that lenders should not provide them with the purchase and sale contract.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

However, high mortgage rates and limited affordable inventory keep exerting pressure on potential homebuyers. Unless there are improvements in affordability and inventory, the market dynamics will likely stay consistent. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 6.85

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Appraisal Today

MAY 17, 2024

Jauregui (agent) explains that the three-level residence was designed to blend modern design with sustainability. Added Kan, “While the downward move in rates benefits prospective homebuyers, mortgage rates are still much higher than they were a year ago, while for-sale inventory remains tight.” percent of total applications from 30.6

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

That’s because scarce inventory is driving up prices, pushing many homes on the cusp over the seven-figure mark. With the GSE appraisal modernization program, appraisers will more likely be asked to complete desktop or hybrid appraisal assignments in the future. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.20

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Moat and Waterfall at This $880K Midcentury Modern Inspired Home in Vermont 4 bedroom, 3.5+ The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) decreased to 7.21 The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA decreased to 7.03

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Many downtown mixed-use buildings (retail and apartments) are in my city. acre lot A unique home with modern architectural features seldom seen in a suburban setting. Purchase applications remained subdued as elevated rates continue to add to affordability challenges along with still-low existing housing inventory.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To read more, click here My comments: For decades, George has been trying to “modernize” how appraisals are done. Purchase applications increased but were still 27 percent lower than a year ago, as elevated mortgage rates and tight housing inventory continue to weigh on home buying activity.” A Man On a Mission! percent from 7.27

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Appraisal Today

MAY 27, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on VA appraisals, appraisal modernization, eliminate VA panel, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Lenders See Considerable Value in Appraisal Modernization. To read more of this long blog post with many topics, click Read More Below!! By Mark Buhler.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 5, 2022

Fannie: Learn how valuation modernization is changing collateral underwriting – Video, 1 hour, 23 minutes. Excerpt from emailed notice: “Valuation Modernization: New perspectives on collateral underwriting” is a must-see for underwriters and appraisal reviewers. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 4.55

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Homebuilders have been offering sizable concessions, including money for mortgage rate buydowns, to attract bidders and offload inventory. Set on a hill above a desert filled with midcentury modern homes, this duo of dwellings is part of the Hopi Village group of rock residences built by R. Lee Miller. There are four of these homes.

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JULY 29, 2022

It sits in the Sarasota beachfront neighborhood of Lido Shores, an area that’s a haven for modern architecture. We’ve seen a massive change in housing inventory. This is actually about fewer buyers getting into contract. Some got teller jobs in bank retail locations. To read more and see lots of photos click here .

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

addition in 2011 expanded its footprint and modernized its features also adding a 4-car garage. The purchase index is still more than 20 percent behind last year’s pace, as many homebuyers remain on the sidelines until more for-sale inventory becomes available.” The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.76

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 17, 2022

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. ==. Excerpts: the 14,500-square-foot modern home where almost every room offers an excellent view. USPAP and the Contract. Therefore, they say, keep the contract!

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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+ percent from 11.0 percent from 0.4

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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. = The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA decreased to 6.39

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JULY 7, 2023

Everything has been fully modernized. However, the “mortgage lock-in” phenomenon—where homeowners are reluctant to sell after buying or refinancing at lower rates before 2022—could limit future sales and inventories. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 6.68

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Appraisal Today

MAY 5, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Appraisal Institute President, non-lender appraisals, Changing state appraisal laws, Fannie modernization, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 6.43

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Facebook (Meta) is evolving its office arrangements, leaving space in Seattle and Bellevue and contemplating additional contraction while opening a new lab (Frank Gehry-designed Building X) in Redmond later this year. Seattle’s retail vacancy rate is around 14%, sharply higher from 2019 numbers when it was slightly below 2%.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you plan to buy commercial real estate in Ohio or beyond, you must have access to a roster of current tenants, service contracts, and maintenance records. Not only that, but you want those transit links to be modern, well funded, and in high use. Swimming in Success: Restaurant and Retail Rental Space.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

Inventory levels. It’s a modern Cape with two bedrooms upstairs and two downstairs,” Maiser says. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less) increased to 6.94 The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 6.09

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Lenders are utilizing more technology for their appraisal processes, with increased usage of modern order management platforms improving communications between lender appraisal desks and appraisers and incorporating both automated and manual processes in their underwriting of appraisals. percent of total applications from 30.3 percent from 5.80

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2023

They have also been spending oodles of money to shape their residences to meet new living needs – modern and spacious, when possible – as households live in their homes for longer. month backlogs of contract work, as of Q4 (latest data available), which is down from the peak of 4.8 Owners are investing about $475B ( yes, billion!

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 11, 2022

This year’s buying and selling campaign will be marked by increasing inventory (good!), The thought that early spring would produce more, longer-lasting inventory has yet to materialize. Inventories for condos were little changed from month to month, standing at 0.6 overall, where housing inventory rose 2.4%

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Inventory levels have an impact on property valuation, at least in the short term. At the Bloomhouse, you leave behind the confines of modernity and the rules of logic, to live only in whimsy. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less) increased to 6.81

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 9, 2021

A new door improves curb appeal, adds modern technology to the house and, based on my observations, doesn’t make as much noise as older models! The price has dropped to around $700 per thousand board feet (early July), however lumber retailers are still charging inflated prices for the goods purchased earlier in the year.

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