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HECM program study assesses policy impacts of recent years

Housing Wire

assessed three separate elements of the HECM program’s effectiveness from 2000 to 2020 — including borrower impacts, financial impacts and policy impacts. In its executive summary, the report found that the HECM program grew “substantially” during the 2000s and reached its height of 114,000 originations in 2009. per square foot, or 3.5

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Non-Arms Length Sales for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

However, there are six other types of real estate transactions that you need to know about so you can specify these sale types in your appraisal report as they can affect the market value of the property. For appraisals required to be Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) compliant, you must indicate the type of sale for the transaction.

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Fannie Files Complaint Against Appraiser

Appraisal Today

Fannie Mae Filed a Complaint Against Me October 18, 2023 Excerpts: In June of 2021, I completed an appraisal for a conventional purchase. The appraisal was ordered by an AMC on behalf of a lender. The AMC stated that the lender indicated the appraisal received a high risk score by Fannie Mae. The post is long.

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The importance of drilling deeper than broad statistics

Annarbor Appraisal

Below is a direct comparison of all sales in the Ann Arbor school district excluding new construction and “to be built”. This information takes into account all listed houses in the Ann Arbor school district other than “to be built” and new construction. 2000-2999 increase in sales 1.27%. 2000-2999 sqft increase 5.21%.

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U.S. Housing Market Collapse? Nowhere in Sight

Empire Appraisal Group

Scary times: builders are slashing home prices and slowing construction as buyers pull back, survey shows” (MarketWatch). As expected, mortgage applications have dropped off a cliff – to the lowest level since 2000. Nowhere in Sight appeared first on Empire Appraisal Group. BusinessInsider). The post U.S.

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The Real Estate Price Per Square Foot Dilema

Rowe Appraisal Group

Ryan Lundquist of Sacramento Appraisal Group wrote a great post explaining economies of scale and how we run into instances all the time in our lives of something small costing more than a larger amount of the same thing. The construction costs for both of these homes include certain fixed costs. Those are not the same apples!

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The Real Estate Price Per Square Foot Dilema

Rowe Appraisal Group

Ryan Lundquist of Sacramento Appraisal Group wrote a great post explaining economies of scale and how we run into instances all the time in our lives of something small costing more than a larger amount of the same thing. The construction costs for both of these homes include certain fixed costs. APPRAISER / REALTOR FACEBOOK GROUP.