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The 2022 housing market: A tale of two halves

Housing Wire

The number of home listings dried up , contracts were canceled , the few buyers still out there demanded concessions , mortgage rates spiked to 7% and homebuilder sentiment hit rock bottom. The 2002 housing market has been a tale of two halves,” said Green. By September, a full-fledged housing market recession had set in.

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The Similarities Between 2007 and Today

Appraisal Buzz

Between 2002-2005 in many markets, the real estate market was scorching, much like it is today. Almost daily, there is some story on social media about being “turned in” to the state by a disgruntled agent, buyer, or seller for appraising a property below the contract price. We are seeing that as a profession again.

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Practical Tips for Working With AMCs

Appraisal Today

It can help you get more business from AMCs (and other lender clients). I keep my advertising clients and this newsletter’s content separate. Communicating with non-lender clients: Very, very different from lenders!! Appraiser list Internet, referral, previous client. How got your name. Property inspection date.

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ChatGPT for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

Anyway, I don’t mind going back in time and out further, but my preference in an appraisal report is to use older comps from the immediate neighborhood and adjust for how the market has changed since those properties got into contract. percent, the highest rate since 2002. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to 6.36

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SFR with ADU or Two Units?

Appraisal Today

I had never seen a Fannie form, so all types of clients were new. Unfortunately, most res appraisers are unwilling to try new clients where you decide what is in your appraisal reports and what you do in your appraisals. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 7.16

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Data Collectors: Appraisers vs. Uber Drivers

Appraisal Today

In 2000 and 2002, Architectural Digest named him one of the top 100 architects in the United States. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) decreased to 6.48 The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA decreased to 6.41

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Appraisers and Local Market Analysis

Appraisal Today

Your clients count on you to let them know the market today, not in the past. percent – the highest level since 2002,” said Joel Kan, MBA’s Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less) increased to 6.94