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VA Approves Desktops and Exterior-Only Appraisals

Appraisal Today

“The use of a Desktop Appraisal may allow an appraiser from outside the market area, but with appropriate credentials for the jurisdiction of the property, to complete the assignment when no local VA fee panel appraiser is available.”. Marketing: Lender: get on AMC and lender lists. Non-lender: marketing in person and online.

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2023 Maine Year in Review

Lamacchia Realty

Sales have been adjusting down from the 2021 frenzy for the past few years and when that began, concerns arose that it might be an ominous sign signaling an imminent market crash— a notion Anthony consistently disproved. The frenzied market of 2021 was unsustainable, and consumers and REALTORS alike hoped for a return to normalcy.

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Houston Real Estate Market Forecast: Current Data & 2022 Predictions

Houston Properties

Houston Real Estate Market Forecast: Current Data & 2022 Predictions. Concerned about a housing market crash? While no one ever thinks they’ll be forced to sell in a down market, very few people predicted 9/11 (2001), Great Recession (2008), the collapse of oil prices (2014), or Hurricane Harvey (2017). Days on Market: 107.

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ChatGPT for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non lender appraisals, liability, markets with few sales, Bias, unusual homes, mortgage origination A California Winery With a 91-Acre Vineyard for $12,995,000 Red Soles Winery, a 91-acre vineyard. Markets hate uncertainty. Or hit the reply button.

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Economic Turbulence Prompts Seattle Area Market Concern vs. Year Ago

Will Springer Realtor

The opening months of the Seattle/King County housing market can best be expressed as sparks of activity within a mostly tentative purchasing environment. Sellers who priced their homes appropriately enjoyed busy open houses in their first weekend on the market followed by multiple offers. since January to $726,700, they are 4.4%

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The real danger of releasing the GSEs from conservatorship

Housing Wire

Warren Buffett, one of the biggest investors, divested all GSE holdings between 2003 and 2005. Fannie had Countrywide , Freddie had Wells , and the two GSEs basically divvied up the largest lenders to majority share agreements that essentially locked in market share at levels that, frankly, regulators should have been more focused on.