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StoicLane has plans to create an appraisal giant

Housing Wire

Less than one month after launching operations , the private holding group StoicLane – the backers of Interfirst Mortgage – has acquired control of the appraisal management company Lender’s Valuation Services (LVS). The team co-founded several companies and, since 2004, they claim to have created $4 billion in equity value to investors.

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8 Signs of a Possible Real Estate Bubble or Burst

McKissock

Clients continue to require more market analysis be included in appraisals. That said, appraisers are not expected to be prognosticators and cannot foretell the future. Traditional buyers are replaced by new ones (investors). Increase in the number of properties remaining vacant after purchase. View the schedule.

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Conservation Easement in Ohio: A Guide to Protecting Our Treasured Land

The Robert Weiler Company

Answering this question requires step-by-step unpackaging, starting with definitional awareness, and continuing with tax advantages, regulations, and conservation easement appraisal value. Launched in 2004, the Big Darby Accord intended to preserve the land, plant life, and 38 rare species of fish and mussels that inhabit the area.

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Is Rent Control Making a Comeback in Boston?

Boston Appraisal

Despite being voted out by a statewide ballot initiative in 2004, rent control was a popular measure in the places where it was enforced: Boston, Cambridge, and Brookline. Relaxing the notoriously tight building regulations would also be an incentive for investors to create more affordable housing rather than focusing on high-end units.

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Is Rent Control Making a Comeback in Boston?

Boston Appraisal

Despite being voted out by a statewide ballot initiative in 2004, rent control was a popular measure in the places where it was enforced: Boston, Cambridge, and Brookline. Relaxing the notoriously tight building regulations would also be an incentive for investors to create more affordable housing rather than focusing on high-end units.

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Will Homeownership Bankrupt Americans?

DataMaster

in April 2004. As high net worth individuals and institutional investors continue to snatch up homes and further reduce the housing supply, they drive the prices even higher. Appraisers would be wise to be prepared for an increase in foreclosure appraisals as borrowers discover the extra burden of catching up is frankly too much!

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Will Homeownership Bankrupt Americans?

DataMaster

in April 2004. As high net worth individuals and institutional investors continue to snatch up homes and further reduce the housing supply, they drive the prices even higher. Appraisers would be wise to be prepared for an increase in foreclosure appraisals as borrowers discover the extra burden of catching up is frankly too much!