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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, forms to reports modernization, AMCs, earthquake risk, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == == Rare Coastal Contemporary Manchester, MA, for $9M Excerpts: 5 bedroom, 4.5 Acres, Built in 2004 Cape Cod style, it is not.

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Top Ten Reasons Why It Is Great to be an Appraiser!

Appraisal Today

A $1M Contemporary Home Designed for Musicians Sets the Tempo in Ohio Excerpts: 2 bed 2.5 bath 6,873sqft 1.97acre lot The spectacular style of the two-bedroom dwelling was the talk of the town when it was custom-built in 2004 for a married musician couple. Just search for “Off The Grid Build” to find it.

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

The Robert Weiler Company

The importance of a fully modern open space preservation vehicle – a conservation easement in Ohio – cannot be better summarized than by our 26th President. A modern-day conservation easement example is the Big Darby Watershed , located in Franklin County, Ohio. The government can take private land and designate it for public use.

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Appraisers and Property Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Liability, Bias, reviewers with little experience, GSE modernization, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. acre lot A spectacular midcentury modern home, cantilevered 16 feet in the air, recently hit the market for $3 million in Oakland, CA.

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HOUSING ‘TRIFECT’ PUTTING SQUEEZE ON BUYERS

Will Springer Realtor

Others are specializing in the design and construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as detached backyard homes (also known as “ mother-in-laws ”). After peaking in 2004 at 69%, this country’s homeownership rate has slipped to 66%. Tickets Tour Modern Homes, Sept. Ah, yes, the pandemic. New price: $70M ($3978/sq.

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UNDERSTANDING THE TRUE COST OF HOMEOWNERSHIP

Will Springer Realtor

2004-built home in the West of Market section of Kirkland, with moorage along 60 ft. Born and raised in Seattle, Ralph Anderson became a premier architect of modernist design for mostly residential buildings. (Fun fact: Starbucks employee George Howell invented the signature drink but Moore recognized the global appeal!) Have a look!