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Appraisers and Property Data Collectors

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4 Myths About Property Data Collection By McKissock Excerpts: Myth #1: PDC is the same thing as property appraisal As a professional appraiser, you know very well that what a property data collector does is not the same as what you do — even if your clients don’t always understand the difference. If I survived this, you can survive also!

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Tips on appraising new construction homes

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NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on VA appraisals, appraisal modernization, eliminate VA panel, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Lenders See Considerable Value in Appraisal Modernization. Trying to use the 2005 URAR form is sometimes like trying to put a square peg in a round hole!

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Appraisals – Check the Water Source!

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NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on real estate market, USPAP and contracts, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Include graphs and charts in your appraisal to show your clients what is happening now and why they need human appraisers. . USPAP and the Contract.

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Appraisers: What should you have in your car?

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Catskills Modern: ‘Sleeve House’ Highlighted by Charred Wood Exterior. Excerpts: An extremely modern home with an equally dark exterior is now available in Ancram, NY. Which are your best current and former AMC/lender clients? Turn time (what AMCs’ clients, the lenders, want): decrease your turn time. Lot values up.

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Strange Properties Appraisers Have Seen

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Going Above and Beyond with AMCs and Other Clients 5. I quit all residential lender appraisals in 2005 due to the cyclicality. The town of The Sea Ranch is the product of architectural pioneers who erected timber-frame, modern structures designed to honor the beauty and serenity of their surroundings. Speaking and Educating 3.

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What is Your Appraiser Level? Why Does It Make a Difference?

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The real estate appraisers of old used to network more, market their services, and sell themselves more than today’s modern appraiser,” remarks Mark Skapinetz, an independent real estate appraiser in Georgia who operates a 100 percent non-lender appraisal firm. Budget cuts. Retraction. In the early 1990s, my market crashed. percent from 6.39