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OCTOBER 27, 2023

I quit all residential lender appraisals in 2005 due to the cyclicality. Now on the market for $8 million, the home was designed with true ocean fanatics in mind, explains listing agent, Pattie Lawton, of Sotheby’s International Realty. “A The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 7.08

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

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

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

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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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I am so glad I quit doing residential lender appraisals in 2005! = Rare Pair of Rock Homes in Palm Springs for Less Than $750K each Excerpts: Two rustic homes for sale in Palm Springs, CA, were designed by an overlooked maestro of 1920s organic architecture. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.14

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

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. Architect Adam Dayem designed the unique 2,500-square-foot residence, which was completed in 2017 after several years of construction. 2,500 sq.ft.,

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MAY 27, 2022

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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