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Like it or not, desktop appraisals are here to stay

Housing Wire

In October 2021, FHFA Acting Director Sandra Thompson announced to a crowd of mortgage industry professionals that desktop appraisals would become permanent, starting early in 2022. There’s still some battle scars from 2006 to 2009 where appraisers were made to be the scapegoats,” Pyle said. But any risks appear to have been resolved.

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How lenders can continue to serve borrowers despite housing affordability challenges

Housing Wire

HousingWire recently spoke to Finance of America Mortgage President Bill Dallas about viable alternative options for homebuyers and the innovative products FAM offers to meet the unique financial needs of today’s modern borrowers. Bill Dallas: As construction and labor costs have climbed, so, too, have home prices.

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Can 3-D printed homes help solve the housing crisis?

Housing Wire

To Ballard, 3D printing technology is evolving to solve a crisis in modern day America and the world: The failure to meet people’s demand for housing. A former Texas A&M cross country and track athlete and Episcopalian minister, Ballard in 2011 co-founded TreeHouse , a retailer to sell environmentally friendly home construction materials.

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Appraisals – Check the Water Source!

Appraisal Today

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. ==. It looks like the change is starting because of increasing mortgage interest rates. My Comments on Market Changes. I am on many email lists.) Lower inflation?

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Appraisers: What should you have in your car?

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on AMCs, appraisal business, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. =. Catskills Modern: ‘Sleeve House’ Highlighted by Charred Wood Exterior. Built from concrete, glass, and burnt wood, the Sleeve House is on the market for $2,275,000.

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100+ YEARS IN, ZONING LAWS INCH TOWARD HOUSING EQUITY

Will Springer Realtor

Suburban residents can be almost assured of the peaceful enjoyment of their home without worrying about a neighbor constructing a rollercoaster or baseball stadium next door. >> A full 19,396 apartment units are under construction in Seattle metro, according to a Q2 report from Berkadia, a U.S. . = Zoning laws in the U.S.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A Another 1350 are under construction with delivery in the next two years, including the high-end Avenue Bellevue. That’s where buyers are paying about 42% more in their monthly mortgage payments for the same house today than they did a year ago. million sq.