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VA Approves Desktops and Exterior-Only Appraisals

Appraisal Today

My comments : The big push to cut down on appraisal turn times because of the appraisal shortage is Very Old News since mortgage volume has plummeted. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc.

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NAR Appraisal Survey 2022

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Fannie Mae, Real estate market, Disbility, Redlining, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. =. The multistory home bucks convention, boasting an eccentric, inverted design. faces high mortgage rates and an uncertain economy. Lot Size: 0.06

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The last domino before a recession? Job losses

Housing Wire

Even though the builders are going to stop producing new single-family homes that aren’t already under contracted, they need to have the labor to finish the homes that have been started on or under contract and not started on yet. Job openings are over 11.2 Health of the economy? How does consumption get hit harder?

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Superadequacy Adjustments for Appraisals

Appraisal Today

Have you ever driven closer and closer to your subject and noticed that the homes are much smaller or have standard designs? NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on answering your phone, appraiser censorship, bias, how to do graphs, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc.

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

Housing Wire

Ideally, an engineer designs a model of what they want on software, from an air duct to a prosthetic limb, and it is precisely printed out. Today, the most homes since 2006 are starting to be built, at an annual adjusted rate of over 1.1 A 20 th century vision of the future, 3-D printers have existed since the 1980s.

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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. =. 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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100+ YEARS IN, ZONING LAWS INCH TOWARD HOUSING EQUITY

Will Springer Realtor

The first makes permanent a pandemic-related policy that exempts affordable housing from the design review process. People are also looking into other options like renegotiating contracts, deciding which projects are most important, making their buildings more energy-efficient, and using money they’ve saved up just for emergencies.

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