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The Apple Peeled - Ask the Experts: Market Dynamics with Jonathan Miller

Miller Samuel

When Jeff and Marie asked me to be formally interviewed for their blog " The Apple Peeled " I was happy to do so, especially because I could veer off the road into issues about the current mortgage and appraisal process. The 10-year Challenge (2009 vs. 2019). In 2009, the average discount from listing was 10.2%.

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Good Service Is Sustainable

Appraisal Buzz

VRM Mortgage Services is a company born during a very different era for our industry. The company launched VRM University (VRMU) in 2009, offering “specialized training for financial services and real estate professionals.” VRM Mortgage Services President & CEO Keith Murray and EVP & COO Dr. Cheryl Travis-Johnson /*!

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Too many appraisers?

Appraisal Today

The Inevitable Cyclicality of Mortgage Lending. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on declining mortgage loans, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. The hangar was built in 2009, and the home was completed in 2014. Purchase vs. refi appraisals.

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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. USPAP and the Contract. They think it is a contract to hit (it isn’t).

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How much will home prices climb over the next year?

Housing Wire

Even as mortgage rates rose, and affordability was pushed out of reach for many potential homebuyers, there are still sufficient buyers who can afford these prices and these rates. After the mortgage rate spike in September 2022, we got significantly more bearish on home prices for 2023. If mortgage rates increase to the 7.5%

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FHA: Cosmetic vs. MPR Repairs

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on appraisal “modernization”, bias hearing, bad appraiser, USPAP, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Appraiser pleads guilty in $1.3B A three-year renovation, ending in 2009, converted the upper floors into the 7,000-square-foot penthouse.

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How owner finance investing works and how to navigate it (with Brandon Smith, 13+ years of investing and lending experience) – Real Estate Real Fast EP9

Listing Spark

It usually involves wrapping the existing mortgage and obtaining title insurance from a title company. Because if you’re gonna take over that mortgage in a wrap situation and that’s at a Chase bank or whatever it may be they more than likely they have a due on sell call. Key takeaways. [00:03:41]

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