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LoanDepot says it’s going public (for real this time)

Housing Wire

LoanDepot , backed by private equity shop Parthenon Capital Partners, first announced plans to go public in September 2015 , but canceled the IPO hours before pricing due to what the company called adverse “market conditions.” At the time, loanDepot had sought a market value of $2.4 billion to $2.6

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Your Ohio Commercial Property Reassessment Cheat Sheet [2023 Update]

The Robert Weiler Company

Thanks to the passage of a 2017 law, the State’s property reassessments are based on drone footage, taken from about 400 feet in the air. Armed with a professional, private review of your commercial property’s worth will help ensure the most accurate valuation and subsequent tax rate.

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What It Takes to Be An Expert Appraisal Witness in An Eminent Domain Case

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Becoming an expert appraisal witness in an eminent domain case starts with developing a comprehensive understanding of how value is determined in this special proceeding. While most states allow fair market value to be established using traditional appraisal approaches (e.g.

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The National Average Property Tax Rate Increased Nearly 7 Percent in 2023

Appraisal Buzz

The latest average tax resulted in an effective tax rate nationwide of 0.87% – up slightly from 0.83% in 2022, marking the first increase since 2017. The effective tax rate shows the average annual property tax expressed as a percentage of the average estimated market value of homes in each geographic area.

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A loan officer’s ultimate guide to appraisal modernization

Housing Wire

For example, Class Valuation , one of the nation’s largest AMCs, provides its data collectors with imagery technology that creates a digital twin of the property. The original appraisal waiver solutions were launched in August 2017. The data collection may be different depending on the service provider the lender chooses.

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FHFA’s RFI on appraisals is a critical inflection point

Housing Wire

One significant factor behind the lack of evolution in the appraisal industry is that the American housing market has grown at a much higher rate than the pool of licensed professionals that are legally certified to appraise residential real estate. Real estate agents in particular understand local properties extremely well.

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

The market value of these properties will be based on a "comparable sale-based valuation method." which seems in direct conflict with state law since co-ops and condos are valued as rentals by state law in NYC. It taxes residential properties valued at $5 million and above in NYC, most of which are in Manhattan.