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Appraisers slam FHFA appraisal blog post

Housing Wire

Rodman Schley, president of appraisal trade association the Appraisal Institute , called the Federal Housing Finance Agency ’s findings, which it presented in a December blog post , “unacceptable,” and said more work is required to recognize and interrupt unconscious bias. But for appraisers, the blog post left many questions unanswered.

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Gratitude: a Redux

George Dell

Editor’s Note: This original Gratitude post written by George Dell appeared in The Analogue Blog on November 21, 2018. Editor’s Note: Check out the later post from November 26th, 2019 here: Does […] The post Gratitude: a Redux appeared first on George Dell, SRA, MAI, ASA, CRE. A lot has transpired in five years.

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Opinion: Will lower lumber prices offset rising rates?

Housing Wire

In a blog post from January 4 , the National Association of Home Builders said that the 167% rise from last summer’s low lumber prices to over $1,000 per thousand board feet (mbf) added only about $18,600 to the cost of a home. 4 blog about lumber price increases, but it’s close enough for this purpose. That just doesn’t add up.

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Single-family homes built in 2022 were smaller, taller, and more commonly started “off-site”

Housing Wire

Builders are shifting their focus to smaller, taller, and off-site homes as a response to high interest rates, financing costs and softer home buying demand, Zillow economist Orphe Divounguy said in a recent blog post. Compared to pre-pandemic levels, single-family home starts in 2022 exceeded 2019’s starts by 14.3%.

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2019 Tinley Park, Mokena, Orland and Frankfort Christmas Lights!

Advanced Appraisal

12/24/2019 Chicago and South Suburban Appraisal Blog

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CFPB, FTC file amicus brief against Ocwen over servicing ‘convenience’ fees

Housing Wire

In 2019, they filed suit against Ocwen alleging that such fees were in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). 27, the CFPB and FTC filed their amicus brief , along with a blog post on the CFPB website that details the agencies’ interest in the case.

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Minneapolis/St. Paul – 2019-2020 Commercial Real Estate Value Trends

Simonson Real Estate

This article shares the best insights and trends from 2019 and expectations into 2020. The City of Minneapolis implemented a drive thru ban ordinance that no longer allows the building of drive-thrus for banks, restaurants and other businesses in August 2019. billion In 2019 transaction volume. billion in sales volume in 2019.