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2024 USPAP Changes Clarify Nondiscrimination

Appraisal Today

Advisory Opinions For 2024, the ASB has retired Advisory Opinion 16 (AO-16) and replaced it with two new Advisory Opinions, AO-39 and AO-40. These requirements are carried forward in the 2024 edition of USPAP. To read more, click here My comments: Be sure to read this blog post. USPAP 2024 is effective January 1, 2024.

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Why Appraisal Workfiles Are Important

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on appraiser discrimination lawsuit, waivers, staying positive with slow business, appraiser’s economic forecast, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. The second development in the case is that on March 22, 2024, the attorneys for Drs.

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Non-Arms Length Sales for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on agent concessions, History of appraisal bias back to 1930s, “one mile” rule and bias, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Read on blog www.appraisaltoday.com/blog Posted by noon Friday. Twitter: [link] posted by noon Friday 2.

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Appraising Historical Homes

Appraisal Today

In my city of 78,000 population, there are over 10,000 buildings constructed prior to 1930, including many classic Victorians. the price of the Naples compound was justified not only because of the size, location, and yacht basin, but also because it would be difficult to construct such a property again. acres of coastal land.

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Appraiser Has Very Big Problems With Borrower

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, and types of bias, Scams on black homes, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Read on blog www.appraisaltoday.com/blog Posted by noon Friday. You can subscribe to the blog in the upper right of each blog page.

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Seattle/King County Activity, Prices Show a Monthly Jump

Will Springer Realtor

Because new home construction hasn’t kept up. Until we construct hundreds of thousands more homes across the country, we will be known as a home renovation nation. Over the last couple of quarters, the number of open jobs in construction is rising again,” noted NAHB’s chief economist, Robert Dietz. What does this mean?

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Washington ADU Laws Aim to Open New Doors to Housing

Will Springer Realtor

Cities and counties are not required to authorize the construction of an ADU where development is currently restricted under rules related to the proximity of an on-site sewage system, critical environmental areas or other unsuitable physical characteristics of a property like where there are landslide risks.

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