With the housing market gradually returning to pre-pandemic norms and mortgage rates surging over 2.5 percentage points in 2022, many homeowners are choosing to renovate their living spaces rather than search for a new home. According to a new study by House Method, 55% of homeowners reported renovating a part of their home in the …
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Does the cost of homeowners insurance affect the price of a home? In some markets, the answer is increasingly yes. In recent years, insurance companies
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Let’s get real for a moment. When that email from an AMC hits your inbox, asking for your best fee and quickest turnaround, do you
By now, most appraisers are aware that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) have embarked on a complete overhaul of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD).
