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9 Things Clients Expect from Their Real Estate Agent

McKissock

Part of knowing your audience as a real estate agent is anticipating what they need and expect from your services. You should be there to help take away any mystery in your client’s search for a new home and provide reassurance that they’re getting the best value. Manage the Inspection.

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Preparing Your Home For an Appraisal

Eppraisal

To ensure your home receives it's best value, it's important to prepare for your home's appraisal. How Your Real Estate Agent Can Help Ask your real estate agent to attend the appraisal. If you try to talk to the appraiser about your home, he might think you are trying to sway him to appraise it for a higher value.

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2024 USPAP For Appraisers

Appraisal Today

Fannie Mae sees the appraisal process as “inspection + value.” Yet, the idea of sitting at the desk and relying on some stranger to gather the nuances of the property to generate a value is wildly flawed. I was taught that “one sale does not make a value.” know why a comp was not used.