Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

To ensure suitability, research neighborhoods, read reviews, and consult locals or real estate agents. – The Real Value Podcast with Blaine Feyen (Podcast) USPAP and Bracketing – What’s Correct? Find the Perfect Residence Finding the ideal home is essential for a comfortable stay in a new city.

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Lamacchia Realty

JUNE 21, 2022

You hired the agent who recommended the highest price It’s not necessarily wise to go with the REALTOR® who said to list your home for the highest number. Consider the Price Brackets. Along with comps and the Target Pricing Model, price brackets are a helpful tool to use when adjusting the price of your home. Final Thoughts.

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Lamacchia Realty

AUGUST 3, 2021

You hired the agent who recommended the highest price It’s not necessarily wise to go with the REALTOR who said to list your home for the highest number. Consider the Price Brackets. Along with comps and the Target Pricing Model, price brackets are a helpful tool to use when adjusting the price of your home. Final Thoughts.

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Birmingham Appraisal

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned real estate agent or a curious homeowner, understanding the dangers of outlier sales can help ensure a more accurate and fair representation of property values. The Temptation of Outlier Sales in Pricing a Home At first glance, outlier sales might seem like a goldmine of information for agents.

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Birmingham Appraisal

MARCH 26, 2024

I was asked a question recently by an agent who was having problems finding comps. What is bracketing and why should Realtors do it? 4 Things an agent should do before they offer comps to the appraiser This decline in the number of houses sold in some areas has made it difficult to do appraisals because of the lack of comps.

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Portland Appraisal Blog

AUGUST 8, 2020

” In the course of my work, I have elicited that question from quite a few agents and brokers. One agent said, “I thought you guys could only use comps going back 6 months.” I finally found one property that had a transmission tower on it and phoned the agent. I’ve had to use nine comps on occasion.)

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Birmingham Appraisal

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Unlocking the Basics: Part 2 of Housing Statistics for Beginners In my last blog post, which was the first installment in this multi-part series, I discussed why it is important for agents to be aware of local housing statistics. The average sale price will factor in the outlier sales which could possibly skew the results.

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Town & Country Residential Appraisals

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This allows us to reach out to the lender and ask for what the agent used to assist their client in pricing/making an offer on the home in question (most lenders discourage this in any other transaction). Listings can be helpful for agents in pricing a property, but they only tell half the story. A recent sale.

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Listing Spark

MARCH 18, 2024

The conventional pathway to selling your home is hiring a listing agent who represents you in the transaction and manages the marketing that requires a real estate license—namely, listing your property on the MLS. In Texas, the norm is to pay your listing agent 3% of your home’s sales price.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 12, 2024

They should be well known, respected among agents in the area, and highly specialized in mortgage lending. If you widen the search bracket to reflect homes $50K under your budget, you may have an easier time winning a bidding war because you’ll be able to offer much higher than the asking price. Real estate is a long game.

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Birmingham Appraisal

MARCH 26, 2024

I was asked a question recently by an agent who was having problems finding comps. What is bracketing and why should Realtors do it? The lack of homes available for sale and the increase in interest rates have resulted in a decline in homes sold in most areas of the country. appeared first on Birmingham Appraisal Blog.

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Construction Appraisal Process Appraisal Bracketing 79

Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 10, 2022

They should be well known, respected among agents in the area, and highly specialized in mortgage lending. If you widen the search bracket to reflect homes $50K under your budget, you may have an easier time winning a bidding war because you’ll be able to offer much higher than the asking price.

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Portland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 14, 2019

You’re a real estate agent and after a lot of back-and-forth, give-and-take, offers and counteroffers, you’ve helped your client negotiate a sweet price for their home. If you are a real estate agent, has this ever happened to you? I’ve had some agents get abusive with me and send me either a nastygram or leave me a charming voicemail.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They should be well known, respected among agents in the area, and highly specialized in mortgage lending. If you widen the search bracket to reflect homes $50K under your budget, you may have an easier time winning a bidding war because you’ll be able to offer much higher than the asking price. Real estate is a long game.

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Buyers Sellers Inspection Bracketing 41

Raleigh Realty

MARCH 29, 2021

You want to choose the best price available Find an Agent Yes, it does cost money to hire a real estate agent. With an agent, you get a professional who knows the ropes. And the seller's agent will be happier to do business with a colleague in the field. USDA loans are for those in the low to moderate-income bracket.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 26, 2024

Your agent recommended the highest listing price Choosing the REALTOR® who suggests the highest listing price for your home isn’t always the smartest move. Consider the Price Bracket Along with comps and the Target Pricing Model, price brackets are a helpful tool to use when adjusting the price of your home.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 14, 2023

Appraisers sought to bracket the subject using three comparable sales. We have learned how to address areas that tend to be sticking points for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, such as bracketing elements of comparison. It could be a real estate agent, a home inspector or even a part-time Uber driver looking for some easy money.

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Houston Properties

JANUARY 13, 2021

Paige Martin is the #1 Individual Agent with Keller Williams in the State of Texas and team lead of The Houston Properties Team. For certain parts of the economy, usually in the upper-income brackets, they didn’t carry a lot of debt and they couldn’t go out to spend their money. 2020: #6 Individual Agent, Keller Williams, Worldwide.

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Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Realtors 68

Birmingham Appraisal

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

I often get asked by agents about the best way to find comparable sales when pricing a listing. Agents and appraisers are not that different in their desire to determine an accurate market value for a property. Agents should look for properties within the same school district if at all possible.

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Market Value Agents Appraisal Bracketing 85

Cornerstone

MARCH 3, 2021

Work with a skilled real estate agent. Every realtor’s strategy is unique, but your agent may use some or all of these home-pricing tactics: Determine your home’s proposed value via a complimentary CMA, or Comparative Market Analysis, provided in your listing presentation. This may be software-generated and can vary by agent.

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Sellers Bracketing Buyers Inventory 55

Lamacchia Realty

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

How many times have you driven down a New England street and loved the style of a home and had no idea how to reference it to your real estate agent? Turrets, elaborate shingle shapes, such as scallops, and scrolled brackets were now attainable resources. Knowing which style of house you want is another story altogether.

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 27, 2022

This can lead to looking for homes in a lower price bracket as the higher rates and continually rising prices require higher down payments and higher monthly mortgage payments. Many that qualified for financing under a lower rate must be re-preapproved at a higher rate, and their budgets have to be adjusted for the new cost.

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Lamacchia Realty

MAY 26, 2022

This can lead to looking for homes in a lower price bracket as the higher rates and continually rising prices require higher down payments and higher monthly mortgage payments. Many that qualified for financing under a lower rate must be re-preapproved at a higher rate, and their budgets have to be adjusted for the new cost.

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Portland Appraisal Blog

JULY 20, 2019

This is reflected in the age histogram showing most of the homes falling in the 91-97 years bracket. If you are an agent and need detailed neighborhood analysis, or analysis of specific areas or specific segments of the market, please contact us and we can generate a custom report to help you frame a listing price for your client!

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Many in the title insurance industry reported record years in 2021, but while experts were predicting things to slow down in 2022, the suddenness at which the market cooled was unexpected, or as Jodi Ketchersid, a Destin, Florida-based Corcoran Group agent said: “It was like, ‘Holy cow! The second largest age bracket was 35-44 at 19%.

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