Appraisal Today

JANUARY 20, 2023

Fee Appraisers will be gone in 5 years being relegated to measuring houses, property inspection, and basic condition reporting. The puppet masters don’t like appraisers or the appraisal process, and the AVM’s will take over and Fannie, Freddie, et al, will do to whatever lobbyists and politicians tell them to do.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

House Bill 7735 “Improving Access to the VA Home Loan Act of 2022” Excerpts: “The bill will encourage important reforms to the agency’s requirements regarding when an appraisal is necessary, how appraisals are conducted, and who is eligible to conduct an appraisal. To read the House bill, click here.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Counseling buyers, sellers, owners, and tenants on inspections and remediations, improvements, and the appraisal process. Completing Evaluations in compliance with the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA decreased to 6.57

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APRIL 7, 2023

Communicating quickly with the lender is an issue with the appraisal process. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) decreased to 6.40 The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA remained unchanged at 6.33

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

The process can be daunting, especially if you’ve never engaged in an appraisal for commercial real estate before. To simplify and demystify the commercial appraisal process for you, we have addressed 17 of the most important questions asked. Question 6: What is the overall commercial real estate appraisal process?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Commercial Appraisals, on the other hand, delve into properties used for business purposes, including office buildings, retail shops, industrial sites, farm, and apartment complexes with five or more units.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Historical Properties and Their Unique Appraisal Approaches Excerpts: Appraising historical properties involves a complex interplay of factors, making it a specialized field within real estate valuation. Many downtown mixed-use buildings (retail and apartments) are in my city. percent from 6.80 percent from 6.88 percent from 6.57

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AUGUST 25, 2023

On Friday, NAR put out a notice asking appraisal members in the affected areas to alert their non-member colleagues. It’s also impacting the appraisal process and is generating questions from both lenders and appraisers about what this means for appraisals on loans sold to Freddie Mac. percent from 7.16

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APRIL 12, 2024

Master-planned communities will typically have hundreds of homes, several different options for recreation, and even retail/commercial businesses located within minutes of the residences,” adds Tiffany Sears, a broker and agent with The Sears Group in Charlotte, NC. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to 6.41

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

And how does the real estate appraisal process work? The following article delves into the “science” of residential and commercial real estate appraisal and discusses the steps to succeed. Residential vs. Commercial Property Appraisal and Their Differing Review Process. o Federal Housing Authority (FHA).

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As this property data collector thing moves along, there continues to be no legitimate reason for Fannie Mae’s motivation to push this so hard other than they want the valuation process fully automated and can pay $25 for an untrained inspector to view a home. It shows a fundamental lack of understanding of what appraisers do.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

PAVE Response and Marcia Fudge by Dave Towne Excerpts: Folks, the American Enterprise Institute Housing Center has been, to date, the only major voice in the wilderness I’ve seen publicly defending appraisers and the appraisal process. That’s why lenders will always need experienced field appraisers. percent from 6.93

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

My comments: George continues on his long-time quest to really modernize residential appraisals, not just designing another type of online report or speeding up the appraisal process with AVMs and desktops. Appraisals are ordered after the loan application. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 5.43

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

How to Identify a Single-Family with ADU vs. Two-Family Property By McKissock Excerpts: The presence of an additional living unit can complicate the appraisal process. It may make it difficult for you, the appraiser, to know how to classify the subject property. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to 6.47

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

However, this author is optimistic that process changes from each of the root causes for revisions have had some level of contribution to the decline. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less) increased to 5.94 percent from 5.80 percent from 5.32 percent from 5.57

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