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Disagreeing with the Appraiser: Tips for Staying Compliant While Making Your Case

Genworth MI Blog

Withholding or threatening to withhold timely payment for an appraisal report or appraisal services rendered when the appraisal report or services are provided in accordance with the contract between the parties. Now that we have addressed some basics, let’s examine the process for disputing an appraisal.

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Disagreeing with the Appraiser: Tips for Staying Compliant While Making Your Case

Genworth MI Blog

Withholding or threatening to withhold timely payment for an appraisal report or appraisal services rendered when the appraisal report or services are provided in accordance with the contract between the parties. Now that we have addressed some basics, let’s examine the process for disputing an appraisal.

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Tips for Homeowners Concerned About Appraisals Below Contract Price

Will Springer Realtor

Enter the appraiser, someone who has probably never visited the property – or possibly even the neighborhood – and who will use his/her expertise to develop a valuation on the home. About 13% of appraisals came in below the contract price this August, the most-recent available data, according to housing-research firm CoreLogic.

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The Necessity of a Commercial Engagement Letter

Dart Appraisal

Once the party or parties have signed the engagement letter or indicated acceptance of an appraisal order, the letter or correspondence to an appraiser serves as a contract. The following are typical must-knows for an appraiser before accepting a commercial assignment: What is the property type? Commercial Appraisal Tips.

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Appraisals: Using Comps Across a Freeway?

Appraisal Today

Technology allows some aspects of developing appraisal reports to go much faster. of loans had appraisals. FREE Private Appraisal Tips on Zoom on December 8 at 11 AM PST by Ryan Lundquist Ryan’s recent email (direct quote) Appraiser friends, I’m going to do a private work Q&A thingy on December 8th at 11am PST.

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Appraisals derail sales in the tight Chicago market!

Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

If the realtor is not there we can’t ask questions like how was the listing price developed? Now I know what you might be thinking, appraisers don’t accept this kind of information in fear of being influenced. Let me clear up a misconception, you can provide information to the appraiser. Did the seller set the listing price?

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6 Ways Agents Can Use Their MLS Listings To Help Appraisers

Birmingham Appraisal

This “adjustment amount” is being taken directly from the market and can be used in appraisals. Keep in mind that this action would have to have actually occurred in a closed sale (sorry but off-the-cuff comments resulting in no signed and closed contracts don’t count here). 6) Terms of Sale-Financing, etc.

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