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Tips for Homeowners Concerned About Appraisals Below Contract Price

Will Springer Realtor

Not all home appraisals – and those who conduct them – are created equal. The home is under contact, seller and buyer have agreed to terms. 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.

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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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6 Ways Agents Can Use Their MLS Listings To Help Appraisers

Birmingham Appraisal

This is especially true when you consider the fact that most other agents, in addition to appraisers, use this information to determine the price per square foot. The Birmingham MLS allows the agent to list several different sources for this information, including tax records, sellers, building plans, and appraisers.

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Appraisals derail sales in the tight Chicago market!

Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

You can employ his strategy which is to offer to make up any shortfall in the appraisal with cash from the buyer to pay the seller, go with a new lender, appeal the appraisal which hardly ever works unless there factual errors as suggested by Mr. Goldberg or might I suggest an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure as quoted by….

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Unacceptable Appraisal Practices from Freddie Mac

Appraisal Today

Development of value and/or marketability conclusions that are not supported by available market data. Sellers, did you hear that? It’s easy to fixate on the median price, but when appraising in neighborhoods my trendlines are also showing a sharp change. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to 5.87