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What Is A Final Inspection?

Birmingham Appraisal

A Closer Look At The Final Inspection. You may have heard of an appraisal inspection but what is a final inspection? Keep reading to find out the “second part” of the appraisal process for certain types of appraisals. Proposed Construction Appraisal.

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The Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals, Part 1:  The Final Inspection

Riverfront Appraisals

Welcome to the very first post in our all-new series The Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals. Well – not really the end, but one of the last parts of some appraisals – namely the final inspection. We’ll briefly look at what a final inspection […].

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The Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals Part 7:  How Can the Appraisal Process be Sped Up?

Riverfront Appraisals

For the past six months, I’ve been blogging with the purpose of assisting loan officers to better understand the appraisal process. So far, we’ve covered final inspections, lending on unique homes, communication with the appraiser, reconsiderations of value, bracketing and FHA appraisals.

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The Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals Part 6:  How are FHA Appraisals Different From Others?

Riverfront Appraisals

Right now on our Appraisal Blog, we’re all about helping Loan Officers. This post is part six of a 12-part series we’re calling The Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals. So far in our series, we’ve looked at final inspections, lending on unique homes, communication with the appraiser, reconsiderations of value and bracketing. […].

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The Appraiser-Agent Relationship: A Win-Win Approach

Birmingham Appraisal

How Can Appraisers and Agents Work Together? In the often chaotic world of real estate, the appraiser-agent relationship can contribute to a smoother process. There are many areas that appraisers and agents can inform and educate one another so that each of their jobs is done more successfully.

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The Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals Part 9: New Construction

Riverfront Appraisals

Welcome to the September edition of our blog series, The Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals. This entire year, I’ve been blogging once a month with the purpose of assisting loan officers to better understand the appraisal process. This month’s blog post will be all about new construction appraisals.

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Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals Part 3: Communication With The Appraiser

Riverfront Appraisals

This post is part three of a 12-part series we recently launched called The Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals. In case you missed part one on the Final Inspection process, go back and read it here. And last time, we discussed all kinds of unique homes, and gave tips on how to make lending on […].