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Understanding Appraisal Factors That Impact Home Sales: Insights for Real Estate Agents

Birmingham Appraisal

Helping Agents Understand Appraisal Factors That Impact Home Sales In the world of real estate, accurate property valuation plays an important role in the home buying and selling process. Appraisals provide an objective assessment of a property’s worth, ensuring accurate market value and facilitating successful transactions.

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

Genworth MI Blog

The home appraisal has been requested…the waiting begins. Will the appraiser give credit for all the upgrades in the home? Is the appraiser familiar with the neighborhood? Will the appraiser use good comparables? Will the appraised value be sufficient for the loan?”. Will repairs be needed?

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

Genworth MI Blog

The home appraisal has been requested…the waiting begins. Will the appraiser give credit for all the upgrades in the home? Is the appraiser familiar with the neighborhood? Will the appraiser use good comparables? Will the appraised value be sufficient for the loan?”. Will repairs be needed?

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How accurate is a Zestimate vs a Home Appraisal?

Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

When Zillow first came out, real estate appraisers would often hear “Zillow says my home value is…” This is usually followed by a cringed face and sigh. To put this debate to rest, o ur lead appraiser John did a sampling of recently appraised homes in Chicago to see how Zillow stacks up against a local real estate appraiser.

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The Appraiser’s Perspective: Insights and Tips for Real Estate Agents

Birmingham Appraisal

Appraisal Tips For Real Estate Agents As a real estate appraiser with over 30 years of experience, I have seen many changes and challenges in the appraisal profession and the real estate market. I believe that appraisers and agents have a common goal: to help their clients buy or sell a home.

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Unacceptable Appraisal Practices from Freddie Mac

Appraisal Today

12 Unacceptable Appraisal Practices from Freddie Mac. Here are 5: Reliance in any appraisal analysis on inappropriate comparable sales, or the failure to use comparable sales that are more similar to or nearer to the subject property without adequate explanation. Review appraiser liability. Appraisal Business Tips .

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Value of a Pool for Homes?

Appraisal Today

After 35 years of appraising here, the value effect is none. Often, the MLS mentions that the sellers will fill in the pool, but I don’t know if that has ever happened. I have appraised a few homes with pools in areas with few pools. The sellers originally bought the land for $12 million back in 2010. It was tricky.