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Pressure to Hit the Purchase Price: 5 Resources for Appraisers

McKissock

As an experienced appraiser, you’ve likely encountered pressure to hit the purchase price or develop your appraisal based on a predetermined value. Webinar: The Market Value Doesn’t Support the Contract Price, Now What? Blog post: 9 Ways to Handle Appraisal Pressure. This, of course, is unethical.

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April Newsletter-Markets Still Flying

DW Slater Company

you can check this out by looking at the history on the interactive charts if you are reading this on the blog ) The markets are still going strong ! Many of those went under contract in February so there is a lag in market impacts. Appraiser’s Corner. Check out this month’s information just for real estate appraisers.

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Market Conditions- How do appraisers adjust for time in rapidly increasing markets?

DW Slater Company

What are appraisers to do? Appraisers are working harder than ever. The demand for appraisal services is great and in the current market conditions, it can be difficult. Appraisers can determine a market condition adjustment based on time (also known as a time adjustment). Tool for Appraisers. Appraiser eLearning.

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Appraising Luxury Homes

Appraisal Today

Whether you’re looking to specialize in luxury home appraisals or you’re simply reading up on the latest market trends, you may want to pay attention to areas where luxury homes are in high demand. I have been thinking for a while about including appraising luxury homes, since my subscribers like to read about them.

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USPAP Myths for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

Bradley, SRA, CDEI, McKissock Learning On May 5, 2023, the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) voted to adopt changes to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), which will become effective January 1, 2024. I suppose it is because most appraisals are done (now) for residential lending purposes.

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Appraising Airbnb Properties

Appraisal Today

Problems When Appraising Airbnb & VRBO Properties by Richard Hagar, SRA Excerpts: Residential appraisers are being asked to appraise these properties, along with their elevated income, as “typical” residential properties. The article has a link to Richard’s webinar on the topic. He is an excellent teacher.

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Appraisers: Be Careful with Your Words

Appraisal Today

Keeping Appraisers out of Language Purgatory Appraisers: Be Careful with Your Words! by Dave Towne Excerpts: Appraisers, on July 17, 2023, a document from Freddie Mac was circulated to numerous appraisers around the US which identified certain words and other info that can be considered to be ‘BIASED’ in appraisal reports.