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The Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals Part 5:  What is bracketing and why do we do it?

Riverfront Appraisals

Right now on our Appraisal Blog, we’re all about helping Loan Officers. This post is part five 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, and reconsiderations of value.

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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. The post The Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals Part 6: How are FHA Appraisals Different From Others? appeared first on Riverfront Appraisals.

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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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Why Agents Should Share Their CMA With The Appraiser

Birmingham Appraisal

Appraiser and Agent Collaboration is a Good Thing The importance of collaboration between real estate agents and appraisers can be a touchy subject. On one hand, the real estate agent’s main goal is to advocate for their client while the appraiser must be an impartial and non-biased third party.

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7 Easy Steps to Reduce Appraisal Revision Requests

Clear Capital

How do you feel when an appraisal revision request pops up in your inbox in the morning? You already painstakingly checked your appraisal report the previous night before hitting ‘send’ and now you’re on your screen the next day, making revisions to the same report under a tight deadline! . How to prevent appraisal revision requests.

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Appraising Fixer Uppers

Appraisal Today

Appraising Fixer Uppers Excerpts: We’re all familiar with the term “fixer-upper.” The degree and cost to cure becomes an issue to buyers and sellers, and a challenge for appraisers. The rest of the post is a very good case study To read more, click here My comments: I have appraised many fixer-uppers.