Birmingham Appraisal

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Homeowners, Don’t Make These Appraisal Mistakes When Selling Your Home As a real estate appraiser, I have seen many mistakes that sellers make during the appraisal process. These mistakes can significantly impact the value of a property and even lead to an appraisal being lower than the contract price.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 31, 2023

Fannie Mae: Appraisals are no longer the default option: Value Acceptance replaces Appraisal Waiver Fannie Mae updated its Selling Guide on March 1 to include more options for property valuations, saying that they are “moving away from implying that an appraisal is a default requirement.” Fannie sells their loans to investors.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 2, 2022

NAR Urges Appraisal Foundation To Establish Equivalency Credit for Education and Experience. Excerpts: The AQB previously considered the option of allowing parallel professional non-appraisal experience. Counseling buyers, sellers, owners, and tenants on inspections and remediations, improvements, and the appraisal process.

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McKissock

OCTOBER 9, 2020

We recently asked our appraisal community, “What ONE business skill does every appraiser need to master?” ” According to real-life appraisers, several business skills are important. But time management, in particular, is essential for building a successful career in real estate appraisal.

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CA Realty Training

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

We will discuss the three contingencies that you’ll see, which are appraisal, inspection, and loan. So, let’s first start at appraisal. What is an Appraisal Contingency? If the offer has an appraisal contingency, the buyer will purchase the house ONLY IF the house appraises at the offer price.

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Realtor

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

-Oxford-/iStock The home appraisal process is just a formality when buying real estate, right? If you’ve applied for a mortgage, your home-to-be still has to undergo a comprehensive appraisal of its worth—and an unfavorable home appraisal can kill a real estate deal. As an appraiser, I’ll give you the answer.

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Realtor

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

-Oxford-/iStock The home appraisal process is just a formality when buying real estate, right? If you’ve applied for a mortgage, your home-to-be still has to undergo a comprehensive appraisal of its worth—and an unfavorable home appraisal can kill a real estate deal. As an appraiser, I’ll give you the answer.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

6 months course access Ridgeline: All features of Base + Livestream option and Forms Training 101. Visit Website Overview The Lee Institute School of Real Estate combines professional instruction and video format training to make the concepts of the real estate business more digestible and engaging. 25 hrs livestream access.

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McKissock

JULY 11, 2022

In residential appraising, the cost approach and the income approach have in many cases become less utilized in favor of sole reliance on the sales comparison approach. ” Free download: Time to upgrade your appraisal license? Marshall & Swift is one of the most commonly used cost services for appraisers.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 12, 2024

Desktop Appraisals: Who, When, and Why Excerpts: The ability to identify property characteristics without a personal inspection is not a new concept. Similarly, while not identical, appraisers generally use the cited sources above to identify the physical characteristics of comparable sales in their appraisals.

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Raleigh Realty

MARCH 23, 2021

Real estate agents have access to various comparative tools and have been trained on how to do this specialized research. You can also hire a licensed appraiser to provide a more accurate assessment of your home’s worth, but this typically ranges in price from $300 to $500 (or more). Here's what you should know before the appraisal.

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Eppraisal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

They will not have to waive inspections and appraisals. Listing agents did not have to do as much to get a home under contract as they do in a more balanced market or in a buyer's market. Buyers will start to see that they will be able to negotiate listing prices again.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Culture, cutting-edge technology, marketing assistance, and training are key to succeeding as an Ohio real estate agent, so look for a brokerage that provides the agent services and resources you need to maximize reach for your clients. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of the information needed to thrive as an Ohio real estate agent.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As a full-service commercial real estate and appraisal firm with 85 years of experience, we’re here to help you achieve your goals. Do your research and find out if there are easy access to trains, buses, and airports, as well as major roads and freeways. billion of new commercial real estate construction contracts in 2021.

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Hank Miller Team

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The industry lives on agent fees; realtor local-state-national fees, license, desk, MLS, training, advertising, etc etc and any sales are gravy. No due diligence, inspections, finance, appraisal, survey…all waved. In other words, experience in how to manage contracts and deals matters.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 27, 2021

Who needs an appraiser when one has cash? There is a lot of information that an appraisal can provide, which can be helpful to lenders and homeowners. However, anyone can hire an appraiser to appraise a home. Appraisals provide information that can be helpful to the lender, and the buyer, in deciding about buying a home.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 13, 2023

How to Level Up as an Appraiser By Conrad Meertins Jr. For example, are you competent to prepare an entire appraisal from start to finish? But what if the appraisal form was completely blank with no boilerplate text? For example, you understand that you do not need a form to produce an appraisal. Are your legs shaking?

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

4 Myths About Property Data Collection By McKissock Excerpts: Myth #1: PDC is the same thing as property appraisal As a professional appraiser, you know very well that what a property data collector does is not the same as what you do — even if your clients don’t always understand the difference. Trainees can do them.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

When buying commercial real estate in Ohio or beyond, you must have access to a roster of current tenants, service contracts, and maintenance records. As you may remember, the young Jedi-to-be is seen inspecting with dismay his recently chartered flight, the Millennium Falcon, for a speedy trip to the planet Alderaan.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 28, 2023

Appraising Solar Panels By Mark Buhler Excerpts: You drive up to the property. First: How do appraisers value any amenity of a property? Appraisal 101 would suggest the matched pairs analysis. Excerpts from text: No two real estate appraisal assignments are alike. What to do? Put the car in reverse and slowly back away?

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Appraisal Today

MAY 26, 2023

MPR Repairs: Guidance for FHA Appraisers By: McKissock Excerpts: If you are appraising a property that needs some cosmetic repairs but meets FHA minimum property requirements (MPR) in its current condition, you should make the appraisal “as-is.” Conservation easement appraisals are a definite risk for appraisers.

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AmeriMac

JANUARY 3, 2022

This is why appraisals are so important. Appraisals act as a way to prevent that from happening. An appraisal contingency takes this idea one step further, offering a wide array of benefits that cannot be ignored. Why Are Home Appraisals Important? What Is an Appraisal Contingency? Think about it like this.

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AmeriMac

JANUARY 3, 2022

This is why appraisals are so important. Appraisals act as a way to prevent that from happening. An appraisal contingency takes this idea one step further, offering a wide array of benefits that cannot be ignored. Why Are Home Appraisals Important? What Is an Appraisal Contingency? Think about it like this.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Appraisal World Is Changing January 25, 2024 Excerpts: There has been a lot of talk about the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) and Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) redesign initiative, and how it will make life easier for appraisers. 2024 Updated UAD and URAR – What does It Mean for You?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Real Estate Appraising: Exposes students to the practice and process of appraising OH real property and provides students with appraising profession information, real estate appraisal methods & the appraiser licensing process. Athens Campus location. Meeting times will be arranged by the instructor.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

And the appraisal process is no exception. After a summer filled with overwhelming demand and too little appraisal capacity, which increased loan costs and time to close, there is finally light appearing at the end of the tunnel. The appraisal gap for properties in Latino neighborhoods can be even worse, going as high as 9.4%.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 2, 2023

Concessions, Kickbacks, and the Appraiser’s Nightmare by Richard Hagar, SRA Excerpts: What Appraisers Must Do There are many steps appraisers must follow, more than I can list here. Learn how to provide an accurate value conclusion that protects the appraiser from the potential ramifications of their bad acts.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released voluminous plans last week developed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make the housing market more equitable, in part through changes to the appraisal process. Non-traditional appraisals to the rescue. Fannie Mae also included efforts to “modernize” appraisals in its equity plans.

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Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Then they dive into Freddie Mac’s long-anticipated research paper, “ Racial and Ethnic Valuation Gaps In Home Purchase Appraisals.” It’s also, to be clear, somewhat about revolutionizing and modernizing the appraisal process by enabling property data collection to be performed by non-appraisers.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you plan to buy commercial real estate in Ohio or beyond, you must have access to a roster of current tenants, service contracts, and maintenance records. As you may remember, the young Jedi-to-be is seen inspecting with dismay his recently chartered flight, the Millennium Falcon, for a speedy trip to the planet Alderaan.

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Clear Capital

JANUARY 5, 2023

“Many news stories tend to focus on the potential for an individual appraiser delivering a too-low estimate based on factors associated with the occupants instead of the home. The potential for appraisal bias in home valuation has recently garnered public attention and regulatory scrutiny. But the reality is more nuanced.”

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