Appraisal Contracts Loan Officers Market Value 
Cleveland Appraisal Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Recently, some of my well-intentioned clients have asked if it is possible to appraise a home, based upon a “normal market”. On many of my appraisals at that time, my opinion of value would not support the contract price. Don’t drink the Kool-Aid that any contract price is reflective of market value.
Birmingham Appraisal
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
All Appraisals Are Not The Same All appraisals are the same, right? Not really, and today I’m going to explain the differences between several different types of appraisals that could mean the difference between a home appraising for contract price or not.
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Birmingham Appraisal
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
What New Homebuyers Need To Know About Appraisals. In this new homebuyer’s guide to appraisals, I’ll help you understand the process during your first home purchase. I would like to do my part by informing and educating you on the appraisal part of the transaction. What is a Mortgage Appraisal?
Town & Country Residential Appraisals
JANUARY 24, 2020
If you ever experience this from a loan officer, feel free to report this behavior to the CFPB here. If you feel that an appraiser has artificially inflated a market value opinion, report this behavior to the PA Appraiser Board here. After nearly 20 years of appraising, we’ve seen some weird things.
Appraisal Today
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
NAR Appraiser Survey July, 2023 In July 2023, NAR Research conducted a survey of all 9,800 appraiser members and 50,000 randomly-selected residential-focused non-appraiser members. To read the report, click here My comments: Read the appraiser sections in the long report. This is up sharply from 27 percent last year.
Cleveland Appraisal Blog
MARCH 30, 2021
Within the past couple of weeks, I have appraised several properties for purchases, where my opinion of the market value of these homes was significantly below the contract price. When an appraiser’s opinion of value is below the contract price, that’s when the carping begins.
The People's Appraisal Blog
MARCH 28, 2019
In my previous blog posts titled “Round and Round” and “Pressure My Story”, I spoke to examples of how lenders and/or AMCs have been pushing and pressuring appraisers to hit certain values on transactions. They get everything set up on their end and ready to apply for the loan.
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