Walitt Solutions
MAY 24, 2024
Along with many of you, I am a member of multiple online appraiser discussion groups. One of those common scenarios goes like this: I completed an appraisal and transmitted the appraisal report to the client for a purchase appraisal. My market value conclusion came in below the purchase contract price.
Housing Wire
MARCH 27, 2024
The Appraisal Foundation this week named Kelly Davids, former superintendent of the Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing, as its new president. Kelly Davids As an SVP of the Appraisal Foundation, Davids already served to manage the organization’s day-to-day operations and has helped lead special projects.
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Cleveland Appraisal Blog
JULY 20, 2022
I recently gave a presentation and was asked if appraisal gap clauses impact the way appraisers are developing their opinion of value? In other words, do appraisal gap clauses cause appraisers to be more “conservative”? An appraisal gap clause can be written into a contract. But not always.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 11, 2022
Research detailing overt demographic references in appraisal reports has sparked anger from appraisers, even as they express dismay at the findings. “I Petersburg, Florida-based appraiser Francois “Frank” Gregoire. “I I was extremely upset that any of that stuff would be in an appraisal report.”.
Appraisal Buzz
MAY 24, 2021
This process has appraisers review location, condition, and other variables so they can assess whether buyers will be interested. Because appraisals are contingencies in 43% of contracts , you must find ways to accurately evaluate these properties. Three Common Methods Appraisers Can Use. The Cost Approach.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 22, 2022
A Maryland couple is suing appraisal firm 20/20 Valuations , its appraiser and mortgage lender loanDepot after their home was appraised at a far lower value than it was a few months later when they removed indications that a Black family lived there. Presented by: Altisource.
Housing Wire
APRIL 6, 2021
Unfortunately, the appraisal put the house’s value roughly $50,000 below than what she paid. Linda had a sizable downpayment but still needed to find a way to close the appraisal gap. She recently had a deal fall apart due to appraisal. Why use several vendors for title searches, appraisals and underwriting when you can use one?
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