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Selling your home? Make sure you’re aware of hidden costs

Housing Wire

Not only does the house need to be clean, but the furniture should match the decor and be arranged in an appealing way. Real Estate Commission. Working with a real estate agent isn’t free, but it takes the work off your plate as a seller. Staging Costs. Sellers also have to pay closing costs.

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Tips for Making a Successful Transition to a New City After a Personal Low Point

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I welcome back guest blogger June Duncan who wrote this article for the Cleveland Appraisal Blog. Here are some tips to help you transition to a new city and begin a new chapter in your life, shared below by Cleveland Appraisal Blog. To ensure suitability, research neighborhoods, read reviews, and consult locals or real estate agents.

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Appraisal Frights: 13 Terrifying Property Pitfalls That’ll Haunt Your Home’s Value

Birmingham Appraisal

Avoid These Property Pitfalls To Ensure Your Home Appraises For Top Dollar It’s that time of year when we don our spookiest costumes and tell spine-tingling tales of haunted houses and things that go bump in the night. Eek, Your House is Haunted (By Pests): In the real estate world, pests are the ultimate trick-or-treaters.

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Planning an Open House? Don’t Forget These Key Preparations

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Your real estate agent is trying her best to get your home sold quickly and for the most money. Cleveland Appraisal Blog presents some tips below. Your home should look like nobody actually lives there, except for the furniture and generic decor. It’s better for your real estate agent and safer for your animals.

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Appraiser Has Very Big Problems With Borrower

Appraisal Today

The Sopranos – Lupertazzi’s Rough Up Appraiser To watch, click the video above. Members of the Lupertazzi Crime Family rough up an appraiser who is involved with Tony’s HUD scam. I will never forget “I’m only the appraiser!” Therefore, the appraisal industry must begin to push back.

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7 Top Tips for a Great Home Appraisal: A Checklist to Prepare Your Property

PennyMac

Whether you’re selling your home to begin a new adventure or refinancing your existing home, getting an appraisal with the value you want is an important hurdle to clear. You may feel that the appraisal process is out of your control, but there are many easy and inexpensive ways to get both yourself and your home ready.

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Fannie: Words and Phrases in Appraisals

Appraisal Today

Excerpts: Following that thought process, our appraisal language has simply got to change to reflect current times. In addition, our lenders and GSE’s are implementing tools and programs to identify when “Certain prohibited, subjective or potentially biased words or phrases are included in appraisal reports.”