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3 Things An Appraisal Should Tell You That You May Not Know

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

With the massive amount of technology available to anyone who can access the internet, you might wonder why bother getting a real property appraisal? Isn’t that all that appraisers do? Slap a few sales in a report, and make a few guesstimate adjustments to come up with their opinion of a property’s value?

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The Difference Between Pricing a Property and Appraising It

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Most weeks I perform appraisals for divorce or a marriage dissolution. In recent years, on several occasions, I have been hired to appraise a property after a valuation service was provided for my client by another real estate professional. But then they had to hire me to perform an appraisal. That’s right!

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Loosening The Knot

Appraisal Buzz

I recently got curious about the word ‘analysis’ As an appraiser, I use this word frequently. I found the etymology of this word, as well as its antonym, very helpful in conceptualizing what appraisal analysis really is. Of course, this applies to the work of real estate appraisal as well.

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Understanding Zillow’s Square Footage is Important!

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I know most of my readers are interested in appraisal and real estate-related topics. FINISHED SQUARE FOOTAGE On more than one occasion some who have read my appraisal reports felt that my opinion of value was too high. To lump them all together can lead to some misconceptions about value. Is this misleading?

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Is Your “Crazy” Neighbor Lowering Your Home’s Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Could being located next to a property that is an eye-sore cause a loss in market value to your home? Part of our work as appraisers is to consider whether situations like this are influencing the market value of the home we are appraising. Of course, that’s not the same as market value.

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Why Does the Appraiser Need the Sales Contract?

Town & Country Residential Appraisals

When it comes to appraising a property, appraisers must take into account all agreements of sale. According to Standards Rule 1-5 in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), we are required to analyze any contracts for sale. Appraisers are required to analyze all agreements of sale.

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What Is a Reconciled Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Have you ever read thru an appraisal report? You may have noticed that there are three approaches to value. The Sales Comparison approach, as the name implies, compares the property being appraised to other properties that a potential buyer might consider as a substitute for buying the property being appraised.