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What is Your Appraiser Level? Why Does It Make a Difference?

Appraisal Today

The real estate appraisers of old used to network more, market their services, and sell themselves more than today’s modern appraiser,” remarks Mark Skapinetz, an independent real estate appraiser in Georgia who operates a 100 percent non-lender appraisal firm. Goes way beyond the traditional architectural styles. Budget cuts.

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How to Sell Your House Fast in Chicago with Targeted Updates and Spot-on Pricing

Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

Chicago’s housing options include a wide diversity of architecture, styles, and sizes, including vintage condos, brand-new construction, and 7,000-square-foot homes. in 2019 over the previous year, perhaps an effect of high property taxes, falling population, and an excess of homes after the mid-2010s construction boom.

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SEATTLE ‘WALKING’ TOWARDS URBAN CONNECTEDNESS

Will Springer Realtor

A modern version of the regrade is taking place along the downtown waterfront (pictured above) with the addition of Overlook Walk, a breathtaking pedestrian bridge and viewing deck that will soon connect with Pike Place Market and other attractions in downtown. Pro tip: Always bring a buyer broker to represent you to a new construction site.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A A growing diversified base of technology companies continue to proclaim the Eastside market as one of the best living and job opportunities in the country,” noted local commercial property firm Broderick Group in a report issued last month. “A million sq.

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IN DIRE NEED OF GENERATIONAL RESPONSE TO HOUSING SHORTFALL

Will Springer Realtor

And, Seattle’s attempt to force building developers to incorporate more affordable homes within their new residential endeavors yielded only 21 units in 2020 out of a swell of 224 construction projects. Developers opted to pay fees to the city totaling $68M instead, funds that help construct affordable homes in other parts of the city.

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FINDING THE KEY TO UNLOCK ‘STUCK’ HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE

Will Springer Realtor

They include shortages caused by restrictive zoning that limit the number and type of housing units built on a given parcel, a “not in my backyard” resistance to new construction in traditionally single-family-home neighborhoods, and layers of regulations, processes and fees that dissuade developers from building in certain areas.

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