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Historical Properties and Their Unique Appraisal Approaches

Boston Appraisal

This comparative market analysis extends beyond standard parameters like size and location to include age, architectural style, and historical significance. These commissions often have databases that include details on property histories, architectural styles, and any local preservation restrictions.

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10 ways to use virtual reality technology in your real estate business

Housing Wire

However, developing interactive virtual tours requires advanced rendering techniques and programming expertise, making them more complex to create compared to guided tours. This approach holds numerous benefits for property developers, including: Enables real estate agents to showcase their projects to potential buyers and investors.

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How to write a lead-winning, memorable real estate agent bio (+ examples)

Housing Wire

Tate knows the city, understands luxury, and loves historical architecture. Growing up in Savannah, Georgia, as the daughter of a builder and developer, she learned the processes involved in new home construction from her dad. Representing the top 1.5% of more than 1.6 Million licensed Real Estate Agents/Brokers nationwide.

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What You Should Know About Building Code Requirements in Florida

Lamacchia Realty

Whether building a new home or renovating it, you must follow building codes. But, as we already mentioned, you need to familiarize yourself with the building code before starting construction or renovations. Other codes related to safety during construction or renovation, are in place mainly to protect neighboring buildings.

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2024 USPAP Changes Clarify Nondiscrimination

Appraisal Today

Definitive numbers are difficult to come by since the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has failed to respond to public record requests on this question. The property has 8,282 sq ft +/- of living space, with an additional 1,114 sq ft +/- in a guest house or ADU.

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Why Appraisal Workfiles Are Important

Appraisal Today

Upon arrival, you’re greeted by a lavish motor court leading to timeless modern architecture. Significant developments have occurred in the case. The second development in the case is that on March 22, 2024, the attorneys for Drs. One is: Settlement with loanDepot.com.

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Opinion: Can tech and iBuyers fix the real estate market?

Housing Wire

Proprietary analytics and external data sources, backed by a microservice architecture that connects them all via APIs, can feed optimized recommendations and assessments for any part of the sale — valuation, tax, credit score, loan rating, insurance rating, title and closing costs.