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5 best Arizona real estate schools for 2024

Housing Wire

Prospective Arizona real estate agents must fulfill a 90-hour prelicensing program from an Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE)-approved school and pass a six-hour contract writing course , for a total of 96 class hours. Course includes contracts used in real estate transactions with samples and practical contract completion exercises.

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Opinion: Here’s the latest data on what Realtors are witnessing in the housing market

Housing Wire

Notably, the market has contracted as fewer buyers can afford to purchase in today’s market with the rise in interest rates and the continual rise in home prices. There had been nearly one-third of buyers who waived an inspection or appraisal contingency, but the last month it fell to just over 20% for both.

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP and Personal Inspection, GSE Appraisal Modernization, Transaction costs and values including real estate commissions, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = Click the listing links in the description for each home to read more and see lots more.

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Fannie Files Complaint Against Appraiser

Appraisal Today

The inspection was uneventful. I was given a lockbox combination and inspected the vacant home. The architects, celebrated for their intelligent and compact designs created a livable work of art as their first and only home built in the United States. This approximately 900sf, 1.5 acres of wooded land. It was unremarkable.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

I am working on an article on Hybrid Appraisals for the November issue of Appraisal Today. To me, the big issue is who is doing the inspections. Most of the inspection training we receive as appraisers happens in the field. Inspection training was very good. Not very positive. I was surprised at how negative they were.

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3 Common Contingencies in the Real Estate That Every Agent Should Know

CA Realty Training

All contingencies are designed to protect the buyer in the event that their conditions are not met. We will discuss the three contingencies that you’ll see, which are appraisal, inspection, and loan. So, the buyer will pay for an appraiser to inspect and write a report on the home’s value. What is an Inspection Contingency?

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Apps for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

Designed and built by world-renowned contractor, Matt Construction, interior designers Meyer Davis and architects Shubin + Donaldson, no expense was spared in constructing this exceptional estate over a six-year period. This was the same process many of us underwent with the exterior-only (drive-by) inspections. percent from 7.09