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The Indispensable Role of Real Estate Appraisals in Estate Planning

Boston Appraisal

As industry leaders in both residential and commercial real estate valuations, Boston Appraisal Services deeply understands the critical contribution that precise appraisals make in the estate planning matrix. But often, the role of the real estate appraiser is overlooked.

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What It Takes to Be An Expert Appraisal Witness in An Eminent Domain Case

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I normally don’t post more than one article per week. This week I have a bonus article for my appraisal colleagues who are interested in becoming expert appraisal witnesses in eminent domain cases. This article was written by Leslie Fields, the Executive Director, Owner’s Counsel of America. Too many appraisers?

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Eminent Domain Attorney Review

Appraiserblogs

The appraiser develops an independent opinion of value for the property through an appraisal, and the attorney ensures that the appraisal is sufficient to support a just compensation determination in what is essentially a legal proceeding. The stakes can be high when a client’s valuation conclusion rests on a weak or improper appraisal.

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The Difference Between Pricing a Property and Appraising It

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

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. The opposing side in one of the cases required that a new valuation be completed by a state-certified appraiser. But then they had to hire me to perform an appraisal.

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

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

With a few quick online searches, in most areas, you can find the parcel number, legal description, and even some potentially comparable sales. Furthermore, sometimes zoning ordinances change and the legal use of the property may change so that the property might be more valuable being used for something other than as a residential property.

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Benefits Of Using a Realtor to Buy Land In 2023

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

This week, I welcome back guest blogger, Ashley Rodriguez with bins4less , who wrote this article for the Cleveland Appraisal Blog. Join us in this article as we discuss the many different benefits of a Ventura Realtor when buying land in 2023 and why you should consider this as an option before you take the long road all by yourself.

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Visa, Plaid terminate $5.3 billion merger agreement

Housing Wire

This article was originally published on FinLedger, HW Media’s new, fintech-focused sister publication. 12 conference call, Kelly explained that it had become “quite clear” in recent weeks that the Department of Justice was unwilling to work with Visa and Plaid to bring the legal action to “a timely and reasonable conclusion.”.

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