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Will the housing inventory crisis end this year?

Housing Wire

Tune in for our next event with Mohtashami happening March 23rd at 12 CT in the #articlediscussion channel. Tune in for our next event with Mohtashami happening March 23rd at 12 CT in the #articlediscussion channel. This Q&A was originally hosted on March 9. To get access to the next Q&A, you can join HW+ here.

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Why Appraisal Workfiles Are Important

Appraisal Today

To read more, Click Here My comments: The article also discusses bias. My office and home garage are filled up with paper files! I have PDF copies of all the appraisals I have done as a fee appraiser on my main computer, except those done before PDFs were available. a state-of-the-art home gym, salon, yoga room.

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Impact of COVID-19 On Appraisals

Simonson Real Estate

In a regular market, say pre-March, our regional and local market section has less relevance. But since March, these sections of our appraisal reports require weekly, sometimes daily revisions to help provide a current perspective of how the local regions have been impacted. Key Language in Letter of Transmittal. Transactions Trending.

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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

Appraisal Today

These policies were the result of a collaborative effort between the GSEs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Appraisersblogs with Dave Towne’s opinions plus many appraiser comments. George Dell – his usual very interesting comments. Several sections of HUD Handbook 4000.1

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Value of a Pool for Homes?

Appraisal Today

The value of a pool for Homes? Homes in different locations and price points tend to have different amenities, and that includes pools. More pools at higher prices Here’s a look at the percentage of homes sold with pools by price range in a few local counties. Where I live, very few homes have pools. And, it’s true.

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Logan Mohtashami: The 2022 housing forecast

Housing Wire

We got to as low as 0.32% on that Monday morning in March when the crisis was hitting the markets the hardest. COVID was a veritable iceberg for our ocean liner economy, but the ship did not go down! With those two factors still very much in play, here is my 2022 forecast. The 10-year yield and mortgage rates. The backstory.

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5 predictions for the 2022 housing market

Housing Wire

This article is part of our HousingWire 2022 forecast series. 2021 was an extraordinary year for the housing market: mortgage rates at an all-time low, record high annual growth in single-family prices and rents, lowest foreclosure rates in a generation and the largest number of home sales in 15 years.