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VA Update for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

To read the answers and more, click here. My comments: I have always strongly recommended doing VA appraisals, especially since AMCs took over other lenders’ appraisal management. Lenders want to make more money. I wrote a long article about VA in the past, available to paid subscribers. October 10, 2022.

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Home Value Of My House: Tips for Pricing Your Houston Home

Houston Properties

Their knowledge of the sale trends and appreciation rates in the Greater Heights area is top-notch. Their knowledge of the sale trends and appreciation rates in the Greater Heights area is top-notch. Home Value Of My House: Tips for Pricing Your Houston Home. Asking yourself, "What is the home value of my house in Houston"?

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

Worried about missing out on a boom? SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. The average household finances are in the best shape they’ve ever been in. COVID-19 and subsequent government actions have dumped gasoline on wealth inequality in ways that we don’t fully understand yet.

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Appraiser Pressure – What To Do?

Appraisal Today

In other words, USPAP doesn’t prohibit a mortgage broker from calling and asking you to develop an appraisal based on a predetermined value, but USPAP does prohibit you from accepting that assignment. For 8 more reasons , click here. Excerpts: There’s no simple and easy way to deal with appraisal pressure. A Very controversial topic!

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Study: Houston Real Estate And Inflation

Houston Properties

Fixed-rate mortgages are paid back in “cheaper dollars”. FREE GUIDE TO HOUSTON'S BEST NEIGHBORHOODS Enter your email to a free guide to Houston top neighborhoods (based on flooding, schools, appreciation rates, walkability & more.) Benefit #2: Fixed Rate Mortgages Paid Back in “Cheaper Dollars”.

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FED’S ACTIONS TAKE STEAM OUT OF HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

At what point will mortgage interest rates peak? While investors of mortgaged securities help dictate their interest rates, the Federal Reserve is behind the scenes influencing the overall lending environment. Seriously though, there must be a ceiling to rising rates that have all but extinguished a robust housing market.