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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on residential fee appraiser testifies at bias hearing, what happens to Fannie complaints, Why I love real estate appraising, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Concrete Chateau Artisan Rising From a Lake in Miami FL Is Available for $21.8M

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APRIL 19, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, forms to reports modernization, AMCs, earthquake risk, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == == Rare Coastal Contemporary Manchester, MA, for $9M Excerpts: 5 bedroom, 4.5 Industry groups should also step up to support appraisers.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

In a truly Orwellian move, mortgage giant Freddie Mac recently announced its intent to censor an arbitrary collection of words such as “desirable,” “safe,” “well-kept,” “student” and “crime” when they appear, in any context, in the hundreds of thousands of appraisal reports it relies on in mortgage underwriting.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Investigation of desktop appraisals, economic analysis, Bias, hybrid appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. By Claudia GaglioneIf these articles helped you understand Hybrids and PDCs and what they mean for you, it is worth the subscription price!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I am working on an article on Hybrid Appraisals for the November issue of Appraisal Today. This article includes information for an Appraiser ELearning online recorded appraisal inspection class, including a video with Bryan speaking and showing you what to do. Not very positive. I was surprised at how negative they were.

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JUNE 23, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on AVMs and AI, good appraisal book, Real estate market, Fannie, non-lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. If this article helped you decide whether to buy the book, it is worth the subscription price! Then we pulled together U.S.

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JULY 1, 2022

Excerpts: Appraisers, this article was prompted by my ‘coming in contact with several appraisal reports where different regional appraisers report the physical location of the subject property “in” a particular City associated with the postal ZIP Code for that City. The land is gone or moving, but not depreciating, I guess.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on George Harrison passed, Appraisal business, marketingunusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. I remember meeting George Harrison shortly after I moved to San Antonio in 2001. They provide CMAs, etc., which can relate to valuation.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Humor, Zillow, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. To read more, click here My comments: I’m not surprised about Costar’s move into residential real estate. Hopefully, their increasing move into residential data will not include these policies. But the profession is being killed off by (mostly white!)

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

I wrote a long article about VA in the past, available to paid subscribers. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on real estate market, mortgage forecast, Halloween haunted homes, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. I had links to many fun Halloween articles last year.

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JULY 8, 2022

pays higher appraisal fees. to consider when an appraisal is unnecessary and when a desktop appraisal should be used and, a move from the V.A. Mortgage Bankers Association advocated for the proposal. non-lender appraisals, hurricane with and surge risks, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. =. by Isaac Peck.

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APRIL 1, 2023

To read more, click here My comments: This is an excellent article on this topic. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, real estate market, regression and AVMs, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = And perhaps best of all, it truly is move-in ready.

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JUNE 10, 2022

Loan applications are way down, the lowest in 22 years. The Inevitable Cyclicality of Mortgage Lending. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on declining mortgage loans, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Articles available: Business slow?

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AUGUST 19, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Condo risks, mortgage origination volume down, 4 high growth appraisal companies, cost cutting tips, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Mortgage applications hit 22-year low (since 2000), lending activity suffers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2023

This is why I’ve created the Housing Market Tracker — a weekly analysis of purchase apps, housing inventory and mortgage rates that will be published every Monday. Then those rates fell 1.25% , which changed the demand data, only to rise again in a short timeframe. The 10-year yield shows where mortgage rates will go.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Read this article on how to check CO detectors. My comments : Read this article, especially how to identify and check CO detectors. Killed by Carbon Monoxide: Appraiser Blamed. You may save someone’s life!! by Kendra Budd, Associate Editor, WorkingRE. For starters, the difference between a smoke alarm and a CO detector is quite simple.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

If there was a chance that a new loan application was sitting in a corner of your office right now, would you look for it? This is not a market where any lender can afford to lose a prospective mortgage deal — every loan matters. Interestingly, the demand curves are moving in different directions. Of course you would.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This article provides an insight into the appraisal process of historical properties, emphasizing the role of market data, potential buyers, specialized databases, appraisal methods, and the significant impact of preservation restrictions. The Gold Rush in California started in 1848, which brought many people to Northern California.

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Raleigh Realty

AUGUST 19, 2022

Millennial Homebuyers Millennial homebuyers are on the rise, and for good reason - interest rates are still historically low. The only live event that ranked higher was retirement, at 80. It is not uncommon for millennials to move back in with their parents after college to save money and pay off part of their student loan debt.

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APRIL 12, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, using new construction comps for existing homes, master planned communities, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. North Carolina’s Most Expensive Listing – $50M Excerpts: 7 bedroom 7.5+ baths, 14,450 sq.ft.,

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The 21 percent who cite other challenges are most likely to cite lack of business/slow market, rising interest rates, low fees, and to reiterate pressure from AMCs. No one is allowed to provide a list or a panel of appraisers to use for loans involving a specified mortgage broker, real estate agent, or loan officer? UPDATED No.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on answering your phone, appraiser censorship, bias, how to do graphs, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. To read the article, Click Here Yesterday I sent in my 4-year renewal for my California Brokers license, renewing Feb. Hopefully will not pass!

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PennyMac

APRIL 5, 2022

Enter perhaps the most important item on your homebuying preparation list: the mortgage pre-approval. No guarantees are made — it’s simply a model of what your mortgage could look like, should you be approved. What Do I Need to Get Pre-Approved for a Mortgage? You will have many questions: Where should you buy?

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

unusual homes, mortgage origination FNMA Continued Effort to Get Rid of Appraisers By Jonathan Miller, Sept. The ASB will continue to review USPAP for changes when necessary but will shift much of its focus to providing more guidance to the marketplace. Also, there is no ending date for the 2024 version.

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MARCH 3, 2023

and the ratio of Black home values to home values overall has moved up nine percentage points since February 2020. McKissock Survey Excerpts: Here’s a tally of the most popular answers—tools that were either selected or written in by multiple respondents. To read more of this long blog post with many topics, click Read More Below!!

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AUGUST 12, 2022

Simple enough, but if you are doing this several times a day for multiple orders, it interrupts your workflow and decreases your productivity. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on mortgage rates history, declining prices on high end homes, bias, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. =.

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APRIL 28, 2023

The article is worth reading. Use the examples in the above article to get someone to help. Mortgage lending is very cyclical and dependent on mortgage rates. Appraisers would be great for this job, especially compared to applicants with no real estate experience. What to do? Those are certainly options.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

While that number may seem high to some, in the context of lending and property complexities, that is a 54% improvement in performance cited earlier in this article (from 35% 10 years ago). NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

My article in the November issue of Appraisal Today has lots of information, including lists of which AMCs use PDCs. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Liability, Bias, reviewers with little experience, GSE modernization, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, VA, flood and fires no insurance, retirement, few lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination $22M Modern Mansion on 130 Acres in Napa Has Its Own Cabernet Vineyard Excerpts: 6 bedrooms, 6.5+

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APRIL 2, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Fannie Update: UAD and New “Forms”, concessions, non-lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. To read many practical tips, click here My comments: Worth reading. Answers a lot of appraiser questions. Timeline 2023-2024.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Be sure to get a higher fee, of course. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on MLS hacked, Wells Fargo discrimination, unusual homes, mortgage origination = $274K Bedford, Pennsylvania Mansion Comes With Its Own Jail Excerpts: 5 bedroom, 1.5+ It was only 3 bedroom, but had 3.1 built in 1905) 0.66

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Fannie December newsletter, estate appraisals real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. I f this article helped you understand Estate/Trust appraisals, it is worth the subscription price! Large estates can take months. Value pressure.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on forecasts for economic factors, SFR zoning and more apartments, appraising and rhetoric, opinion, or anecdotal theories, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. At the same time, affordability challenges will persist at higher mortgage rate levels.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Do you believe that the quality of your work ranks you as a tier 1 appraiser or do you have a little concern about your rating? Because I want to do things better, obtain higher fees, and survive the purge that is coming. Fortunately, this article includes many of them in one place. ==. Using only a single approach to value.

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JUNE 24, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Changing real estate market, rate increases, desktop appraisals, USPAP and state boards, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. My articles discuss how they differ from lender work, the pluses and minuses, and how to market your services.

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on retirement, classes, adjustments, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. It took me hours and hours to complete sections to move to the next section of the class. How to have a higher regular income in retirement.

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