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Strange Properties Appraisers Have Seen

Appraisal Today

My small city has online articles about all the haunted homes and other buildings, plus a World War II aircraft carrier. Search for “Your City” haunted locations, and you will probably find articles. However, you may encounter some strange—or even spooky—properties from time to time. Adjustment – Positive or Negative?

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Quality Adjustments for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

When making appraisal adjustments, examine the quality of your data and remember that any quality ratings in your county records or MLS are not always reliable. If you’re using county data, and you’re looking at quality ratings in there, how reliably do they rate properties? How reliable is that data? baths, 9,700 sq.ft.

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Appraisal Risk and Modernization

Appraisal Today

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. Then we took that logic and wrapped it around the top of the hill, creating a ribbon, or loop, that overlaps itself as it climbs the terrain,” he notes.