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The Cleveland Area Housing Market Was Skating Along… And Then This Happened

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

How have the rapidly increasing mortgage interest rates impacted the housing market in Northeast Ohio? Some of this is seasonal, but a good portion of the declines recently is due to buyers not being able to afford as much as they once were due to the rate hikes. It will be interesting to see what this summer brings.

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Seattle/King County Activity, Prices Show a Monthly Jump

Will Springer Realtor

Mixed economic numbers have turned that smile upside down among interest-rate watchers, as inflation persists and employment stays healthy. This divergence of data put the mortgage market on its heels over the past several weeks and essentially reset rates after trending lower in December and January. higher YoY.

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2024 Texas Real Estate Housing Report

Listing Spark

On the heels of the largest run up in home values in recorded history, we saw an abrupt and heavy shift that’s been challenging to grapple with for sellers and buyers. In this article, we will recap what exactly happened to the real estate market in Texas last year and discuss some predictions for the rest of this year.

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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. I was trained at an assessor’s office with no pressure to appraise high or low, fail to disclose defects, etc. I was very lucky.