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Housing Market Tracker: Purchase apps surprise

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates were near 7% last week but purchase applications were still able to pull out an 8% week-to-week gain. Mortgage rates hardly budged last week, even with the Federal Reserve ‘s announcement it was pausing rate hikes and CPI inflation reports. The growth we saw from Nov.

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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

Appraisal Today

Chance’s leadership in publicly addressing the issue and committing to advocate for appraisers represents an encouraging change of direction for the Institute. As Chance acknowledges, the Institute should have done more to advocate for appraisers and make the public aware of their professionalism. Plus, I have an excellent local chapter.

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Fannie Mae Takes A Closer Look at Appraisals

Appraisal Today

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? Tier 1 appraisers have little to fear but tier 2 and 3 appraisers…. Tier 1 appraisers have little to fear but tier 2 and 3 appraisers…. Sins of the Past Are Back to Haunt Appraisers.

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CITIES FACE DAUNTING OFFICE-VACANCY CHALLENGE

Will Springer Realtor

The national office vacancy rate stands at 16% through March , up from 11% at the end of 2019 – just before life changed for you, me and the world. The work-from-home lifestyle has changed the way we go about our lives. Office vacancies in U.S. urban centers remain mostly higher than in 2019.