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What do economic trends mean for housing in 2023?

Housing Wire

This article is part of our ongoing 2023 Housing Market Forecast series. As broader economic events have taken center stage since last summer, the market has grown increasingly volatile. The Federal Reserve ’s ongoing war against inflation remains a source of uncertainty for interest rates and for broader financial markets.

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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? Should you even be using that data?

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SFR with ADU or Two Units?

Appraisal Today

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+