Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

I was appraising a home for a divorce several years ago. The husband had contacted me for the appraisal, but it was the wife who was living in the home. When I arrived at the home, he said that she wasn’t home and had locked all the doors, so he called a locksmith to come to open the back door.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Survey respondents Sales agents accounted for the largest proportion, with 45% of participants holding this license. I was surprised at how negative they were. I am working on an article on Hybrid Appraisals for the November issue of Appraisal Today. Here are a few of the many survey results. Not very positive.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I am writing two long articles for the November issue about Hybrid Desktops and Property Data Collectors. If you have done AMC lender appraising only, you only appraise homes that conform to GSE requirements. If you have done AMC lender appraising only, you only appraise homes that conform to GSE requirements.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 23, 2022

For example: The property is located in an area where there are no other sales. There is no market for the house; no sales are occurring for some reason (e.g., I published “Tips for dealing with complex residential appraisals” in the November issue, much longer with many more tips and examples. Humor for Appraisers.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 3, 2023

We’ve included “paired sales/matched pair analysis” in the list as well, even though it’s a method rather than a digital or software tool, because it was mentioned by so many appraisers. Located on Carmel Point near Carmel-by-the-Sea—a celeb-favored California enclave—the one-of-a-kind home. Very interesting.

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Listing Spark

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

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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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

Appraisal Business Tips Humor for Appraisers Fannie: Words and Phrases in Appraisals Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! Appraisers there regularly value homes with small vineyards, sometimes leased to wine makers. Storage space abounds in the 1, 055 sq.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 10, 2023

This marks the introduction of a new feature. The article will include the latest monthly data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, analysis from national and local experts and a glimpse ahead at what to expect in the coming weeks. A bright spot for buyers: Active listings for all homes as of Jan.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Senate has announced the passage of HR 7735, the Improving Access to the VA Home Loan Benefit Act of 2022. The law is not surprising. Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! Very few “bad” appraisers have been in the news since after the 2008 crash.

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 12, 2024

As a result, home buyers and sellers across Seattle/King County saw a mixed bag of activity in February, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Home sales figures were little changed in the county as a whole year-on-year (YoY) but varied widely by city, while home prices reached double digits amid growing demand.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 9, 2024

As the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, the nation’s attention may not have been completely fixed on a descending Waterford crystal ball in Times Square. The past year witnessed a financial rollercoaster, with interest rates fluctuating between 5.99% and 8.03% for conventional 30-year mortgages, according to Mortgage News Daily.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2023

In this article I’ll explain why this is happening and why we still have a savagely unhealthy housing market. If home sales were crashing at the same pace they were last year, we would all be having a different discussion. On Tuesday the FHFA House Price Index hit an all-time high. This is why I have stressed that Nov.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 9, 2022

By Clear Capital November 14, 2022. How to Reduce Appraisal Revision Requests. Excerpts: To cut down on appraisal revision requests, it is important to keep these best practices in mind: Communicate in a timely manner. Address the request thoroughly and professionally. Add additional commentary where appropriate. Ask questions.

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Clear Capital

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Jeff and Kenon discuss rapidly increasing home equity and what this means for first-time buyers. Very exciting new company in the mortgage and real estate space. But before we do that, we are going to talk about some stories from the news and maybe a real estate joke of the pod! trillion dollars of tappable home equity.

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