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Fed retreat from MBS market sparks short-term uncertainty

Housing Wire

Although we are not facing the same structural issues as the late 1970s and early 1980s, prices are rising at the fastest rate in decades and unemployment is trending below 4%,” Perryman said. All in all, the impact is likely to be the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reaching 5.2 As of January 2022, Fannie’s asset portfolio stood at $108.5

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How to Find Comps With Few Sales

Appraisal Today

If we have 40% fewer sales happening, that means there are 40% fewer comps. The truth is there are portions of 2021 and 2022 where prices are exactly the same as today too, so if I use an older comp, I don’t always need to adjust for the way the market has changed. I wrote that blog after 8 years of experience.

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Appraiser Pressure – What To Do?

Appraisal Today

The Good Appraiser (for anyone who wants their number) Always gives us what we need: – Unethical Appraiser. To read more of this long blog post with many topics, click Read More Below!! Where Will Housing Prices End 2022? Educate your appraisal clients. Can you learn to be an ethical appraiser (or person)? click here .

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Appraisal Risk, Reviews, and Revisions

Appraisal Today

While that number may seem high to some, in the context of lending and property complexities, that is a 54% improvement in performance cited earlier in this article (from 35% 10 years ago). To read more of this long blog post with many topics, click Read More Below!! We are working closely with each employee during this transition.”.

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What level appraiser are you?

Appraisal Today

The three levels that we are going to discuss are “Beginner,” “Intermediate,” and “Pro.” Now, we could go deep and say that there are levels within the levels, but for now we will keep it simple and explore these three main levels. Level 1 – Beginner This is where we all start. You might answer, “Absolutely!”

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Expectations for 2024 in Seattle/King County Real Estate

Will Springer Realtor

We experienced yet another unusual year for residential real estate – high interest rates, leading to affordability challenges amid low inventory. job losses and we have another odd year now in our rear-view mirror. We experienced a whipsaw year for home prices, falling to as low as $603K in April, or down 8.6% 31 and another 1.2%

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SEATTLE ‘WALKING’ TOWARDS URBAN CONNECTEDNESS

Will Springer Realtor

These findings provide a strong economic base and cement walkable urban places and development as the wave of the future, as we move toward a more connected, environmentally sustainable way of life.” Here’s a blog post on the topic from last summer.) The report found that 6.8% of the U.S.

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