D Fritz Appraisals

MARCH 16, 2021

Be Prepared for an Appraisal for a Positive Impact on Your Home’s Valuation. Whether you’re selling, refinancing, dividing assets, settling an estate, or determining capital gains on an income property , it pays dividends to be prepared for your home appraisal. How Do I Get Ready for the Appraisal on My House?

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Birmingham Appraisal

JANUARY 24, 2024

In this blog post, that I’ve written specifically for real estate agents, we’re diving into why understanding housing stats is like having a secret weapon in your professional toolkit—it’s a game-changer! When the opposite occurs and there are more buyers than inventory of homes we see a different scenario.

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Birmingham Appraisal

JULY 7, 2022

What Are Some Reasons Your Home May Not Appraise? With the current shift in the real estate market, we may see changes in sales activity that will affect your home’s value. The market is constantly changing and it is important to keep up with what is happening if you want to stay current on property values.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 24, 2024

HOW TO FIND THE BEST NEIGHBORHOOD FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE AND BUDGET If you’re currently searching for a home , you’ll find that choosing the right neighborhood isn’t a one-size-fits-all process. This is one of those decisions that will impact your daily life for years to come.

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McKissock

JANUARY 14, 2022

The negative impacts on the marketability of residential properties caused by odors from pet dander, feces, and urine can be significant factors in the price a buyer is willing to pay. Odors tend to creep up on the occupants of a home over time, and therefore they become accustomed to the smells.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 19, 2024

Their role is to provide impartial, data-driven opinions of value. She explains how pioneering research in psychology revealed that all humans have cognitive biases, but professionals like appraisers are trained to minimize bias through rigorous methodology. Read on blog www.appraisaltoday.com/blog Posted by noon Friday.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

One of the first questions new Realtors have for me is always 'how much money will I make in my first year?' and in order to answer that question, you need to understand how Real Estate Agents make money. The advice below is from 17 Veteran industry leaders who offer tips on how to build your business when you're starting out.

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Birmingham Appraisal

DECEMBER 19, 2023

While I cannot speak to most of those duties, or how to do them, I do have something that I would like to share regarding the pricing and appraisal part of their job. In addition to information about recent updates and renovations, you should also include the sales you used when pricing the home (your CMA).

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Closed comparable sales, also known as ‘comps,’ are used to approximate market value for residential properties. To determine what is comparable, one must consider all the physical attributes of a home including location, style, size, age, condition, amenities, upgrades, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, etc. Time and Comps.

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Movoto

JANUARY 29, 2024

From preparing finances to closing, the process of how to buy a house is filled with challenges and decisions. We’ll share 15 steps to buy a house answer questions you’re probably wondering about like: How long does it take to buy a house? How much money should you have before buying a house? Assessing your financial health.

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Boston Appraisal

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The Case File Three years ago, James Brown purchased a nice three-bedroom home in a quiet town with good schools. The home had been recently renovated and was in great condition. But what could be the cause of the lower than anticipated value? Let’s say that Mr. Brown decides to list his home. He paid $475,000.

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Padove Appraisal Service

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

In this blog entry, I will explain how this technique is used. If you are appraising a 1,600 square foot, split level home in a suburban subdivision and discover that four almost identical homes in that subdivision recently sold for $275,000, you are likely conclude that home being appraised is worth $275,000.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 23, 2023

This Is Where Appraisal Liability Risks Lie (Plus Tips on How to Avoid Them) By: McKissock Excerpts: While it’s difficult for a litigant to win a judgment against an appraiser, that doesn’t spare appraisers the inconvenience of being sued, which can be costly, time-consuming, and harmful to one’s reputation even if the suit fails.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

I will always remember when, many years ago, a top local real estate agent asked me why I was driving around taking photos of homes. To read more of this long blog post with many topics, click Read More Below!! Spread throughout the globe, these homes are often accompanied with views of near untouched nature.

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McKissock

AUGUST 18, 2020

In my previous blog post , I observed that specializing in complex property appraisal can be very profitable for the residential appraiser—in Florida and all across the U.S. Here, I’ll talk about the advantages and disadvantages of “complex” and “challenging” assignments and how to find this type of work. Luxury homes.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

The End of Home Appraisals? As with all banned words, Freddie’s list will lead to the need to ban additional words over time as appraisers, expunging the word “desirable,” will find synonyms when analyzing market reaction to the views of two homes or to the cul-de-sac location of a home versus the midblock location of a comparable.

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McKissock

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In the past two blog posts in this series, I discussed the pros and cons of complex appraisal assignments and why today’s residential appraiser may want to consider specializing in “odd” or “atypical” assignments. One of the most important factors in a real property’s value is the health of its real estate market. Example: Land lease.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The world of construction appears to be one of the only commodity-based industries yet to become truly efficient in the production of homes, office space and specialty structures. Determining how to bring homes to market faster and more affordably, however, has seemingly escaped the industry. The nation is conservatively 3.8M

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McKissock

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

I believe that being my own boss and having the ability to decide how much I want to work and what I want to focus on has enabled me to make it through this last year and will continue to help me make it through the next. I believe in excellent customer service and I plan on making my largest impact in that arena of my business.

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McKissock

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Join us on Wednesday, September 29th for a Pro-Series webinar, “Impact of Pandemic on Current Market Analyses and Trends.” I have no idea, but there will be warning signs, and that’s what this blog article is about. Income ÷ Rate = Value . $50,000 ÷.08 How many of the above signs does it take?

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Portland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 14, 2019

You’re a real estate agent and after a lot of back-and-forth, give-and-take, offers and counteroffers, you’ve helped your client negotiate a sweet price for their home. Shortly before the home is set to close a bright light appears in the sky. Shortly before the home is set to close a bright light appears in the sky.

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PennyMac

JULY 20, 2021

Whether you are buying or selling a home, your real estate agent will be your partner through one of the most significant transactions of your life. How long have you been working as a real estate agent? How many are sellers? Many agents specialize by working either with homebuyers or with those who have homes for sale.

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Raleigh Realty

AUGUST 19, 2022

With the increase in student loan debt, frequent career shifts, and living through the 2008 housing crisis, many may consider millennials financially insecure and opposed to home ownership. To the millennial generation, owning a home is not only a wise investment option but a fundamental value intrinsic to the American Dream.

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Birmingham Appraisal

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Agents and appraisers are not that different in their desire to determine an accurate market value for a property. The contract price and appraisal value will need to line up or the buyer will not be able to get a loan to pay for the property. The quality of local schools is a significant factor influencing property values.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

By McKissock Excerpts: How do we measure ourselves? And a Level 3 appraiser knows how to think outside the checkboxes altogether. To read more of this long blog post with many topics, click Read More Below!! If you do many custom homes, you may see some of these styles being built today. What Level Appraiser Are You?

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 12, 2024

Home equity lines of credit (HELOCs): When homeowners apply for HELOCs, lenders may request desktop appraisals to ascertain the property’s value and determine the credit limit without requiring a full appraisal. Managing Investments: For investors who own multiple properties, desktop appraisals provide rapid updates on property values.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The question is, how exactly is property value determined? And how does the real estate appraisal process work? The goal of a real estate valuation is to pinpoint the price and value of a property. Second, the motivation to look at the value of a property will be for entirely different purposes.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 13, 2023

How to Level Up as an Appraiser By Conrad Meertins Jr. Depending on how you were trained, at the beginner level you typically view appraisals as forms — forms with checkboxes to be checked or left blank. If all the right boxes are checked and your report is signed with a value, mission accomplished! You have a low skill level.

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Simonson Real Estate

JUNE 22, 2020

How has COVID-19 affected the appraisal process and the values of the various markets and submarkets of commercial real estate? For instance, overall Minneapolis commercial real estate sales for the first quarter of 2020 had a volume of 504 units with a total value of $1.718 billion. About the Authors.

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Simonson Real Estate

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

How has COVID-19 affected the appraisal process and the values of the various markets and submarkets of commercial real estate? For instance, overall Minneapolis commercial real estate sales for the first quarter of 2020 had a volume of 504 units with a total value of $1.718 billion. benefit from our collective strength.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

How to Identify a Single-Family with ADU vs. Two-Family Property By McKissock Excerpts: The presence of an additional living unit can complicate the appraisal process. It may make it difficult for you, the appraiser, to know how to classify the subject property. Topics include: ADU meaning and types What is a two-family property?

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 9, 2022

How to Reduce Appraisal Revision Requests. Explain ‘How’, not ‘Why’ in the appraisal report. The most common frustrations arise when the appraiser focuses more on the type of adjustments made while the reader would look for the ‘how’ in the appraisal report. Don’t leave the ‘how’ part out while applying adjustments.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 9, 2024

The most significant impact of reduced finance costs is the potential for lowering barriers to homeownership, which has reached unprecedented heights in the past two years. Lower lending costs not only instill hope in more people – particularly renters – for securing a new home but also that more current owners should return to the market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

That’s why we’ve chosen the most feature-rich marketing tools with a focus on integration, automation, ease of use, practicality, and their potential impact on your bottom line. We know — you didn’t get into real estate for the love of marketing or tech.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

If you haven’t seen our blog post on the Ohio land for sale market in 2022, we suggest you read it! First-time home buyers are choosing Ohio. Cities were ranked on numerous factors, including median home listing prices and foreclosure rates. Millennial home buyers are flocking to Ohio.

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The Robert Weiler Company

MARCH 28, 2021

Today’s generation values convenience, and they’ll bypass online marketplaces for the brick-and-mortar stores they walk by every day. Residents and business owners enjoy access to schools, libraries, parks, and other facilities — all within an arm’s reach. There are 4 main reasons for the mixed-use property craze! Great for business.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2021

When the Dolensky family made the decision to sell their home of 20 years in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, a home they had raised four children in, there was a sense of melancholy surrounding the experience. To their delight, they received two “more or less equally strong offers” on their home.

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