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Desktop Appraisals: Who, When, and Why

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Desktop appraisals okay for some Fannie Loans March 2022 Fannie Wants Desktop Appraisals Appraisal Business Tips Humor for Appraisers Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! Thanks to Tom for writing this blog post. baths, 14,450 sq.ft.,

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Appraiser Has Very Big Problems With Borrower

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NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, and types of bias, Scams on black homes, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Appraisers must, therefore, frame their response within the matrix of avoiding any of any and all types of biases, not merely racial biases.

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8 Different Types Of Home Loans

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A decisive majority of home buyers ( about 80% ) rely on one of a few types of home loans available to purchase a home. Each has unique benefits, though not all types of mortgage loans apply (or are accessible) for every home sale. Conforming Loans Conventional loans come in two flavors: conforming and nonconforming.

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Superadequacy Adjustments for Appraisals

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It’s a type of functional obsolescence in which the structure or one of its components is overly improved to a capacity or quality than a prudent buyer or owner would build or pay. Read on blog www.appraisaltoday.com/blog Posted by noon Friday. You can subscribe to the blog in the upper right of each blog page.

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Fannie: Words and Phrases in Appraisals

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Freddie Mac Announcement: “Loan Collateral Advisor: Starting June 29 New Messages Alert Users to Certain Unacceptable Appraisal Practices,” April 28, 2023) To read, click here So, if we have the technology and tools to present our conclusions in clearer, fact-based ways, let’s get ahead of the program and make the changes proactively.

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CubiCasa – Home Measurement From Inside A House

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She had no idea and had never heard of this type of thing being needed. They ended up converting the assignment to a traditional type of appraisal so that I could just make the inspection myself. My comments: Desktop appraisals are a new type of assignment for appraisers. No ads in the blog post. I am using it.

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Chat GPT For Fannie Form Appraisal Reports

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NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on hybrid appraisals, business tips, UAD info from Freddie, Fannie modernization, non-lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = Getting on AMC lists does not require any marketing, such as business from almost any other type of client.