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Appraisers: Watch for Concessions and Kickbacks

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on FHA and ADUs, non-lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == How to survive when business is slow McKissock Survey Excerpts: How can you bolster your appraisal business during a slow real estate market?

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Value of a Pool for Homes?

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Does your market look similar? NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on changing real estate market, interest rate forecasts, non lender appraisals, foreclosures way down from 2008, Freddie and ANSI, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Appraising started in the U.S.

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How Real Estate Appraisers look at Market Analysis

Valuation Nation

How Real Estate Appraisers look at Market Analysis. To borrow a phrase from my friend, the real estate market has come to that, “Oh Shift!” Nationally markets are tapering and changing. The Federal Reserve has caused quite the change in the market with the interest rate hikes. Absorption rates and marketing times.

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What is an HOA and is your HOA fee tax deductible?

Movoto

Additionally, if you use the home as your primary residence, your HOA fee won’t be tax deductible unless you work from home or run a business out of your home. HOA fees for secondary residences also aren’t tax deductible if you don’t rent out the property when you’re not using it. appeared first on Movoto Blog.

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Avenue Bellevue: Refined, Contemporary Living in the Heart of the City

Will Springer Realtor

The large footprint will also be home to a fresh-food market, high-end restaurants and several boutiques that will highlight exclusive goods from around the world. Mortgage interest rates tend to be higher in a condo building that shares space with a hotel. This blog post is not a paid endorsement of Avenue Bellevue.

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FINDING THE KEY TO UNLOCK ‘STUCK’ HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE

Will Springer Realtor

Owning a home is the primary mechanism for typical households – whether comprised of single/married, gay/straight people – to build wealth for retirement. Co-buying comes with marriage-like considerations, such as how to split mortgage payments and domestic concerns. What will it take to help increase the U.S. What happens then?

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Millennials Expected To Maintain Real Estate Buying Intensity

Will Springer Realtor

Home prices are overheating, mortgage rates are inching up from the start of the year and the supply of homes is in an unseasonable valley – far from its Mt. Today, 37% of all buyers are Millennials and they comprise about 54% of all mortgage applications. housing market needs 3.8 Rainier-esque peak of a decade past!