Birmingham Appraisal

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Understanding the Role of the Real Estate Appraiser When a home buyer finds a home they would like to purchase and have the need to obtain financing they will work with a lender. Each will determine what features move the needle on value for buyers and this will be reflected in their opinion of value.

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Lamacchia Realty

JANUARY 10, 2022

In this ultra-competitive market, buyers need to do all they can to make the strongest offer when the right house becomes available. Then buyers will have a highly-skilled professional to help them implement some of the following tactics to help set their offer apart from others in a bidding war.

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Cornerstone

MAY 21, 2021

Our free LoanFly app lets you search houses, connect with a local loan officer, prequalify for a mortgage, and manage your loan docs, all in one place. What else to know: Mortgage rates are still low — but rising. Nonetheless, any time mortgage rates change, it can impact the amount you’re able to borrow.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This stalemate has maintained low inventory and competition among buyers for what is available on the market. Buyers need to do all they can to make the strongest offer when the right house becomes available. They should be well known, respected among agents in the area, and highly specialized in mortgage lending.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 14, 2023

The degree and cost to cure becomes an issue to buyers and sellers, and a challenge for appraisers. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on liability, appraisal errors, non-lender appraisals, Fannie non-appraisal options, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc.

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Listing Spark

JUNE 7, 2024

Interest Rates Are High As of May 2024, the loan rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is 7.06%. These steeper interest rates make it harder to buy homes and place them in the right bracket for easy flips. Not being able to secure an affordable loan will hold back many flippers who can’t buy homes outright.

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Genworth MI Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Consequently, probabilities suggest that a majority of mortgage underwriters are also from urban/suburban areas. Because of the lack of housing inventory (and available inventory) in rural markets, rural buyers are often less sensitive thank their urban counterparts to differences in housing styles and features. of the U.S.

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Genworth MI Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Consequently, probabilities suggest that a majority of mortgage underwriters are also from urban/suburban areas. Because of the lack of housing inventory (and available inventory) in rural markets, rural buyers are often less sensitive thank their urban counterparts to differences in housing styles and features. of the U.S.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 26, 2024

Elevated condo association and special assessment fees present an additional financial burden for condo owners, deterring potential buyers unless the purchase price is reduced sufficiently to offset the higher ongoing monthly costs. Source Inventory rises when more sellers are listing than buyers are buying.

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Raleigh Realty

MARCH 29, 2021

With everything from securing a loan to dealing with the home inspection, a home buyer has a lot to handle. You can rent the home out to tenants who pay your mortgage and bills while you continue to build your asset. Build Equity Every time you make a mortgage payment, you build equity in your home.

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Houston Properties

JANUARY 13, 2021

This highlights the importance of Avoiding the 9 Most Common Mistakes Buyers Make. Buyers Beware? Today's monthly payments on a $500,000 mortgage are about the same as a $210,000 mortgage from the mid-1990s or a $300,000 mortgage from 2007. In addition, mortgage rates are at an all-time low.

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Clear Capital

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Due to emerging shifts in the mortgage loan market, there is a heightened sense of urgency to review the conventional loan appraisal guidelines. . By bracketing the salient features of the house in the appraisal report, appraisers sometimes overlook the proximity and location factors. Location, location, location. 1 is location, No.

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 27, 2022

This rise has continued to present day without reason to expect they’ll decrease anytime soon, though the hope is that the rate of increase will slow down especially now that mortgage rates have risen. As mortgage rates increase, housing affordability and securing financing becomes a very real concern for buyers. What's Ahead?

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Lamacchia Realty

MAY 26, 2022

This rise has continued to the present day without reason to expect they’ll decrease anytime soon, though the hope is that the rate of increase will slow down especially now that mortgage rates have risen. The rise in mortgage rates will inevitably lead to a moderation of price increases given that less buyers will be in the market (i.e.,

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2022

At many title firms, the slowdown in homebuyer demand, due to rising mortgage rates and higher home prices, meant a decrease in order volumes. On top of slowing purchase order volume, rising mortgage rates also decimated refinance orders. What happened to the market?’”.

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