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Modern FSBO Listing Services: Innovative Tools You Can Use

Listing Spark

In modern practices, there are plenty of online tools homeowners can use to navigate the market, negotiate deals, and successfully sell their homes without hiring a real estate agent. Then, see how innovative tools and services can help you manage the project based on your preferred timeline and budget. How is it helping?

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Why Agents Should Share Their CMA With The Appraiser

Birmingham Appraisal

On one hand, the real estate agent’s main goal is to advocate for their client while the appraiser must be an impartial and non-biased third party. The Purpose and Components of a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) The CMA is a tool that real estate agents use to develop a list price for the house they are selling.

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7 Easy Steps to Reduce Appraisal Revision Requests

Clear Capital

There are a lot of handy tools that can help appraisers save time and stay organized. Proactively describe external influences and any inconsistencies a client may identify when searching online data sources. . Use technology and templates to organize and save time. Be thorough in your analysis. Eliminate surprises.

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Getting Appraisers to Reconsider Value—Do’s & Don’ts

Portland Appraisal Blog

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. Remember, the lender is the appraiser’s client and intended user. Not even the borrower is the appraiser’s client. 4) “Bracketing” of most major features. (No

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Ladd’s Addition—Neighborhood Analysis of Single-Family Residential Homes (July 2019)

Portland Appraisal Blog

They’re a great visual tool! This is reflected in the age histogram showing most of the homes falling in the 91-97 years bracket. A histogram may be used to display the shape and spread of the data of the real estate market and illustrate trends of properties that have sold and/or are listed.