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Appraising Fixer Uppers

Appraisal Today

Appraisers sought to bracket the subject using three comparable sales. Like the bedtime story of Goldilocks and Three Bears, appraisers sought to identify three sales like the porridge Goldilocks finds in the home of the three bears: one hot, one cold, and one just right. Value acceptance is 3 out of 5 – no appraisers.

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The Complete Guide to Buying a Home As a Government Employee

Raleigh Realty

This means that it's harder to know a local neighborhood well before searching for homes. Changing locations may make it feel like committing to a home isn't worth the effort, too. With everything from securing a loan to dealing with the home inspection, a home buyer has a lot to handle.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

For certain parts of the economy, usually in the upper-income brackets, they didn’t carry a lot of debt and they couldn’t go out to spend their money. We expect a nationwide drop in home values as home inventory continues to shrink and we start to feel the economic impact of last year’s mishaps.