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Why Agents Should Share Their CMA With The Appraiser

Birmingham Appraisal

While agents and appraisers cannot discuss value we can talk about the property and why they may have priced it at what they did. One tool the agent uses to price the property is the Comparative Market Analysis or CMA, and by sharing this with the appraiser they can better understand what went into the agent’s pricing strategy.

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Appraising Fixer Uppers

Appraisal Today

For many different reasons, properties can come on the market in less-than-par condition. At some point it’s no longer “normal market value minus cost to cure equals as-is value.” Appraisers sought to bracket the subject using three comparable sales. I gave up residential lender appraisals many years ago.

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

Portland Appraisal Blog

All the work getting the property ready for listing, the extensive marketing, the numerous showings, the sometimes tedious offer evaluations has paid off. The purpose of this blog post is to lend some insight into what an agent should do and not do during the third stage. 4) Depression—that idiot appraiser killed my deal.

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6 Ways to Prevent Conventional Loan Appraisal Revisions

Clear Capital

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.