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My Top 11 Tips For Realtors When Choosing Comps

Birmingham Appraisal

3) Use bracketing when choosing comps- The technique of using sales that are larger and smaller than the home you are pricing is referred to as bracketing. Using the living area to describe this technique helps it to be more easily understood, however, bracketing can be used with other features of the home as well.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

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. Some companies are offering 30-year fixed-rate mortgages for less than 2.3%.