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As title insurance volume shrinks, workers take on more tasks

Housing Wire

However, 67% of respondents are over the age of 45, with the largest age brackets being 45-54 and 55-64 at 28% each. The second largest age bracket was 35-44 at 19%. According to the report, 76% of respondents are female, while only 21% are male.

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Want to price your property like a professional home appraiser?

Premier Home Appraisal Blog

Matt and his team have been invited to host an information-packed interactive training session that brings the nuts and bolts of residential property appraisal right to your fingertips. Bracketing requirements and consideration. Lot, view, and location considerations. Where does the price per square foot factor in?

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Appraisal Quality Tip: Location matters — The key to choosing comparable properties

Clear Capital

Issue: Neighborhood sales do not bracket a salient feature Solution: Use comparables from both inside the subject’s immediate neighborhood as well as outside the neighborhood. This approach captures location and provides bracketing for features.

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Why Agents Should Share Their CMA With The Appraiser

Birmingham Appraisal

Agents and appraisers should be choosing comparables based on the physical attributes of the property and bracketing different features of the property when possible. Related posts: The Pitfalls of Outlier Sales in Pricing a Listing What is bracketing and why should Realtors do it?

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How to Maximize Appraisal Underwriting Approvals in Rural Markets

Genworth MI Blog

Training is a primary vehicle to deliver this success. Underwriting Training. Training is accomplished by using examples of acceptable rural appraisals as training tools for underwriters. I refer to this approach as high-level bracketing. Shift Terminology. Another tactic is to shift terminology.

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How to Maximize Appraisal Underwriting Approvals in Rural Markets

Genworth MI Blog

Training is a primary vehicle to deliver this success. Underwriting Training. Training is accomplished by using examples of acceptable rural appraisals as training tools for underwriters. I refer to this approach as high-level bracketing. Shift Terminology. Another tactic is to shift terminology.

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ANSI Z765: Finally Required After 26 Years

McKissock

Another is to bracket the square footage and use at least one larger and one smaller comparable to help compensate. Already, appraisal-oriented schools and professional organizations are offering ANSI Z765 training. So, with that known discrepancy, how do we address the inaccuracies?