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What Is a Land Contract In Ohio? Full Guide [2021 Update]

The Robert Weiler Company

In real estate, buyers and sellers must be knowledgeable to make informed decisions. A land contract, also known as a land installment contract, is an executory financing agreement between a seller and a buyer. The agreement is solely between the buyer and the seller, and there is no bank or lender involved.

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What Is a Reconciled Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

The Sales Comparison approach, as the name implies, compares the property being appraised to other properties that a potential buyer might consider as a substitute for buying the property being appraised. I also had good data for the construction cost (replacement cost). None were great.

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Does Your Property Need to Be Jacked Up?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I wanted to see what slant potential buyers might take on the situation. After interviewing several agents that had sold homes that were adjacent to the property I was appraising, I found a comparable sale that had sold a few years back with a similar tilt. After all, a tilting home is a quick way to lose one’s marbles !

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6 Special Purpose Property Tips for Commercial Appraisal Reviewers

McKissock

Again, an appraiser looking to specialize in these property types, should become very familiar with the ongoing litigation related to properties with intangibles. Special purpose property tips. Before you accept a review appraisal assignment for a special purpose property, here are some tips to guide your decision: 1.

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GSEs Seek Input on Duty to Serve Plans

Appraisal Buzz

Additional initiatives that Freddie Mac noted included the financing of more than 46,000 manufactured homes titled as real property from 2018-2023, providing more than $6.7 The number of entry-level homes represent less than 10% of all newly constructed homes, compared to about 35% in the 1970s.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

Using MLS photos is a joke, as real estate agents don’t take photos of defects. A buyer gets a seller’s disclosure statement for that information. When I started in this business long ago, there was no such thing as a licensed appraiser or a certified real property appraiser. No appraisal required on those!

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Why Do Square Footage Disputes Arise?

Empire Appraisal Group

Be ready to explain to home buyers and sellers why there may be conflicting reports on a home’s livable space. Many characteristics affect the appeal, marketability, and value of a property. Except in new construction, where plans are provided, the scope of work for URAR assignments requires appraisers to measure the property.

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