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Market Value: Who Says What It Is?

McKissock

Free Download: Ready to launch your appraisal career? So, this is a pretend sale between a typically motivated buyer and a seller. We need to explore who the most likely market participants might be. So, it’s that darned old market that determines what the market value is.

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What’s in a Sales Contract? Insights from a Seasoned Appraiser

McKissock

Why must an appraiser be given a copy of the sales contract? Secondly, the appraiser is likely familiar with the local real estate contract forms, customary terms, and conditions of real estate transactions in the area, and might be able to identify irregularities and comment on them. When should we analyze the contract?

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How Agents Can Adjust For Square Footage

Birmingham Appraisal

It goes without saying that if agents utilize the methods that appraisers use, their list prices, and the eventual contract price, will be more in line with what the appraiser’s opinion of value will be. You can check out a prior post I wrote to see how appraisers reconcile a final value within their appraisal report.

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Top 10 Things Appraisers Wish Real Estate Agents Understood

McKissock

.” “The definition of market value.” ” “How value is derived.” ” “Why the price per square foot is not an indicator of value.” ” “That cost does not equal value on homes, and picking comparable sales just to hit contract prices is unethical.

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The Cost Approach: An Underutilized Approach to Value

McKissock

.” Here are two quotes from that article that are still true today: “How credible do you think a current estimate of market value will be if it is based solely on three sales made to low down-payment buyers at the height of the recent feeding frenzy?” What should it be insured for?

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What Do Appraisers Look For in a Sales Contract?

Appraisal Today

What Do Appraisers Look For in a Sales Contract? Why must an appraiser be given a copy of the sales contract? Secondly, the appraiser is likely familiar with the local real estate contract forms, customary terms, and conditions of real estate transactions in the area, and might be able to identify irregularities and comment on them.

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What Happens to My Mortgage If I Move?

Assurance Financial

To pay for the rest of the mortgage, the closing manager sets up an escrow account into which the buyer will deposit their payment. The home’s gains in market value. In a short sale, the buyer purchases the home for less than the seller’s debt against the property. Mortgage principal payments.