article thumbnail

What to do when your buyer wants to make a lowball property offer

Housing Wire

What constitutes a “lowball” offer, when is it appropriate or not appropriate and how can you encourage your buyer clients to stop insisting on offering a price that’s unlikely to result in an offer? By definition, a lowball offer is an offer that is significantly below market value. See the difference?

Buyers 450
article thumbnail

Once Upon a Time… A Housing Fairy Tale

Appraisal Buzz

They were able to get others to declare the value as fair, but some valued fair as high as possible. They found liar buyers. Everything worked well so long as “value” equaled price! We have rules, we have standards, and we all know the exact definition of value. buyer and seller are avariciously motivated; biased.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Unwrapping what to expect in your home inspection, appraisal and closing

Housing Wire

A home inspector, hired and paid by the buyer typically, will look at the plumbing, electricity and the overall foundation of the home and then provide a report with their findings. While home inspections aren’t required, they provide the buyer with several important opportunities in the home-buying process.

article thumbnail

HELOCs are now “raging back”

Housing Wire

Mortgage lenders are now considering adding home-equity lending to their portfolios as they look for growth in a declining refinance market and seek opportunities to cross-sell to their existing customer base by tapping into historic amounts of home equity,” said Joe Mellman, senior vice president and mortgage business leader at TransUnion.

Lending 432
article thumbnail

Was This Home Overimproved or Underimproved?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

The Appraisal of Real Estate, fifteenth edition on page 352, states that “…the relationship between land and improvements and the relationship between a property and its environment must be in balance for a property to achieve its optimum market value. That is not always a simple task.

Appraisal 284
article thumbnail

The Role of Appraisals in the Mortgage Approval Process

Appraisal Hub

What is a Mortgage Appraisal? A mortgage appraisal is an unbiased estimate of the true (or fair market) value of a property. Buyer Protection: For buyers, an appraisal provides assurance that they’re not overpaying for a property. It’s conducted by certified and licensed professionals known as appraisers.

article thumbnail

Smaller nonbanks facing “come to Jesus moment” as MSR values dip 

Housing Wire

The year ahead for the mortgage-servicing rights market is shaping up to be a lucrative play for investors, lenders and others looking to purchase MSR assets. Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) leaning on MSR sales, however, now face a supply-demand imbalance, market observers say.

Sellers 306