article thumbnail

eXp and Kind plan mortgage JV by October

Housing Wire

By both companies’ admission, a major key to Success’s success will be hiring loan officers. billion market capitalization, less than half of its previous market value. Unclear is what pressure eXp’s agents may feel to direct their clients to Success. Presented by: SimpleNexus. The company now has a $4.2

Mortgage 404
article thumbnail

Appraising Well in a Fast-Changing Market

Appraisal Buzz

I can see why loan officers, real estate agents, or buyers might push back on appraisers’ conclusions. The second thing, and most everyone who is tracking this data already knows this, is that this data and the indexes that spring from them are all lagging indicators of the health of a given market.

Appraisal 370
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

What’s The Leaven Causing Home Prices to Rise Today?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Recently, some of my well-intentioned clients have asked if it is possible to appraise a home, based upon a “normal market”. Perhaps they were drinking the Kool-Aid that some are drinking today, that market value is whatever the purchase price is. To “think outside of the box” when valuing a property.

Inventory 243
article thumbnail

3 Types Of Appraisals Realtors Should Be Aware Of

Birmingham Appraisal

For the record, I will state that the goal of every appraisal is to estimate the market value of a home, usually for lending purposes. If you were buying a home and the loan officer told you that they needed to get an appraisal this is what they were talking about.

article thumbnail

How to spot a bad appraiser.

Town & Country Residential Appraisals

If you ever experience this from a loan officer, feel free to report this behavior to the CFPB here. If you feel that an appraiser has artificially inflated a market value opinion, report this behavior to the PA Appraiser Board here. They hide material defects in their reports. They offer to talk to you about everything.

article thumbnail

New Homebuyer’s Guide To Appraisals

Birmingham Appraisal

Banks are typically absolved from discrepancies between the amount they lend and the true market value of the home meaning that they will not be held responsible to the buyer. Appraisers develop an opinion of value for the subject property for various reasons including mortgage underwriting. Appraisal vs Home Inspection.

article thumbnail

How to Choose a Real Estate Appraiser

McCarthy Appraisal Blog

The references should be current or previous clients, and at least one should be from the community. This is important because loan officers usually have different requirements than individual homeowners. Follow up with the references for your selected candidate. Verify the appraiser’s experience working with homeowners.