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Loosening The Knot

Appraisal Buzz

It is the work of a therapist and their client to carefully untie those knots. Of course, this applies to the work of real estate appraisal as well. Striving to look through the microscope of empirical thought, we must not forget that our subject is more than real property, it is real people.

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Understanding Zillow’s Square Footage is Important!

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I know most of my readers are interested in appraisal and real estate-related topics. FINISHED SQUARE FOOTAGE On more than one occasion some who have read my appraisal reports felt that my opinion of value was too high. The mate on the opposing side accused me of appraising the property at a value that favored my client.

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The Difference Between Pricing a Property and Appraising It

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

In recent years, on several occasions, I have been hired to appraise a property after a valuation service was provided for my client by another real estate professional. They had hired the former real estate professional to value their property for the purpose of a divorce. That’s right!

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Is Your “Crazy” Neighbor Lowering Your Home’s Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

It’s tax appeal season and I’ve had several homeowners say that they feel their neighbors are negatively impacting the value of their home for different reasons. The homeowners of one property stated that their neighbors are a nuisance. Of course, that’s not the same as market value. Is that the case?

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3 Things An Appraisal Should Tell You That You May Not Know

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

With the massive amount of technology available to anyone who can access the internet, you might wonder why bother getting a real property appraisal? Slap a few sales in a report, and make a few guesstimate adjustments to come up with their opinion of a property’s value? That can have a big impact on market value.

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How to Choose a Real Estate Appraiser

McCarthy Appraisal Blog

How to Choose a Real Estate Appraiser? An appraisal is a professional appraiser’s unbiased and impartial opinion of value based on the condition of the property, prevailing real estate prices and other factors. An independent appraisal sets a benchmark value for your real estate.

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Was This Home Overimproved or Underimproved?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Unless you’re in the property valuation profession, you may not have. 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.

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