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The Appraiser’s Perspective: Insights and Tips for Real Estate Agents

Birmingham Appraisal

I believe that appraisers and agents have a common goal: to help their clients buy or sell a home. This can create challenges for both agents and appraisers, especially when it comes to determining the market value of the property. These factors can create a bidding war that inflates the price beyond what the market can support.

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How to Respond to a Reconsideration of Value Request

McKissock

To help you out, we’ve put together some practical information to strengthen your responses to a mortgage lender’s appraisal appeal, called a reconsideration of value (ROV). USPAP prohibits an appraiser from discussing the results of an appraisal with anyone other than the client or parties designated by the client.

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Getting Appraisers to Reconsider Value—Do’s & Don’ts

Portland Appraisal Blog

You’re a real estate agent and after a lot of back-and-forth, give-and-take, offers and counteroffers, you’ve helped your client negotiate a sweet price for their home. All the work getting the property ready for listing, the extensive marketing, the numerous showings, the sometimes tedious offer evaluations has paid off.

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Why Agents Should Share Their CMA With The Appraiser

Birmingham Appraisal

On one hand, the real estate agent’s main goal is to advocate for their client while the appraiser must be an impartial and non-biased third party. The appraiser must make sure that they are providing an impartial valuation so that the market value shown in the appraisal is as accurate as possible.

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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.

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The Housing Market Has Become Like the Pymatuning Spillway

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Within the past couple of weeks, I have appraised several properties for purchases, where my opinion of the market value of these homes was significantly below the contract price. When an appraiser’s opinion of value is below the contract price, that’s when the carping begins. Does this seem healthy to you?

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Reconsideration of Value and Appraisers

Appraisal Today

Excerpts: Suggested protocols for responding to Reconsideration of Value requests. Maintain USPAP compliance – Confirm the ROV request came from your client, either directly or through the client’s AMC, acting as an agent for the client, or other party designated as an agent by the client. Excerpts: 2.