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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

Truth: A manufactured home is built in a factory and constructed to comply, at a minimum, with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) enacted June 15, 1976. All factory-built homes constructed after June 15, 1976 must comply with the HUD Code or local building code. can work at night).

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP and Personal Inspection, GSE Appraisal Modernization, Transaction costs and values including real estate commissions, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = USPAP does not require use of the specific term “personal inspection”. Answer: No.

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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

Truth: A manufactured home is built in a factory and constructed to comply, at a minimum, with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) enacted June 15, 1976. All factory-built homes constructed after June 15, 1976 must comply with the HUD Code or local building code. can work at night).

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

To me, the big issue is who is doing the inspections. Most of the inspection training we receive as appraisers happens in the field. The guy I followed around on appraisal inspections didn’t really take the time to explain what he was doing. Inspection training was very good. Read the full report. Very interesting.

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

Housing Wire

Geoff Hinton, a professor at the University of Toronto, and two students, constructed a viable neural network. The latest chatbots, like ChatGPT, are far more advanced than those encountered on most retail websites. However, it was deemed as too challenging technologically so it languished.

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Selling Commercial Real Estate? 24 Practical Techniques to BOOST YOUR ROI on 5 Different Property Types

The Robert Weiler Company

CRE Property #2: Retail/Restaurant Storefront. Retail space for sale differs from other types of commercial real estate because owners are trying to either (1) attract customers, or (2) attract tenants that plan on attracting customers. With retail and restaurant properties for sale, access to a clean, ample parking lot is a big draw.

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Appraisal Industry Market Survey May 2021

Real Quantum

Retail and large-scale office buildings will likely still need time to recover. Exterior-Only Inspections. Since last year, the number of clients accepting exterior only inspections has dropped to about 55%, down from its highest peak at 70%. Pending Construction Projects On Hold? COVID-19 Affected Order Volume?