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Texas Real Estate Contracts and Addendums: A Guide for Home Sellers and Buyers

Listing Spark

Episode Summary In this episode, Aaron Jistel (Broker and Co-Founder at ListingSpark) focuses on how recent changes to Texas Real Estate Commission’s contracts and documents may affect home sellers and buyers. And so they put a little bit of a more defined definition of what cash needs.

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Fannie and Freddie Release New Hybrid and Desktop Forms for Testing

McKissock

The GSEs have also aligned on guidance regarding the use of these test forms, including formal definitions for “Hybrid” and “Desktop” assignments. These two terms are often used interchangeably by appraisers and clients, but under the GSEs’ new definitions, they are different types of assignments. Written by Dan Bradley.

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The Value of Words in Valuation

Appraisal Buzz

As a minimum basis, a real property appraisal report written for the government sponsored entities (GSEs) and agencies are what USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) refers to as Appraisal Reports. When reading contracts, words will always have their ordinary meaning unless defined otherwise. adjective.

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Agent vs. REALTOR®: Why the Difference Matters

Lamacchia Realty

With this being said, it’s so important to understand exactly what a REALTOR® is and how they differ for real estate agents, before making this crucial decision. REALTOR® and Agent Basics: Let’s start by nipping the most common misconception in the bud: Not all real estate agents are REALTORS®!

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Strange Properties Appraisers Have Seen

Appraisal Today

A spine-tingling 12% of successful homebuyers say their home is definitely haunted, while an additional 17% say their home may be harboring spirits. This satisfies the affordable housing element,” Al Salguero, real property division manager at the Orange County Assessor’s Office, told the publication. percent from 7.70

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

They included appraisers, real estate agents, and someone with a week, a month, or online video training. They should definitely not be paid the same. When I started in this business long ago, there was no such thing as a licensed appraiser or a certified real property appraiser. Appraising will be different in 2025.

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NAR: Appraisal License Equivalency Credit for RE Agents?

Appraisal Today

In a July 9, 2015, Concept Paper – Alternate Track to the Experience Requirements in the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria, the AQB asked: “Are there practical alternatives for some (or all) of the appraisal experience requirements to include non-appraisal experience?”. Many thanks to George. and NOT the ad-only emails.