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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

There may be seminars available. Despite its roots in a methodology designed to support appraisers, Value Acceptance appears to divorce itself from appraiser standards and oversight, leading to legitimate concerns regarding its reliability and accuracy. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 6.37

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Appraisers: How to Spend Less Time on Email

Appraisal Today

Only check email twice a day, at designated times. Before that time (when the first 30-year fixed mortgages started), it was common for entities like commercial banks and life insurance companies to issue short-term balloon mortgages, often with terms as short as three to five years, which would be continually refinanced and never paid off.

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Fannie Mae Takes A Closer Look at Appraisals

Appraisal Today

I also think that now is the time to increase your appraisal skills by taking classes and seminars. In this category, you find the properties that represent the whimsical side of the design and prove there is no idea too out there when it comes to constructing a building. I also have always had more CE hours than I need.

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Appraisers: Watch for Concessions and Kickbacks

Appraisal Today

Solutions to Keep You Safe Make sure you have a complete signed purchase contract. In the appraisal, list how many pages of the contract you have in your possession (In case someone is hiding pages from you). I have taken many of his seminars over the years. Federal law, FNMA/FHLMC guidelines and USPAP all point to a solution.

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A CALL FOR MORE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS AMID HOUSING CRUNCH

Will Springer Realtor

The cities of Seattle and Renton offer pre-approved ADU designs to help streamline the government-approval process which can often be onerous. Don’t get me started about Seattle’s design review exercise!) . The Ralph Anderson -designed estate sits on a plateau near Squak Mountain and provides outstanding Cascade views.