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MARCH 15, 2024

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. = Is the GSE’s “Appraisal Modernization” Really Just Mass Appraisal? By Dallas T.

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APRIL 19, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, forms to reports modernization, AMCs, earthquake risk, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == == Rare Coastal Contemporary Manchester, MA, for $9M Excerpts: 5 bedroom, 4.5 Mortgage applications increased 3.3

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APRIL 26, 2024

What should appraisers look for in a sales contract? NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on agent concessions, History of appraisal bias back to 1930s, “one mile” rule and bias, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. The One-Mile Rule: Prudent Policy or Modern Day Redlining?

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 5, 2022

State boards field complaints about appraisals, often when appraised value is below sales contract price. I ask you, the professional appraiser – is all this risk worth the rewards (as you define them) of doing mortgage lending work? There is no such thing, not anymore. The post All Risk, No Reward?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Liability, Bias, reviewers with little experience, GSE modernization, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. acre lot A spectacular midcentury modern home, cantilevered 16 feet in the air, recently hit the market for $3 million in Oakland, CA.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on forecasts for mortgage rates, a look back at the 80s a very similar mortgage market, appraising in a changing market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == A Redesigned $48.5M Worried we did not have enough money for mortgage payments.

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JULY 1, 2023

Their volume went up and down with mortgage rates, but they always had some appraisals to fee out. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on new online Fannie forms, highest and best use, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. More Crazy Appraiser Stories! Just wait.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on New CA bias classes, 2024 New Years resolutions, 2024 goals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Modern Montauk NY ‘Tree House’ Offers Sweeping Oceanfront Views for $7.5M It’s known as the “Modern Montauk Tree House,” the listing notes.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on effect of low rates on existing home loans, Liability, Bias, FHA manufactured home changes, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. The glass-fronted abode has an innovative design that reflects the trees and nature around it. “A

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JUNE 16, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post Non-lender appraisals, ROVs, appraisal business, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. The finished mansion took nearly twenty years and its distinctive style is simultaneously primitive and modern, blending well into the high desert landscape.

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MARCH 8, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on property data collectors, economic analysis, managing your email inbox, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. While Armour’s original design for the house adhered strictly to Fowler’s practical philosophies, Stiner turned it into an ornate Victorian folly.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2021

He started contracting with home mortgage lenders to appraise the value of the property tied to a loan. “It AMCs have been terrible for appraisers, mortgage originators, and the public,” said Jeremy Bagott, appraiser at Bender Rosenthal. The church never quite paid the bills, and DeZarn needed a flexible second job.

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JULY 28, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non lender appraisals, USPAP and Bias, Fannie changes, unusual homes, mortgage origination Futuristic in Folsom, CA, near Sacramento for $2,395,000 4bed 4.5+bath Varies widely around the country. == Mortgage applications decreased 1.8 year-over-year.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on AMC fees, Real estate forecast, Google Business Profile, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Direct lender (and mortgage broker) fees had slight declines and increases, whatever happened to the number of originations. =

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Designed and built by world-renowned contractor, Matt Construction, interior designers Meyer Davis and architects Shubin + Donaldson, no expense was spared in constructing this exceptional estate over a six-year period. Varies widely around the country. == Mortgage applications decreased 0.8 baths, 34,380 square feet, 2.65

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

She designed more than 700 buildings in California during a long and prolific career. I appraised many of them, but never noticed any effect, plus or minus, for historic designation. Please contribute to an appraiser who is fighting back! == This design in a suburban location has been well-preserved in Worthington, Ohio.

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MAY 26, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on appraisal “modernization”, bias hearing, bad appraiser, USPAP, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Appraiser pleads guilty in $1.3B Some appraisers feel that lenders should not provide them with the purchase and sale contract.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Appraisers Riding the Waves of Up and Down Mortgage Rates Appraisal Business Tips Humor for Appraisers Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! Construction also jumped during the pandemic as builders responded to surging homebuyer demand fueled by record-low mortgage rates.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

To address questions regarding property eligibility and comparable sales requirements, we are clarifying our policy that a 3D printed home with a traditional design and constructed using conventional building materials is not considered a unique or nontraditional type of housing as described in the Selling Guide. bath, 2,908 sq.ft.,

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

And in 1992, this daring design was purchased and transformed into a single-family home, which recently hit the market for $25 million. It’s quite amazing how the midcentury modern style has endured, persisted, and reemerged. Some are busy, usually with non-lender appraisals. == Mortgage applications increased 0.6

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MAY 19, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on hybrid appraisals, business tips, UAD info from Freddie, Fannie modernization, non-lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = Built in 2014, the six-bedroom estate was designed to resemble an English manor. and Conditionality.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

My comments : The big push to cut down on appraisal turn times because of the appraisal shortage is Very Old News since mortgage volume has plummeted. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Now on the market for $8 million, the home was designed with true ocean fanatics in mind, explains listing agent, Pattie Lawton, of Sotheby’s International Realty. “A The town of The Sea Ranch is the product of architectural pioneers who erected timber-frame, modern structures designed to honor the beauty and serenity of their surroundings.

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MAY 27, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on VA appraisals, appraisal modernization, eliminate VA panel, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. The market changing again with increasing interest rates, in the inevitable ups and downs of mortgage lending. Who Moved My Appraisal Cheese?

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Clear Capital

JANUARY 5, 2023

” These programs were designed to address an acute housing shortage by providing affordable homeownership opportunities for American families. As a first-time buyer, unless you are among the 6% who purchase their homes entirely with cash , you are likely financing the transaction and your mortgage lender will require an appraisal.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. The modern kitchen features wide-board pine floors and lots of windows to soak in the natural light. The design of the 10-bedroom house is the brainchild of its art historian homeowners, along with U.S.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on residential fee appraiser testifies at bias hearing, what happens to Fannie complaints, Why I love real estate appraising, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Concrete Chateau Artisan Rising From a Lake in Miami FL Is Available for $21.8M million. “I

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Clear Capital

JUNE 21, 2022

When Freddie Mac published the study, “ Discovery of Racial and Ethnic Valuation Gaps In Home Purchase Appraisals ” in late 2021, its conclusion, “that Black and Latino applicants receive lower appraisal values than the contract price more often than White applicants,” sent shockwaves through the mortgage industry.

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on mortgage rate forecast, Humor, adjustments, George Dell, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Very funny!!

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 6, 2021

No home insurance, no mortgage. You must hire an electrician and submit to your insurance agent a contract stating that the knob and tube wiring will be replaced within 60 days. Knob and tube wiring is no longer used in homes because it doesn’t carry the same capacity for electricity that modern homes require.

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JULY 29, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP Update Mistakes on Bias, Real Estate Market analysis, the FED raises interest rates, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. It sits in the Sarasota beachfront neighborhood of Lido Shores, an area that’s a haven for modern architecture.

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JULY 7, 2023

Everything has been fully modernized. While higher mortgage rates remain a challenge, the year-over-year price decrease may help stimulate future sales. However, the “mortgage lock-in” phenomenon—where homeowners are reluctant to sell after buying or refinancing at lower rates before 2022—could limit future sales and inventories.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on retirement, liability, ADUs, appraiser cartoon, real estate market, Appraisal business, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on AMCs, appraisal business, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. =. Catskills Modern: ‘Sleeve House’ Highlighted by Charred Wood Exterior. Mortgage applications decreased 1.2 Mortgage applications decreased 1.2

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post – Bias, Cost cutting, slow business, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. AMCs had taken over the mortgage-lending work. Varies widely around the country. == Mortgage applications decreased 13.3 Budget cuts. Retraction.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2022

To Ballard, 3D printing technology is evolving to solve a crisis in modern day America and the world: The failure to meet people’s demand for housing. Ideally, an engineer designs a model of what they want on software, from an air duct to a prosthetic limb, and it is precisely printed out. Homebuilders are at a crossroads,” McCoy said.

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MAY 5, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Appraisal Institute President, non-lender appraisals, Changing state appraisal laws, Fannie modernization, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. That is, to Designate appraisers, Advocate for appraisers, and Educate appraisers (DAE).

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