Eppraisal

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Whether you decide to hold it and sell when real property values climb or -- alternatively -- develop the lot to convey at a higher price, you are subject to forces of market, timing and competition. We have considered the acquisition of vacant land, financing that purchase; and complying with legal standards.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As with establishing effective communication expectations early on, developing a crisis management plan before you need it will allow you to effectively deal with unexpected problems. Legal disputes. Many difficult situations involve legal and regulatory compliance in contract disputes, zoning violations, or tenant rights.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Department of Treasury that would keep the firm certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The agreement puts an end to a short-lived legal dispute with the Treasury Department. Change is proud to be certified as a CDFI and to continue our mission,” Carlos Salas, CEO of Change Lending, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the New York City Department of Investigations (DOI), the U.S. For instance, the scheme [at the center of the investigation] involves superintendents who had autonomy over what I’m going to call “micro purchase,” or smaller contracts.

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McKissock

AUGUST 13, 2021

Why must an appraiser be given a copy of the sales contract? Secondly, the appraiser is likely familiar with the local real estate contract forms, customary terms, and conditions of real estate transactions in the area, and might be able to identify irregularities and comment on them. When should we analyze the contract?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A former assistant inspector general for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been convicted by a federal jury of concealing efforts to direct tens of millions of dollars in government business to a friend and government contractor to whom he owed money.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 15, 2024

Using the form structure, GSEs have been ingesting these eclectic abbreviations to develop a large database of residential valuation. In their software, appraisers have historical files that they may want to refer to, they have extensive template language already developed, and frankly they’re just used to it.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A legal battle impacted fourth-quarter earnings. million in damages related to a breach of contract claim in a four-year dispute involving the companies. However, in the last quarter of the year, the company lost $36.8 million, compared to a gain of $92.87 million in the previous quarter and $37.61

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Department of the Treasury have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which the lender claims “flawed analysis and mathematical errors” led to its decertification as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Mortgage pros have closely monitored the commission lawsuit developments since a Kansas City, Missouri jury determined that NAR, HomeServices of America , and Keller Williams conspired to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s so-called Participation Rule.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2023

It was part of the Atlanta-based mortgage lender’s strategy for developing a retail mortgage sales division. The lawsuit includes allegations of fraud, breach of contract, negligence, intentional interference with prospective economic relations, violations of the Warn Act and defamation, among others.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2023

And the school’s practice tests, contract workshops, and other tools are designed to ensure confidence as you begin your career. Topics include basic real estate practices & principles, real estate law, financing, brokerage, contracts, closings + more Required 30 hrs of post-licensing coursework. Includes The Adventure Guide book.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

Potter was recently promoted after serving as head of legal and capital markets and is a thought leader in the industry, regularly sharing his insights on how the industry can move forward through the power of innovation. This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Jeremy Potter, chief evangelist at Stavvy , a 2022 Tech100 Mortgage winner.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 26, 2023

The Sales Comparison Approach uses competing homes to develop an opinion of the market value of the property being appraised. The Income Approach uses potential income to develop an opinion of the market value of a property, when applicable. We must determine if the current use is legally permissible. It’s a lot of work.

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Eppraisal

JANUARY 29, 2023

In this posting, we will follow the acts of contract negotiation and legal settlement when undeveloped land changes ownership. Other information on the land is there, too: square footage/acreage, legal address, assessed value and the last sales price, to name a few. Subsequently, the process of conveyance must proceed.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2020

This year, he has also been driving ALTA’s internal legal efforts regarding the SECURE Notarization Act while overseeing the Title Insurance Political Action Committee and its regulatory efforts. Steve Gottheim, who has been with ALTA since 2009, was promoted to general counsel.

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McKissock

MARCH 2, 2021

As an experienced appraiser, you’ve likely encountered pressure to hit the purchase price or develop your appraisal based on a predetermined value. Here are five excellent resources offered by McKissock Learning—including a Pro-Series webinar on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, “ The Market Value Doesn’t Support the Contract Price, Now What?

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GoForrmz

MARCH 31, 2022

Burdened by inefficiencies, administrative teams often develop an “as good as it gets” mentality, resulting in fragmented workflows, inaccurate data, data inconsistencies across platforms, and cluttered record-keeping. For example, legal contracts are crucial documents that cannot afford to have errors or missing information.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

“The buyers want the listing brokers to pay their buyer representative so they can have the most money invested in their down payment and get the best loan terms and rates possible,” Katie Johnson , NAR’s chief legal officer, said. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the U.S.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JUNE 18, 2022

But once these qualities are developed, many appraisers find eminent domain work to be interesting, challenging but worthwhile, and financially rewarding. Becoming an expert appraisal witness in an eminent domain case starts with developing a comprehensive understanding of how value is determined in this special proceeding.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

This new development is being propelled by an alleged Fannie Mae “request” that, according to industry sources, was made recently of several lenders active as buyers in M&A deals.

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Movoto

APRIL 30, 2024

Most areas with condo developments are usually subjected to homeowner association (HOA) management or something similar. The nice part is that these organizations often help keep the area in good repair and maintain a consistent look throughout the development. What Are The Cons Of Renting A Condo? Lease Option Agreement.

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GoForrmz

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As a part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it’s likely that your InfoSec, IT, or Development teams have brought up trending cybersecurity threats, but this month is a perfect time to explore unique ways that everyone in your organization can help support data security.

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

Elimination of Bias and Developing Cultural Competency – with Real World Relevance Required for California Appraisers Fulfills BREA’s new appraiser CE requirement for elimination of bias and cultural competency. You’ll learn key ways to work on eliminating bias and reduce your legal risk. Legal topics are very popular with appraisers.

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The Robert Weiler Company

MARCH 29, 2023

Also, you can sometimes obtain maintenance services at a discounted rate when the work is contracted through the property management company. Reduce legal concerns. They can also take care of legal matters such as executing and terminating lease agreements, handling security deposits, collecting late rent payment fees, and evictions.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Merle Whitehead, who in 2016 sold his brokerage RealtyUSA to Howard Hanna Real Estate Services , “years ago, worked diligently to increase the share of buyers who were under contract to work with his agents,” says Murray. I was just too busy building the company, selling real estate and developing properties.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

On Tuesday, Zillow announced that it will be offering a nonexclusive contract for buyers and agents to use for home tours ahead of the rule changes being implemented in July. The trade group recently clarified that these agreements must be signed prior to the agent taking a buyer on a home tour.

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 14, 2023

After nearly a year, the housing sector’s contraction is coming to an end,” notes Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors® chief economist, speaking about the U.S. Existing-home sales, pending contracts and new-home construction pending contracts have turned the corner and climbed for the past three months.” 

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The Robert Weiler Company

APRIL 5, 2023

Industrial real estate investors and developers can’t add new properties to the market fast enough. According to a recent report from commercial real estate development association, NAIOP , there is a lot of optimism for the industrial sector, nationally, as supply chain conditions steadily improve. Consider subleasing.

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Birmingham Appraisal

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Legal Implications If a buyer or seller relies on an inflated outlier-based list price to make a significant financial decision and later faces financial hardships as a result, they may pursue legal action. Conclusion When developing a pricing strategy, the use of outlier sales should be approached with caution.

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Empire Appraisal Group

JULY 1, 2021

Look up the legal description of the property and include a copy of the most recent tax bill, which can show whether the home is in a special tax district, said Maureen Sweeney, a residential real estate appraiser and member of the Illinois Real Estate Appraisal Administration and Disciplinary Board. Let them know how many offers came in.

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McKissock

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In its Standard of Practice 1-2, “client” means persons or entities with which the Realtor® has an “agency or legally recognized non-agency relationship.” Article 13 prevents a Realtor® from practicing law or recommending a lawyer to any party requiring legal counsel. See NAR’s thirty-one Case Interpretations of Article 1.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

In fact, if you were to describe the home-buying experience solely upon the things we see in advertisements, the home-buying process would end with the sales contract, and all parties would merrily proceed directly to the handing over of the keys. There’s an entire industry built upon the “what’s next” in question.

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McKissock

JANUARY 6, 2023

An assessor may contract with an independent fee appraiser to help identify property characteristics, measure properties, confirm the building’s condition and quality of construction, or review assessment disputes from taxpayers. These may be full-time jobs or contracted services.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

A simple conservation easement definition is a legal contract to protect private land, permanently. While the conservation easement definition establishes the protection of land for future generations to enjoy, there may be specifications for: land subdivisions; property development; property conservation values; and.

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GoForrmz

AUGUST 19, 2022

Online applications aren’t entirely new, as early as 1998 a nonprofit organization developed the Common Application to even out the playing field of college applications. Thankfully, faxed applications (and the struggle of using a fax machine) are almost entirely a thing of the past and have instead been replaced with digital applications.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

For starters, any development would have to pass through three levels of bureaucracy, as 4.1 Obviously, you need legal counsel, but you may also need USPAP counsel as well. So, your first step is to get proper counsel, who can then give you proper advice… A state’s appraisal board carries the sword and shield of legal counsel.

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