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

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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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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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Here are a couple things brokers may want to consider implementing: Buyer representation agreements Murray and Hahn recommend that brokers shore up buy-side presentations and buyer representation agreements. I was just too busy building the company, selling real estate and developing properties.”

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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. As students continued to engage with their peers, they were able to dive deeper into the topics and present more well-rounded discussion topics back to their professors.

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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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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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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 1, 2022

When trying to understand the meaning of words in this manner, there is a legal premise that applies specific to understanding the language called the plain meaning rule. When reading contracts, words will always have their ordinary meaning unless defined otherwise. With that defined, let’s look at the definition of summary: Summary.

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McKissock

JANUARY 6, 2023

The training work may include consulting, teaching, blogging, writing appraisal courses, webinar presentation, mentoring, or anything else that interests you in this capacity. These may be full-time jobs or contracted services. They all handle land and building acquisitions and dispositions, as well as condemnation valuations.

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Birmingham Appraisal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This will include the address, legal description, property taxes, and other information pertinent to the property. Depending on whether the appraisal is for a purchase or if the appraisal is for an individual that needs one for private use, the next information will be pertaining to the contract data.

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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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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 3, 2023

Among the more pronounced acts of discrimination were written into property documents that prohibited people of color from residing in certain surroundings such as on a street or in a property development. Supreme Court decision ruled the covenants as enforceable contracts.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

As it turns out, both the appraiser and the home inspector had each independently inspected the home 18 months prior and both mistakenly reported a few of the smoke alarms present at the home, as CO detectors. Consequently, both the appraiser and home inspector ended up on the receiving end of a “wrongful death” legal claim.

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GoForrmz

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In an ideal world, everything in your business runs without disruption; no paperwork is ever lost, no data is ever incorrect, and every signature is legally binding and captured quickly. ” — United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 2021. But how many businesses live in that ideal world?

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Miller Samuel

MARCH 19, 2019

The New York state political zeitgeist was recently and suddenly tilted against luxury development in New York City. If this latest turn of events plays out as written, we'll be able to look back at this era as a milestone where the supertanker began to turn in the wrong direction for the new development multi-family industry.

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Simonson Real Estate

DECEMBER 6, 2022

On several occasions, we were presented information about construction or renovation plans well after the initial assignment was started. Below are are several key points from my presentation titled Navigating the Appraisal Process that’s been presented several times to the U.S. Key Appraisal Items to Communicate.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

They can keep buyers up at night after going under contract on a home. The seller accepts your offer and you are officially under contract and the home will be marked contingent. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. How much does a Home Appraisal Cost?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The information they gathered from taking pictures of buildings and developing relationships with commercial real estate agents led to a role in facilitating transactions, Florance said. In a 2018 article, The Real Deal chronicled CoStar’s legal war waged against Xceligent , once CoStar’s biggest rival for commercial property listings.

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Realvals

JULY 29, 2022

Page one contains the subject, contract, neighborhood, site, and improvement sections. Page three contains additional comments, additional approaches to value, and a section for planned unit development properties. The legal description, parcel number, tax year, and annual taxes are next. Page One – Contract.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Give them a present that is not only useful but may even impact their bottom line. Whether a contract is needed for commercial land for sale, a commercial building for sale, retail space for sale, rental properties for sale, or any other type of commercial property for sale, Adobe Sign can help execute professional CRE contracts.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Give them a present that is not only useful but may even impact their bottom line. The platform is entirely secure, usable on any device, and the digital signatures are legally binding and enforceable. FOR THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTOR: Is your sister-in-law considered a real estate mogul in your community? Average cost: $32.50/month

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In other words, USPAP doesn’t prohibit a mortgage broker from calling and asking you to develop an appraisal based on a predetermined value, but USPAP does prohibit you from accepting that assignment. Many of the homes that go to contract in the peak spring selling season close around 45 to 60 days later in July.” For the U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 13, 2024

Even with aggressive changes to state and local zoning and fewer obstacles for building developers, the highly regarded Urban Institute estimates that by 2044 the Puget Sound region will be 140K homes shy of real demand. This graphic – which you can click to expand – is presented every month, rotating among three home groups.

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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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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

But in the end, the people most affected by this legal limbo are the millions of agents and brokers themselves. Real estate professionals should be paid the same way accountants, lawyers and other professionals do…by the hour…and contract,” one agent said. We wanted to hear from them. Who doesn’t disclose that?

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Excerpts: What does the appraiser do with the three different values that may be developed? Respectfully, if they had read my report and not just looked at the values, they would know exactly why they are different and how I developed them. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.23

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