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GSEs further expand AVMs, desktop and hybrid appraisals

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s equitable housing finance plans further expand non-traditional property appraisals, which sometimes rely on property tax information, data collected by third parties, or algorithms to assess a property’s value. Fannie Mae also included efforts to “modernize” appraisals in its equity plans.

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Conservation Easement in Ohio: A Guide to Protecting Our Treasured Land

The Robert Weiler Company

The importance of a fully modern open space preservation vehicle – a conservation easement in Ohio – cannot be better summarized than by our 26th President. A simple conservation easement definition is a legal contract to protect private land, permanently. A contract between the landowner and the buyer is legally binding.

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

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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The Pros and Cons of Buying a New Home vs. a Resale Home

Eppraisal

Government-backed and private research indicates that new homes are more expensive, often by tens of thousands of dollars. Property taxes can be higher because new infrastructure demands capital investment. Existing home values are set because everything is already finished when the contract gets signed.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

Let’s just hope government leaders and other influencers remember to bring everyone along for the ride. That includes 621 fewer Pending contracts in April 2022 than the previous April, as the net number of new listings remains on average lower than in years past. with annual property taxes at, gulp! , $233,383!

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

They have also been spending oodles of money to shape their residences to meet new living needs – modern and spacious, when possible – as households live in their homes for longer. month backlogs of contract work, as of Q4 (latest data available), which is down from the peak of 4.8 Property taxes are steep at $60K a year.