Appraisal Today

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. housing market presents a landscape of contrasts and evolving dynamics. Is The Housing Market OK? by year-end.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The best way to fight inflation is to add more supply, and when I look at the housing completion data for the past two years, it just makes me want to puke. In previous expansions, builders’ housing completion data would move in line with housing starts and permits. At first, the backlog was simply a supply issue.

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Appraisal Today

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 Mortgage applications decreased 9.4 Excerpts: 4 Bedrooms, 4.5

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 5, 2024

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on appraiser discrimination lawsuit, waivers, staying positive with slow business, appraiser’s economic forecast, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Upon arrival, you’re greeted by a lavish motor court leading to timeless modern architecture.

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Appraisal Today

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. Nominal house price growth was up 0.4

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Appraisal Today

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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D Fritz Appraisals

AUGUST 11, 2022

We know that prospective home buyers have to move quickly in a competitive housing market, but there are a number of reasons why buying a house online has surged in recent years. Modern technology can give us higher quality photos and videos than ever before. Both parties sign the contract. Congratulations!

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 17, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on real estate market, USPAP and contracts, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. My Comments on Market Changes. It looks like the change is starting because of increasing mortgage interest rates. Real estate market? ==.

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Appraisal Today

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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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

With the GSE appraisal modernization program, appraisers will more likely be asked to complete desktop or hybrid appraisal assignments in the future. Varies widely around the country. == Mortgage applications decreased 0.8 August 16, 2023) — Mortgage applications decreased 0.8 There may be more information now. percent from 13.6

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

In a truly Orwellian move, mortgage giant Freddie Mac recently announced its intent to censor an arbitrary collection of words such as “desirable,” “safe,” “well-kept,” “student” and “crime” when they appear, in any context, in the hundreds of thousands of appraisal reports it relies on in mortgage underwriting. They really help.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 20, 2021

There was a time not too long ago when almost all residential real estate transactions required face-to-face customer interaction with a real estate agent/broker and ancillary services such as title, escrow, mortgage and home inspection. What’s a Rolodex?! Convenience. Efficiency. Concerned the hot-water heater may be on its last leg?

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Appraisal Today

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. = Getting on AMC lists does not require any marketing, such as business from almost any other type of client.

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Appraisal Today

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. Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! =

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Appraisal Today

JULY 7, 2023

Everything has been fully modernized. Markets go up and down I’ve been writing for years about how normal it is for markets to go up and down. Housing markets are like my waist line. I talked with someone last year who was struggling with suicidal thoughts when the housing market saw a major shift.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The forecast for the housing market in 2023 gets worse by the month, with the latest report predicting a million-plus decline in existing home sales. The latest forecast also projects total mortgage origination activity at $1.6 The mortgage market is projected to slip further to $1.3 Presented by: Polly.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on VA changes, Driving vs. office time, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. House Passes VA Appraisal Modernization Legislation. Mortgage applications increased 3.8 Mortgage applications increased 3.8 Click here for more info!

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

COVID-19 brought many changes to the housing industry as stay-at-home orders forced companies in the space to re-think the mortgage process. However, valuation experts claim that the ability to implement the desktop appraisal could be critical for the digital mortgage experience, and therefore important for a lender’s success.

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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 I have always been good with numbers, and I enjoy looking at houses,” he said. But DeZarn was an independent contractor business of one, and he lost his clients in 2008 when the housing market imploded.

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Appraisal Today

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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Appraisal Today

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 baths, 16,225 sq.ft., Acre lot, built in 1996.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Topics include: The Fed, Home Sales, Employment, Mortgage Rates and Commercial Real Estate.In an ever-evolving economic environment, key aspects such as inflation, employment, and the housing market are undergoing significant changes in August 2023. Mortgage applications decreased 2.9 bath, 2,908 sq.ft., 28 Year low.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 9, 2024

The past year witnessed a financial rollercoaster, with interest rates fluctuating between 5.99% and 8.03% for conventional 30-year mortgages, according to Mortgage News Daily. Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities. At the same time, many homeowners are sitting comfortably with low mortgage rates. But by how much?

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 29, 2022

The infrastructure upgrades inside the bill could significantly impact some of the housing market’s problems. The Current Housing Crisis. In the past few years, home prices have risen to the point where we are in another housing crisis. In 2020, 30% of all households had “unaffordable” mortgage or rent payments.

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Appraisal Today

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. Iconic Zigzag Midcentury House in Sarasota, FL. Four things about Today’s Housing Market.

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Appraisal Today

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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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 8, 2022

The screeching you heard in June was the sound of brakes being applied to the housing market across the U.S. The King County housing market has seen inventory increase by 55% in the past month, while the number of homes going under contract fell 22% from May to the lowest June level since 2011.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2022

At what point will mortgage interest rates peak? Seriously though, there must be a ceiling to rising rates that have all but extinguished a robust housing market. While investors of mortgaged securities help dictate their interest rates, the Federal Reserve is behind the scenes influencing the overall lending environment.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 14, 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 Reviews and Revisions, AMC layoffs, real estate market, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Let the story begin.

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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. The future will mean housing is abundant, affordable, beautiful, diverse, and exciting,” Ballard said. Homebuilders are at a crossroads,” McCoy said. Currently,” Sapp said.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on State board complaints, non-lender appraisals, mortgage forecast, real estate market changes, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. What to Expect in 2023 from the Mortgage Industry – MBA Annual Recap. Or hit the reply button.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2023

Almost since the start of the pandemic, homeowners have been spending more time enjoying their low-financed houses and condos. 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.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

DID SOMEBODY SAY, ‘HOUSING BUBBLE?’. Are we in a housing bubble? The housing market has become bubbly,” said economist Enrique Martinez-Garcia of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He was one of the authors of a recent report that found signs of a housing bubble in the real estate market.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2023

We are starting to see all those signs following the release of September housing data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Unfortunately for buyers, a combination of the typical seasonal trend and higher borrowing costs has shifted housing market activity to an excruciatingly slow pace – and there are concerning signs ahead.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 13, 2023

The ongoing decline in residential lending has been fueled by higher mortgage interest rates and consumer price inflation. >> Seattle is rated the 11 th -best place to raise a family in the U.S., Seattle (12%) and the Eastside (11%) drove the increase in single-family units sitting on the market as of July 1.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Some might argue the cold is emanating from the near-frigid Q4 real estate market, knocking the bloom straight off the housing-market rose in our region. In fact, mortgage demand rose as interest rates fell following October’s slowdown of inflation growth. Does this signal a peak in mortgage rates or a temporary blip?

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

NOI is a figure – not a calculation – that is, the amount of income the asset yields after operating expenses (including vacancy and loss) and before the mortgage is paid. If you plan to buy commercial real estate in Ohio or beyond, you must have access to a roster of current tenants, service contracts, and maintenance records.

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