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5 Appraisal Topics Every Agent Should Know

Empire Appraisal Group

Appraisers are an integral part of the real estate sales process. Bradley says some real estate pros give her a spreadsheet of the multiple offers on the property. “We a residential real estate appraisal firm based in St. 5 Appraisal Topics Every Agent Should Know. They’ll figure out what to use.

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

There may be seminars available. 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. = You may have some similar rural experience now!

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7 Best Books for Rental Property Managers [in 2022]

The Robert Weiler Company

The books we’ve chosen are written by some of the best rental property managers, commercial real estate investors, owners of successful business empires, and legal professionals. It really depends on your current skill set, process, the size of your apartment building, team, and real estate portfolio.

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Fannie Mae Takes A Closer Look at Appraisals

Appraisal Today

I also think that now is the time to increase your appraisal skills by taking classes and seminars. 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. ==.

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Appraisers: How to Spend Less Time on Email

Appraisal Today

Before that time (when the first 30-year fixed mortgages started), it was common for entities like commercial banks and life insurance companies to issue short-term balloon mortgages, often with terms as short as three to five years, which would be continually refinanced and never paid off. Coming in the September issue of Appraisal Today .

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Appraisers: Watch for Concessions and Kickbacks

Appraisal Today

Solutions to Keep You Safe Make sure you have a complete signed purchase contract. In the appraisal, list how many pages of the contract you have in your possession (In case someone is hiding pages from you). To read more click here My comments: Some good tips on how real estate agents try to deal with this.

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A CALL FOR MORE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS AMID HOUSING CRUNCH

Will Springer Realtor

Insurers are increasingly exposed to the climate crisis and are currently under-charging premiums by about 58% to at-risk property owners, the report states. or 4% of the population – live in high-flood-risk areas, but FEMA maps used by the insurance industry are often out of date, including 11% of them last updated in the 1970s and ‘80s.