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Polly adds Total Expert to its API integration roster

Housing Wire

Total Expert provides customer engagement solutions for more than 175 modern financial institutions, unifying data, marketing, sales, and compliance solutions. Last August, Polly enhanced its existing APIs, including its PPE Initial Lock, “to better accommodate lenders amid a contracting mortgage environment.”

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Non-Arms Length Sales for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

However, there are six other types of real estate transactions that you need to know about so you can specify these sale types in your appraisal report as they can affect the market value of the property. Therefore, the final price may not reflect the market value of the property. By Dallas T.

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Top Ten Reasons Why It Is Great to be an Appraiser!

Appraisal Today

Chance to really irritate annoying real estate salespeople. Spend hours writing volumes of supporting documentation to justify the market value of a property you already decided on when you pulled into the driveway. What is happening in your market? MLS info can be unreliable. It sounds a bit suspect, right?

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Tools To Support Appraisal Adjustments

Appraisal Today

Click here = Appraisals for estates and trusts The most popular non-lender appraisals Topics include: Estate/trust liability advice Use the IRS definition of Fair Market Value What forms to use? Date of value – be sure you use the correct date(s) What information do you have on the condition of the subject?

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Appliances for FHA appraisals

Appraisal Today

also clarifies when appliances are required to be operational by stating, “Appliances that are to remain and that contribute to the market value opinion must be operational,” and, “The Appraiser must note all appliances that remain and contribute to the Market Value.” I looked like a real estate agent.

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Appraisals – Check the Water Source!

Appraisal Today

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. Real estate market? ==. USPAP and the Contract. Therefore, they say, keep the contract!

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FHA Handbook 4000.1 Appraisal Changes

Appraisal Today

The modern kitchen features wide-board pine floors and lots of windows to soak in the natural light. Popular topics include how to market to attorneys and get referrals from real estate agents. Estate/trust appraisals, the most popular for residential appraisers, are included. percent from 6.23