D Fritz Appraisals

MARCH 16, 2021

Be Prepared for an Appraisal for a Positive Impact on Your Home’s Valuation. Whether you’re selling, refinancing, dividing assets, settling an estate, or determining capital gains on an income property , it pays dividends to be prepared for your home appraisal. This will help ensure a fair market value.

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Birmingham Appraisal

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Not really, and today I’m going to explain the differences between several different types of appraisals that could mean the difference between a home appraising for contract price or not. For the record, I will state that the goal of every appraisal is to estimate the market value of a home, usually for lending purposes.

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Town & Country Residential Appraisals

JUNE 6, 2022

When making a decision to contract just about anyone to perform a service, one of the most important qualifiers for most is the experience one brings to the table. It works the same with performing real estate appraisals. It works the same with performing real estate appraisals. How long have they been appraising?

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Town & Country Residential Appraisals

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

But did you know there are a number of other reasons you should be contracting an appraiser to perform a professional valuation on your property? Divorce litigation - Divorces are never easy and when there is shared real estate involved, typically an appraisal will be ordered by both parties as part of the overall process.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

We also use the MLS to analyze the market trends and to make market-based adjustments for things such as changes in sales prices, as well as features of a home that have a major impact on market value, like finished square footage, bedroom, and bathroom count, lot size and so on. Is My Home Appraisal Confidential?

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AmeriMac

JANUARY 19, 2021

A low appraisal can cause the cancellation of sales contracts because a lender won’t approve mortgages higher than a home’s value. Here what you should do is sit down with your real estate agent and review the homes your appraiser deemed similar. But the good news is you can challenge a bad appraisal.

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The Robert Weiler Company

OCTOBER 21, 2022

So, take a deep breath, read on, and be prepared to gain a deeper insight into this important topic of commercial real estate valuation. If you’re reading this article, you will likely need a commercial real estate appraisal for property being sold, mortgaged, taxed, insured, or developed.

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Birmingham Appraisal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Banks are typically absolved from discrepancies between the amount they lend and the true market value of the home meaning that they will not be held responsible to the buyer. The appraiser is given the contact information, which is usually the real estate agents involved, to schedule the appointment and gain access to the property.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Not all non-lender appraisals require a long time marketing to real estate agents. I give you the details on how to do them and lots of marketing tips. Savvy listing agents will highlight those trending, in-demand features when marketing a home for sale.” You know how to appraise.

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Portland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 14, 2019

You’re a real estate agent and after a lot of back-and-forth, give-and-take, offers and counteroffers, you’ve helped your client negotiate a sweet price for their home. All the work getting the property ready for listing, the extensive marketing, the numerous showings, the sometimes tedious offer evaluations has paid off.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 14, 2023

For many different reasons, properties can come on the market in less-than-par condition. At some point it’s no longer “normal market value minus cost to cure equals as-is value.” It is one environment where residential appraisers are still valued. Worth reading.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 2, 2023

What Do Appraisers Look For in a Sales Contract? Why must an appraiser be given a copy of the sales contract? That’s the real reason why—because USPAP says so. Richardson, a real estate agent, attorney, and co-founder of Richardson, Ober, DeNichilo. Answers a lot of appraiser questions. percent from 6.48

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

Within the past couple of weeks, I have appraised several properties for purchases, where my opinion of the market value of these homes was significantly below the contract price. When an appraiser’s opinion of value is below the contract price, that’s when the carping begins.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Eleven percent cite evaluations (non-appraisal opinions of value). The eight percent who cite other valuation methods most often explained that they use a hybrid approach or mostly an exterior appraisal. While agents can “puff” we cannot! If it had a market value of $345k, it would have listed at $345k!”.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Appraisers are less likely this year to cite expanding regulations/interpretations of regulations, lender requirements, pressure from real estate agents/brokers, and liability concerns. From Dave Towne: Over the years, many appraisers have reported being blacklisted by real estate agents and even mortgage brokers.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 13, 2021

In a real estate transaction, everyone has a different view. Real estate agents have a view of what the home should be listed for, based upon their research and experience. In the current market, those views may be light-years apart. This is the strongest seller’s market I have ever seen.

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Lifestyle Properties of Maine

AUGUST 6, 2019

One of the most nerve wracking parts of a real estate transaction can be the appraisal process for both buyers and sellers. What if the home doesn’t appraise for the contract value? An appraisal is seeking value. Renegotiate the contract. What is an appraisal? Why is an appraisal necessary?

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 12, 2024

Retrospective appraisals, drive-by (exterior inspection) appraisals, and valuations from plans and specifications, are all valuation assignments where an appraiser develops an appraisal opinion without personally inspecting the property. It is written for real estate agents and has general information on appraisal at the beginning.

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Realtor

DECEMBER 15, 2016

If all goes well, the home’s appraised value will end up at the price you’d agreed to pay. But the home appraiser could also report that the home valuation is higher—or lower—and this has ramifications for the whole deal. But never fear. Dossman says this is the most common outcome. Appeal the appraisal.

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Realtor

DECEMBER 15, 2016

If all goes well, the home’s appraised value will end up at the price you’d agreed to pay. But the home appraiser could also report that the home valuation is higher—or lower—and this has ramifications for the whole deal. But never fear. Dossman says this is the most common outcome. Appeal the appraisal.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

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.” His law practice is dedicated to valuation issues.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As this property data collector thing moves along, there continues to be no legitimate reason for Fannie Mae’s motivation to push this so hard other than they want the valuation process fully automated and can pay $25 for an untrained inspector to view a home. Fannie Mae sees the appraisal process as “inspection + value.”

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Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Then they dive into Freddie Mac’s long-anticipated research paper, “ Racial and Ethnic Valuation Gaps In Home Purchase Appraisals.” ” Jeff’s Real Estate Joke of the Pod gives us a buyer’s-eye view of today’s real estate market. Kenon Chen. Kenon Chen. Jeff Allen.

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