Appraisal Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

Designed and built by world-renowned contractor, Matt Construction, interior designers Meyer Davis and architects Shubin + Donaldson, no expense was spared in constructing this exceptional estate over a six-year period. This was the same process many of us underwent with the exterior-only (drive-by) inspections.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2022

As the traditional in-person notarization process can involve hundreds of paper records, you’re also losing the eco-friendly appeal with modern borrowers expecting a paperless process. EscrowTab’s solution is designed to work as close to paper as possible, except better.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The movement to embrace appraisal modernization techniques also holds the promise of removing the potential for racial bias, better supporting efforts to remove valuation gaps that persist in minority neighborhoods. The modern appraisal movement is accelerating. Consider that, per recent research by Freddie Mac , 12.5%

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Eppraisal

MARCH 28, 2023

All inspections are complete and the structure is code-approved. Government-backed and private research indicates that new homes are more expensive, often by tens of thousands of dollars. " There is no waiting for completion, inspection or certificate of occupancy. Floor plans are more state-of-the-art than with older homes.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 13, 2024

Government planners in our four-county region have until the end of this year to revise and then implement by mid-2025 their Comprehensive Plans for growth management to provide adequate space for housing, transportation and services (among many other aspects) to all its residents for the next 20 years. Price: $5.1M ($2770/sq.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

Let’s just hope government leaders and other influencers remember to bring everyone along for the ride. Yes, pockets of King County may experience new home listings lasting for weeks rather than days, fewer offers on homes, bids at or even below the asking price and more of them with contingencies for home inspections and other conditions.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2022

Many local governments permit at least one dwelling unit with the main residence and some locales accept an attached and detached unit on the same property. The cities of Seattle and Renton offer pre-approved ADU designs to help streamline the government-approval process which can often be onerous. Kirkland gets it too.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2021

>> The National Association of Home Builders says government regulations account for $93,870, or 24%, of the current average sales price ($397,300) of a new single-family home in the U.S. 2-story home was designed by local architect Peter Cohan. The modern masterpiece is looking for its first owner, if $6.498M ($1084/sq.

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Clear Capital

JANUARY 5, 2023

government made bold steps to support homeownership through the GI Bill. Before that, the government addressed these issues through housing programs started under the New Deal. ” These programs were designed to address an acute housing shortage by providing affordable homeownership opportunities for American families.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 5, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Appraisal Institute President, non-lender appraisals, Changing state appraisal laws, Fannie modernization, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Many appraisers have expressed that they will never sign a report they didn’t personally inspect.

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